Apostle's Mailbox

Permeated: Be Filled with the Holy Spirit

When we're told to be filled with the Holy Spirit, what does that even mean? Are we like a bowl that can hold things physically inside it? Is the Spirit like a ball, or a measure of water or air? A better analogy can apply.

The Words of His Mouth

Although the Bible is a truly priceless collection of God's self-revelation to humanity, the Words of his mouth are so much more than just ink on paper.

...and greed, which is idolatry.

Not many people want to be known as greedy, but as far as undesirable character traits go in our society, this one gets pretty lenient treatment. After all, who can blame ya if you just want nice things? The apostle Paul wasn't so understanding about greed--he called it idolatry. And idolatry's got to go.

It was YHWH's will to crush him and cause him to suffer

If you've ever wanted someone to suffer because of what was done to you... ...so did God.

Paperwork Without Passion (Episode 59)

In Baptistic circles, "getting Saved" is a pretty big deal. An eternally big deal, in fact. But is fire insurance salvation true to the Scriptures?