2nd Corinthians – Wayne Barber/Part 39
By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©2006 We’ve been talking about “Poise in the Face of Persecution.” This is part 4 of that series. Actually it’s going to last us all the way through the last chapter of this wonderful epistle. Previous Article Contents 1 Who is and who isn’t (2 Cor 10:12-18) Who is and who…
Charismatics – Part 4
By: Dr. Thomas Figart; ©2012 Speaking in tongues is a spiritual gift which enables the person to speak in a language unknown to the people present locally. Is this gift for Christians today? Evaluation of the Tongues Movement Charismatics – Part 4 – Dr. Thomas Figart Acts 2:4 Speaking in tongues is a spiritual gift…
Charismatics – Part 5
By: Dr. Thomas Figart; ©2012 What does it mean for a Christian to be “filled” with the Holy Spirit? What does that look like in a Christian’s life? Evaluation of the Tongues Movement Charismatics – Part 5 – Dr. Thomas Figart Luke 4:1 What does it mean for a Christian to be “filled” with the…
Charismatics – Part 1
By: Dr. Thomas Figart; ©2012 In any consideration of a practice, the doctrinal basis should be the primary concern, and not the experience, for experience often misleads. What are to be our doctrinal criteria by which we should judge the Tongues Movement? Evaluation of the Tongues Movement Introduction In any consideration of a practice, the…
Charismatics – Part 3
By: Dr. Thomas Figart; ©2012 Is the practice of exorcism something Christians today should be engaged in? Can a Christian be possessed by demons? Evaluation of the Tongues Movement Charismatics – Part 3- Dr. Thomas Figart Is the practice of exorcism something Christians today should be engaged in? Can a Christian be possessed by demons?…
Changes in the Doctrine and Covenants – Part 12
By: Marvin Cowan; ©2013 If the Lord really revealed the message the information in the Book of Commandments the way it was originally recorded in 1833, did He make a mistake and correct it two years later or did Joseph Smith record it wrong and correct it? Either option raises serious questions about the reliability…
Changes in the Doctrine and Covenants – Part 11
By: Marvin W. Cowan; ©2013 The Bible defines scripture in 2 Timothy 3:16 as “inspired” or “God breathed” and “profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction and instruction in righteousness.” Isaiah 40:8 also says, “The word of our God shall stand forever.” In other words, when God speaks, He doesn’t change what He revealed. Changes in the…
Changes in the Doctrine and Covenants – Part 10
By: Marvin W. Cowan; ©2013 Doctrine and Covenants Section 20 was originally chapter 24 in the Book of Commandments. The heading in the original simply says, “The Articles and Covenants of the church of Christ, given in Fayette, New York, June 1830.” But in the 1981 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants it says, “Revelation…
Changes in the Doctrine and Covenants – Part 9
By: Marvin W. Cowan; ©2013 Some “revelations” in LDS scripture are repeated verbatim as “new scripture.” For example, in the 1833 LDS Book of Commandments, the first two verses of chapters 11 and 12 are exactly the same, but the remaining verses are different. Changes in the Doctrine & Covenants – Part 9 Some “revelations”…
Changes in the Doctrine and Covenants – Part 8
By: Marvin W. Cowan; ©2013 Although the “revelation” now known as Doctrine & Covenants Section 13, which explains the ordination to the Aaronic Priesthood, was “revealed” to Joseph Smith on May 15, 1829, it didn’t become LDS scripture until 47 years after Smith received it! Changes in the Doctrine & Covenants – Part 8 The…
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