TRY The Spirits; JUDGE The Prophesying; SEARCH The Scriptures; COMPARE Spiritual With Spiritual; PROVE All Things (Part Two) By Curt Wildy Introduction to Part Two In Part One, we covered the need to always be willing to hear, with spiritual ears to hear, and with attentiveness and impartiality of mind (as the Lord enables), what…
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TRY The Spirits; JUDGE The Prophesying; SEARCH The Scriptures; COMPARE Spiritual With Spiritual; PROVE All Things (Part One)
TRY The Spirits; JUDGE The Prophesying; SEARCH The Scriptures; COMPARE Spiritual With Spiritual; PROVE All Things By Curt Wildy Lord willing, this three part series will clearly evidence the following four doctrinal (interpretational/hermeneutical) truths: In Scripture, trying the spirits (1 John 4:1-2); discerning of spirits (1 Corinthians 12:10); trying words (Job 34:2-3); Searching the scriptures daily (Acts 17:11);…
What Does It Mean To Be The Light of the World and the Salt of the Earth (Part Three)
What Does It Mean To Be The Light of the World and the Salt of the Earth (Part Three) Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under…
What Does It Mean To Be The Light of the World and the Salt of the Earth (Part Two)
What Does It Mean To Be The Light of the World and the Salt of the Earth (Part Two) For ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: Walk as children of Light (For the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Proving what is acceptable…
What Does It Mean To Be The Light of the World and the Salt of the Earth? (Part One)
What Does It Mean To Be The Light of the World and the Salt of the Earth For ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: Walk as children of Light (For the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Proving what is acceptable unto the…
Some Thoughts On Balance and Maturity (Part One)
Some Thoughts On Balance and Maturity Not As One Who Has Arrived But As One Desiring To Be Led More Deeply In The Way I. THE CHRISTIAN’S OBEDIENCE TO THE WILL OF GOD After the inner man, the Christian absolutely desires to be obedient to all of the exhortations, commands, and verbal imperatives of God.…
Who Is The True Israel?
Who Is The True Israel? Who Is The True Israel (PDF Version) I. INTRODUCTION The entire premise of this article, and the passages contained herein, is that Christ is the True Israel of God. Everything found in the Old Testament and in the New Testament concerning Israel must be viewed through the blessed lens of…
John 3:16 – A Faithful Truth But Not An Offer
John 3:16 – A Faithful Truth But Not An Offer IF JOHN 3:16 IS A FREE OFFER TO BELIEVE UNTO SALVATION “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth [πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων] in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” [with “believeth,” pisteuon/πιστεύων, being in the…
The Death Knell of Water Baptism
The Death Knell of Water Baptism [Colossians 2:8-23] Colossians 2:8-23 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after THE RUDIMENTS OF THE WORLD, and not after Christ. 9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 10 And ye are complete in him,…
Word Study: Reasonable Service
Reasonable Service How do we know what our reasonable service is to be unless we search the word of God, ponder it, pray about it, and ask “Lord, what would you have me to do in light thereof?” Besides, what is our reasonable service? Didn’t the Apostle Paul say “with the mind I myself SERVE…
Spiritual Wrestlings 