Before he returned to his Father, Jesus told his followers to wait in Jerusalem until they received the promised Holy Spirit. About a week later, as recorded in Acts 2:1-24, Jesus poured on his Spirit on his people, and they began to proclaim the mighty deeds of God in different languages. After some from the crowd made fun of them, Peter explained that the gift of the Spirit indicated that the last days had arrived!
Reflections on the seven sayings that Jesus spoke from the Cross.
Continuing the theme of the results of faith in Christ, Galatians 5:16-26 lists specific manifestations of the flesh (sinful nature) and of the Holy...
Just like us, the people of Jesus’ day spent much of their time laboring for things that perish. Just like us, they often found...