The abundant supernatural work God does through humans is attested to in the early church’s ministry. The Book of Acts is full of all kinds of crazy stories and we have to be incredibly ignorant to miss them. It’s there we find Christians that speak in foreign tongues (2:4, 10:46, 19:6), perform signs and wonders…
Tag: power
Who is the Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit has been around since the very beginning of the Bible along with the rest of the Trinity. He is not introduced into the Bible when he is poured out at Pentecost. To think that He didn’t really have a role in the world until that point is to be grossly ignorant of…
Designated Catcher
I was still learning about the Holy Spirit when a well known minister by the name of Mahesh Chavda came to town. I was asked by a college professor of mine to attend the event as a “catcher.” In other words, it was my job to catch the people who fell over under the power…
Jesus VS The Prosperity Gospel
On an extreme end of Christianity we come across a view that treats God as though He is just looking to prosper, bless and protect both us and our nation. But the Gospels show us that there is a major misunderstanding here. He proclaimed blessing over the people we don’t want to be: The poor…
The Misuse of Spiritual Power
This is going to sound a bit odd, but I believe we’re capable of misusing spiritual power. Greg Boyd, a theologian and pastor, proposes the idea. when God gives someone divine power, he genuinely gives it to them. To one degree or another, he places his divine power under the control of their own power….
