This writer was asked his comment on the article of Guy N. Woods posted on the internet in December of 2020. For this article, I’ll dwell just on two items: (1) Terminologies and some activities invented by pagans which we currently use without question, and (2) The etymology of the word “Christmas.” Brother Guy N. […]
Introduction Christ instructed the disciples to stay in Jerusalem after his resurrection as recorded in Acts 1:8, “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses of Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and in the end of the earth”. Some brethren insist […]
By Eusebio Tanicala Brother Rogers has written a book entitled “A Study of the Holy Spirit of God” published by the Sunset Institute Press, Lubbock, Texas, © 2007. Brother Brian Garnett of the Nueces Canyon Church of Christ has also authored a book with the title of “Studies About the Holy Spirit”, © 2010. Here […]
I. There Is Personal Holy Spirit Presence-Influence upon Disciples in Conjunction with the Word. John 14:16-17 Acts 2:38 1Corinthians 3:16 1Corinthians 6:19 2Coribthians 5:5 Romans 8:9 Galatians 4:6 Ephesians 2:22 1Thessalonians 4:8 Ephesians 5:18 Rejecting personal indwelling insults the Spirit. II. Prophecy-Promise of Immersion Is Universal in Scope Joel 2:28-32 Isaiah 44:3 Matthew 3:1-12 Mark […]
by Eusebio Tanicala Introduction: I believe in the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the disciple. Often I am asked what it feels like to have the Holy Spirit inside one’s body. Some demand that I demonstrate a miraculous gift because I claim that Christ has poured the Holy Spirit on every obedient disciple. These […]
The following quotations will prove to all that what we are talking about in this series is not a new issue. Our purpose is to have a second look at our present arguments. (1) Moses E. Lard in Lard’s Quarterly, in the year 1864, said: “They hold that the Spirit now dwells in Christians, also […]
Purpose: Para sa karagdagang pagpapahalaga sa gawain ng Banal na Espiritu. Introduction: We submit several authors here to prove that we are not inventing a new issue: 1. McClintock & Strong’s Encyclopedia “Spirit (Holy) Baptism of The bestowment of the Divine Spirit upon faithful men – which is simply God’s spiritual access to and abiding […]
Introduction: This is a study of the usage of the word “one” and “only” to help us understand how they are employed in the Bible. The two are used in various ways in various contexts. Please be guided accordingly. The enclosed word after the passage is the Hebrew or Greek word taken from Young’s Analytical […]
Background: We continue to study the word “One.” That in Ephesians 4:1-6, this term is not used to exclude or eliminate others that are in the same or similar level that is found in the Bible. If one God, one Lord, does not exclude others that are mentioned in the Bible, “one baptism or one […]
Introduction: Many brethren, when they come to Ephesians 4:3-6, they disregard the unity, harmony, inclusivity, oneness, interrelation, the correlative meaning of one especially when it comes to “one immersion.” In the previous lesson on “One God – I and the Father Are One” we who believe in the Trinitarian View insist on the unity, harmony, […]
