Yesterday, I looked at “Signs of the Spirit,” and today, by way of follow-up, I want to look at “The Work of the Holy Spirit.” This morning I was reading from Murray Brett’s book “Growing up in Grace” that deals with this matter. He explains, “When we receive by faith the manifold works of the Spirit as a Convictor, a Regenerator, an Indweller, an Illuminator, … Continue reading The Work of the Spirit

Two days ago, I wrote a blog entry where I argued that we Christians don’t always use the most biblical methods when we try to determine Christian versus non-Christian. This is a critically important question, because as I said in that earlier entry, it affects how we pray for and communicate with the person in question. If you learn that someone who you thought was … Continue reading Signs of the Spirit

One of the questions that Christians often ask each other or think to themselves is this; “is so and so saved?” There are a whole host of reasons why we would ask such a question, but at the heart of the question is a concern for that particular person’s eternal destiny. As we dialogue with one another over that question, we often point out the … Continue reading By Their Fruit You Will Know Them