Because we have the Bible in our hands, we know, understand and have this promise from Jesus.
The same Almighty God that placed the universe in place and all it contains, is the same God that dwells in His people. All people that have been born-again into God through accepting the death of Jesus as their atonement, have God--the God, the Very God with them.
The same Almighty God that parted the Red Sea for the Israelites lives within His people today. The same God that spoke to the prophets is the same God that we have with us in the Holy Spirit. The Bible is a book written by God for His people to know Him, trust Him and see what access they have to Him.
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work" 2 Timothy 3:16, 17.
Because the early church had those men that lived with Jesus with them, they grew from their teaching. They believed because Peter, James, Thomas, Matthew, Mark and the rest were all there in the early church. They also had understanding from the Old Testament, which was their Bible, of who God is and that Jesus is God.
When Jesus was gone back to Heaven, He gave some men to write the New Testament, so that we, the church the world over, could have all the descriptions of what Jesus did and said. We have it in our hands today. We have access to the the knowledge of all that the early church had because God had the New Testament added to His book.
Because the church has grown innumerably from that first small body, and gone over the whole world, God provided a way for knowledge of Himself to go with it--the Bible, His Written Word.
We have the same Almighty God that Peter and John believed when they were instruments to heal the lame man at the Temple gate. God has left us with all the knowledge of who He is and what He can do in and through His people.
Peter walked on water in trust of God. While Stephen knew he was to be murdered, he preached to his murderers and even prayed for them because he knew who his God is. Paul was used to heal many to show that God is still the same God of the Old Testament. Jesus is the same God of the Old Testament.
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" Philippians 4:13.
This is not just a nice saying we have on plaques--this is power available to His church--all things!
You want to see people changed? Start praying to Almighty God--believing His will is to see people saved. (Acts, 1 John, the four Gospels)
You want to see miracles? Start praying to Almighty God--believing He is the God of miracles. (Hebrews 11)
You want a change? Start praying to Almighty God--believing He will do something. (Exodus 14, Habakkuk, Hebrews 11:6)
This is not a name it claim it doctrine--we cannot make God do anything. God is not a magic wand we wave to make things happen on our account. You must fear to know Him--(Proverbs 1:7)--reverence Him in faith, this is knowledge of God and faith that He is the One and Only God. God is the same always. There is no diminishing of His power. There is no diminishing of His love. There is no diminishing of His grace.
What the Bible describes as gifts given to His church are just ways He shows His power in accomplishing His work. The 'gifts' aren't anything 'new' for the church, they are just God's way of doing things today that He did as described in the Old testament, and what He did through the early believers after Jesus ascended. We read the Bible to understand we need all the power of God that He had in the beginning. "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" Genesis 1:1. That power!
That power is still the same. All believers of Christ belong to God. The church has that power because the church is God's. The 'gifts' described in the Bible are what we are to understand can happen if we are willing to let God do what He wants to do through His church.
Jesus explained that to the first church Himself just before He ascended back to heaven.
"But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and to the end of the earth" Acts 1:8.
"Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever" Hebrews 13:8
"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing" John 15:5.
We're humans, we have no power. Be not proud you have a 'gift'. It isn't your power. Instead be available to be powered by God to do any work for Him by the power He has. Be attached to the head so God can do something with you for His glory.
Question: Do you believe God has removed some of the titled "gifts" He gave to the early church from today's church body? In your comment, please give reference verses to either your Yes or No answer.
Squished! Why God Seemingly Destroys Our Fruit
"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever---The Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you" John 14:12-17"
The same Almighty God that placed the universe in place and all it contains, is the same God that dwells in His people. All people that have been born-again into God through accepting the death of Jesus as their atonement, have God--the God, the Very God with them.
The same Almighty God that parted the Red Sea for the Israelites lives within His people today. The same God that spoke to the prophets is the same God that we have with us in the Holy Spirit. The Bible is a book written by God for His people to know Him, trust Him and see what access they have to Him.
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work" 2 Timothy 3:16, 17.
Because the early church had those men that lived with Jesus with them, they grew from their teaching. They believed because Peter, James, Thomas, Matthew, Mark and the rest were all there in the early church. They also had understanding from the Old Testament, which was their Bible, of who God is and that Jesus is God.
When Jesus was gone back to Heaven, He gave some men to write the New Testament, so that we, the church the world over, could have all the descriptions of what Jesus did and said. We have it in our hands today. We have access to the the knowledge of all that the early church had because God had the New Testament added to His book.
Because the church has grown innumerably from that first small body, and gone over the whole world, God provided a way for knowledge of Himself to go with it--the Bible, His Written Word.
We have the same Almighty God that Peter and John believed when they were instruments to heal the lame man at the Temple gate. God has left us with all the knowledge of who He is and what He can do in and through His people.
Peter walked on water in trust of God. While Stephen knew he was to be murdered, he preached to his murderers and even prayed for them because he knew who his God is. Paul was used to heal many to show that God is still the same God of the Old Testament. Jesus is the same God of the Old Testament.
- The Holy Spirit is the same Almighty God of the Old Testament
- He lives within His people
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" Philippians 4:13.
This is not just a nice saying we have on plaques--this is power available to His church--all things!
You want to see people changed? Start praying to Almighty God--believing His will is to see people saved. (Acts, 1 John, the four Gospels)
You want to see miracles? Start praying to Almighty God--believing He is the God of miracles. (Hebrews 11)
You want a change? Start praying to Almighty God--believing He will do something. (Exodus 14, Habakkuk, Hebrews 11:6)
This is not a name it claim it doctrine--we cannot make God do anything. God is not a magic wand we wave to make things happen on our account. You must fear to know Him--(Proverbs 1:7)--reverence Him in faith, this is knowledge of God and faith that He is the One and Only God. God is the same always. There is no diminishing of His power. There is no diminishing of His love. There is no diminishing of His grace.
What the Bible describes as gifts given to His church are just ways He shows His power in accomplishing His work. The 'gifts' aren't anything 'new' for the church, they are just God's way of doing things today that He did as described in the Old testament, and what He did through the early believers after Jesus ascended. We read the Bible to understand we need all the power of God that He had in the beginning. "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" Genesis 1:1. That power!
That power is still the same. All believers of Christ belong to God. The church has that power because the church is God's. The 'gifts' described in the Bible are what we are to understand can happen if we are willing to let God do what He wants to do through His church.
Jesus explained that to the first church Himself just before He ascended back to heaven.
"But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and to the end of the earth" Acts 1:8.
"Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever" Hebrews 13:8
"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing" John 15:5.
We're humans, we have no power. Be not proud you have a 'gift'. It isn't your power. Instead be available to be powered by God to do any work for Him by the power He has. Be attached to the head so God can do something with you for His glory.
Question: Do you believe God has removed some of the titled "gifts" He gave to the early church from today's church body? In your comment, please give reference verses to either your Yes or No answer.
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Squished! Why God Seemingly Destroys Our Fruit
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