When the Holy Spirit Overturns Biblical Precedent with Further Revelation
Biblical precedent can only be overturned by further biblical revelation.
The early church was faithful to the brand of Jesus, both in form and in power. They were not marketing Jesus, rather, they were living the brand.
The Holy Spirit desires to work through us so that through our sheer presence he may deliver others from evil.
Grace is incomprehensibly comforting yet incomparably devastating. Grace kills the human made economy of performance and merit.
The breadth of our ability to imagine what God can do depends on the depth of our capacity to remember what God has done.
God’s chief desire is willful obedience inspired by holy love yet his will cannot be thwarted even by total insurrection and the most heinous rebellion.
Our great need is not for a doctrine of eternal security but the graciously granted gift of divine assurance which comes from the Holy Spirit.
Hearing from the Holy Spirit is not reserved for a special class of Christians. It really should be an every day experience for every follower of Jesus.
Only the Holy Spirit can take the tragedy of persecution and turn it into the triumph of the gospel’s proclamation.