Tag: THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Spiritual Christian

The Spiritual Christian

To the Romans Paul defined true sprituality, and true worship. He didn't mention tongues, or dancing and swooning to our favorite worship artist. Here's what truly spiritual worship is...

Should We Be Slain in the Spirit?

Should We Be Slain in the Spirit?

Should we be drunk in the Spirit? Should we get slain in the Spirit regularly, as a way of getting close to God, to being filled with the Spirit, and to getting our lives straightened out?

Tongues and Cessation

Tongues and Cessation

A common defense of the modern expression of speaking in tongues in Christian circles is commonly defended, with the insistence that God's power and "Holy Spirit" power was not limited to the first century.

Obsession with the Holy Spirit Diminishes Jesus Christ.

Obsession with the Holy Spirit Diminishes Jesus Christ.

In our time an obsession with the Holy Spirit, and a faulty peception of the work of the Holy Spirit, rules in a large percentage of the professing Church. It's reached such a level that many Christians will hardly talk about Jesus, or about the Father: it's all about the Spirit. Is this the work of God, or is something else going on?

IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAKING IN TONGUES?

IS THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAKING IN TONGUES?

In a large portion of the Christian church the claimed gift of speaking in tongues is held up as being almost supremely important to, and the sign of, a spirit-filled life. I'm going to examine this view today and in coming posts.