I’ve spent quite a bit of time recently reading and researching for my upcoming series on the Personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit. One of the books I’m reading is Elmer Towns’ excellent book, The Ultimate Guide to the Names of God. It is chock full of great thoughts. Three of Dr. Towns books have been combined into this Ultimate Guide: My Father’s Name, The Names of Jesus, and The Names of The Holy Spirit.
We learn of the name El Elyon in Genesis 14. The chapter opens with 9 kings engaging in battle—four against five. These are kings of city-states, meaning “each man was like the mayor of a great city, ruling over those within his walled city as well as those in the immediately surrounding area.”
Okay, why do some version of the Creed say Holy Ghost and others say Holy Spirit? Donald Cole explains, “In the Apostles’ Creed, the term is ‘Holy Ghost,’ but ghost is an…
Let’s acknowledge right from the start that the virgin birth of Jesus is a difficult doctrine to wrap your mind around. After all, how many virgins do you know who have ever gotten pregnant – while retaining their virginity?
First of all, the word “blasphemy” comes from the Greek word “blasphemia” which means speaking evil against God. According to Acts 5:3-4, Peter tells Ananias that he has “lied to the Holy Spirit…You have not lied to men, but to God.” The Holy Spirit is one of the Persons of the Trinity along with the Father and the Son…
As a fairly new Christian, I have been studying what the Scriptures reveal about God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I have a hunger for God’s Word and want to understand as much of it as I can in order that I will be able to share my faith as God gives me the opportunity…
THEOLOGICAL DICTIONARY Christian Doctrine (Main category) Theology (Sub Category) Acts 2:4 A Study of Theology IV – Part 7 (Dr. Thomas Figart) There is great controversy today in…
THEOLOGICAL DICTIONARY Salvation Titus 3:5 A Study of Theology III – Part 13 (Dr. Thomas Figart) The Holy Spirit, Justification, Adoption – Dr. Figart explains how each of these relate…
Contents Previous Article The Testimony of the Holy Spirit During my own periods of doubt and long before I had ever studied the work of the Holy Spirit, I had…
By: Dillon Burroughs; ©2015 Starting on Easter of 2015, NBC began broadcasting a 12 part epic miniseries entitled A.D. This production will tell the story of the death and resurrection…