Category Archives: Holy Spirit

Sealed With The Holy Spirit

Author : Paul K. Williams [Brother Williams gives a different interpretation of Ephesians 1:13-14 than I did last month. Our practical application is the same: the Holy Spirit directs us through the inspired word rather than through a mystical inner … Continue reading

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Sealed by the Holy Spirit

Author : Keith Sharp In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of … Continue reading

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Questions About God

Questions (in regular font) from Signapore Answers (in bold) by Keith Sharp 1) In praying to the Father, Jesus declared: “This is life eternal, that they might know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou has sent.” … Continue reading

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Sins Against the Holy Spirit

Author : Keith Sharp People often ask me, “Is there a sin God will not forgive? Is there a chance I have committed it?” Also, many inquire, “What is the sin against the Holy Ghost?” Actually, since the Spirit is … Continue reading

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The Spirit and The Word

Author : Keith Sharp Repeatedly in recent Bible studies I have been impressed with the fact that, to understand how to be saved, one must understand the work of the Holy Spirit in our salvation. The belief that the Holy … Continue reading

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The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit (Part 1)

Author : Keith Sharp On  the night of April 19, 1938, one of the more influential debates involving a  Christian to be conducted in the twentieth century began. Dr. Ben M. Bogard, Dean of  the Missionary Baptist Institute and Pastor … Continue reading

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The Gift of the Holy Spirit

Author : Keith Sharp One  of the more controversial statements in the Bible is found near the  conclusion of the apostle Peter’s great sermon on Pentecost. Having  been convicted by Peter’s piercing words, the audience cried aloud,   “Men and brethren, … Continue reading

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How the Holy Spirit Saves Sinners

Author : Keith Sharp Our  denominational friends generally believe that the Holy Spirit miraculously  enables sinners to believe the gospel and that salvation is impossible unless  the Spirit of God supernaturally regenerates the dead heart of the unbeliever The gospel … Continue reading

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Spiritual Gifts

Author : Keith Sharp The U.S. Census Bureau, in its 2004 religious statistics, lists six denominations  among the largest in the U.S.  that would properly be called Pentecostal or Charismatic. These six  denominations had a combined membership in 2001 of … Continue reading

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The Holy Spirit and the Apostles

Author : Keith Sharp The story goes that a fellow had been told to find how to be saved by  simply letting the Bible fall open where it may, reading the passage that he  first saw, and following it. So … Continue reading

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