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Miscellaneous Teaching on Prophecy · it is different than revelation, knowledge and words of instruction (1Cor 14:6). · The prophets of old were persecuted and the disciples of the new covenant will have the same kind of treatment (Mat 5:12). · The woman with the 5 husbands declares Jesus to be a prophet based upon his ability to…
Here is a short animated history of the Belgic Confession, one of the standards of our church body.
The accuracy of a Prophet Prophets and there message are to be completely accurate. The test of complete accuracy is a starting point in determining if the message is from God. If the message or the signs accompanying it fail to occur, God is very clear that the ‘the prophet has spoken presumptuously’and ‘that is a message the Lord…
Living parables – Ahijah declares his message to Jeroboam by tearing a robe into 12 pieces and giving 10 pieces to the north and 2 to the south (1Kin 11:29-32). Fictional stories – Nathan weaves a story to convict David of his sin when he has Uriah killed (1Sam 12:1ff). An unnamed prophet does…
Deuteronomy 18:14-22 discusses God’s prophets in relationship to the sorcerers and diviners of the surrounding nations. This is interesting for it implies that the office of prophets and that work of sorcerers and diviners may appear to be similar –both are seeking to guide people and receive that guidance from another realm –but there are some fundamental…
The Call of the Prophet God’s prophets are always just that, God’s prophets, while false prophets are referred to as belonging to someone else –Ahab (1Kings 22:22). God does not pay attention to sex when calling his prophets, for there are female prophetess’in the Word. Deborah is the most notable example (Judges 4:4), though Miriam…
The Greek word for Apostle is Apostolos. This Greek word is used 80 times in New Testament in three main ways. First it can designate one of the official 12 men who walked with Jesus and were the first witnesses to his resurrection to the world. Second it can designate a person sent with good…
Only a seasoned Saint, who has suffered much for his faith could write the Poem that follows. Zhang Rongliang has spent 1/4 of his life in Chinese prisons for the crime of preaching Jesus. He has been beaten, tortured, starved, humiliated, worked hard and endured countless other forms of punishment simply because he refuses to…
This past Sunday, We had a wonderful joint service with participants from four area churches representing 6 languages. Hope in Christ hosted what hopes to be its first annual international pentecost Prayer and worship Service. Iglesia hispana de Lynden, the Ethiopian and Eritrean Members of Whatcom New Life Assembly, and members of Bellingham’s Chinese Christian…
While preparing for a sermon I ran across this great set of scripture saturated prayer guides from SIMUSA to help Christians pray for a whole host of topics and people. Check some of them out based on where you would like to learn to pray more scripturally informed prayers. Worship Give Thanks to God Praise…