Tag Archives: christianity

By His Stripes We Are Healed #4:
The Name of God

By | 19 Dec 2012

Taking The Lord’s Name in Vain One of the many misconceptions held by Christians throughout modern history is their interpretation of the third of the Ten Commandments, which reads: , for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain. Exodus 20:7 Historically in Anglo-American culture, this has been interpreted to mean using the… Read More »

By His Stripes We Are Healed #3:
Saved From Sickness

By | 19 Dec 2012

Many Christ-followers miss a key principle when exploring the New Testament concerning divine healing. Fascinatingly, it’s the Greek word for “saved” itself. …if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be . For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with… Read More »

By His Stripes We Are Healed #2:
Healing in the Atonement — Part 2

By | 18 Dec 2012

Redeemed From the Curse In Galatians, as Paul is refuting the heresy of Judaizing, he makes a remarkable statement: (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”)… Galatians 3:13 Some people have interpreted this to mean the Law itself was a curse, but that is neither accurate nor scriptural. The Law of Moses was intended… Read More »

By His Stripes We Are Healed #1:
Healing in the Atonement — Part 1

By | 11 Dec 2012

Introduction Over the last 39 years I’ve been a believer, one of the topics that I’ve received an abundance of teaching on is divine healing. I’ve even taught on the subject myself occasionally, though not in the depth I’m about to undertake. So why am I approaching this topic at this particular time? Well, to be honest I’ve… Read More »

Charismata #6:
The Gift of Prophesy

By | 16 Aug 2012

In my previous post in this series, we began discussing the gifts of the Spirit listed in 1 Corinthians 12:8-10 and led off with exploring the gifts of tongues and the interpretation of tongues. One of the statements I made towards the end of that article was tongues and interpretation are the functional equivalent of the gift of prophesy, which… Read More »