Faith: Miracles and Belief

Is there a direct correlation between miracles and belief? In other words, do miracles performed by Christians guarantee that unbelievers will believe in Jesus Christ? This dynamic was recently posed to me in discussion. Without consideration of the ongoing debate concerning apostolic gifts, let’s seek to answer this question. First, there are many case studies…

Stability in Thy Times

“And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.” (Isaiah 33:6) This world has been in a perpetual state of chaos and turmoil since the sin of Adam cursed this world and all its inhabitants. How then can we have any real…

Hearing God’s Voice and Seeing His Shape

“And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.” – John 5:37 Jesus was speaking to men here in John 5 that had no desire for the true things of God, even though they gave the outward pretense of…

Walk by Faith, Not by Sight

“(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)” – 2 Cor. 5:7 Walking according to the will of God here in this life can be a difficult task for the children of God.  God’s children are appropriately consistently compared to sheep in the scripture. Sheep are not very intelligent animals (when you are feeling pretty smart…

Questions On Galatians 3:2

I received these questions via email…below are my answers. I was hoping you could impart your thoughts to me on Galatians 3:2 –1) In what sense is Paul talking about receiving the Spirit? 2) What is meant by the “hearing of faith”? 3) And does this verse at all correlate with Romans 10:17 ***** First,…

Is unbelief a sin?

By Joshua Winslett This one question seems to be close to the heart of the controversy between the so-called “duty faith” and sound biblical doctrine. One group, called Fullerists, claim that it is the duty of all people to believe and be saved. The other group, Primitive Baptists included, believe that it is only the…