The man with the mind of the Spirit understands that Christ Crucified, the Word of the Cross, is the Power and Wisdom of God.
Overused by the Church and society, the English term ‘spiritual’ has become meaningless. To some, it is synonymous with religion. To be religious is to be spiritual. To others, it refers to supernatural things not of this physical universe, creatures that are otherworldly, noncorporeal, invisible, and live beyond the realm of time.
Continue readingThe Gift of the Spirit demonstrates beyond question who belongs to the Holy Covenant Community of Jesus, and who does not.
In the assemblies of Galatia, “false brethren” were preaching “another gospel,” pressuring Gentile believers to adopt circumcision and conform to other regulations of the Mosaic Law. Paul repudiated the very idea and sent the Galatians a series of arguments demonstrating why Gentiles need not be circumcised.
Continue readingWith the outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, the blessings for all nations of the Abrahamic Covenant commenced.
The “Promise of the Father” is the Gift of the Spirit, which the Apostle Paul links to the Abrahamic Covenant. The promises made to the Patriarch are fulfilled in the New Covenant inaugurated by Jesus Christ. The bestowal of the Spirit on his Assembly on the Day of Pentecost marked the commencement of the “Last Days,” the Age of the Spirit when the promises of God are achieved. Because of his Death and Resurrection, Gentile believers become full heirs of the Covenant along with believing Jews.
Continue readingThe Spirit of God imparts life, especially the everlasting life of which the Gift of the Spirit is the foretaste and guarantee.
The Spirit of God is life-giving. “God is Spirit,” and where His Spirit is, there is life! By His Spirit God created all things, including the “hosts of the Heavens.” In contrast, sin kills men, and it does so through the “letter of the Law.” Death’s “sting” is sin, “and the power of sin is the Law.” However, God’s Spirit gives us life, and where His Spirit is, there is also “liberty” – (John 4:24, 6:63, 1 Corinthians 15:56, 2 Corinthians 3:6, 3:17).
Continue readingThe Last Days, the Age of Fulfillment, began with the Death, Resurrection, and Enthronement of the Son of God.
When we hear the term “Last Days” we assume it refers to the final few years of history that will occur just before the return of Jesus “on the clouds of Heaven.” This is logical and natural. However, the New Testament presents the present age as the time of fulfillment, the period that began following the Death, Resurrection, and Enthronement of Jesus.
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