The following article is from the January 2020 edition of the Pentecostal Life magazine. Many of the statements found in this article are not doctrinally correct and is here for that reason. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…. So God created man in his own image, in the […]
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Marriage Without a Helpmate?
The following article is from the January 2020 edition of the Pentecostal Life magazine. Many of the statements found in this article are not doctrinally correct and is here for that reason. By Daniel L. Seagraves Objective: To explain the biblical relationship between a man and a woman in marriage. Everyone knows the Bible says […]
Heart and Mind
The heart of man, unlike his mind, does not become educated through the accumulation of hearing facts, rather the heart is educated through the experience of feeling emotional forces. While the mind has the ability to logically weigh what it hears, the heart, in contrast, weighs emotionally the things which it feels. Yet the heart […]
Seeing What is in the Darkness
One of the major intentions of preaching the gospel is to reveal to humanity the existing concepts of the divine. The gospel gives man the ability to understand and communicate about his life and world and grasp their true meaning. “He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and […]
Divine Cause Divine Affect
Mic 4:2 And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the […]
The Contagion of Uncleanness
Haggai 2:10-19 Does a holy vessel make holy that which it touches? No. Does an unclean person make the priest unclean? Yes. Holiness is not transferable. Therefore we must learn the difference in the “clean and the unclean.” I. The meaning of cleanness. A. Cleanness is a critical principle in OT religion.1) Laws on cleanness […]
When Men Have no King
In essence, I Samuel 8 relates the conversation of Samuel and God concerning Israel’s desire for an earthly king: Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, and said to him, Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now make us a king […]
Mistaking Evil for Good and Good for Evil
Isaiah 5:20In God’s creation of the world, we see the statements in Genesis 1 that God saw that it was “good.” Hebrew (tov) (Gen. 1:4,10,12,18,21,25). Then in verse 31, He says that it was “very good” or “excellent.” Hebrew (tov m’oth). Here God is making a statement about creation. He is saying that His creation […]
From Thoughts to Doctrine
ONE’S THOUGHTSTo me the thinking process of man is an extremely complex subject. “Thoughts” are seldom without history—in other words, they are built from the collected data of one’s experiences, emotions, and general and specific learning, etc. and this hodge-podge of inputs influences a composite of “thoughts” that continue to be filtered by the same […]
Church Growth – The Acts of the world vs the ACTS of the Church
Acts 2:36-41I. There are numerous books, slideshows, inspirational speakers, and programs that claim to have a magic formula for modern church growth.II. Some Modern Charismatic Methods: Change the packaging and people will comeThe new packaging is all about replacementTrue Or False – Do we need a:. • A ‘stage’ with a moveable acrylic glass lectern […]