Tag Archives: spiritual gifts

Evicting the Enemy

Posted on January 8, 2026 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 120: Fern, Audrey, and Beth The biggest problem with this podcast is that the featured guest (Beth) isn’t trained to speak directly on parts of the subject she address. It was very frustrating to hear her talk … Continue reading →

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Church Offices

Posted on August 16, 2025 by ehurst

Once again, this is something that shouldn’t require citing chapter and verse. It should all be familiar already, just a restatement to remind us of how God says things should work under the Covenant. 1. The Body — an extended … Continue reading →

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Go Forth and Make Mistakes

Posted on July 14, 2025 by ehurst

A movement of the Holy Spirit is not the same thing as a formal commission from God. The ancient Hebrews would have understood our concept of memes. They had plenty of them. Do you recall, “Is Saul also among the … Continue reading →

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So Should You

Posted on June 7, 2025 by ehurst

Human politics is not a driving force, not a cause; it is a consequence. There may be more elections in the US. They won’t change anything that matters. No one is riding to the rescue; no human agent is appointed … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — 1 Corinthians 14

Posted on November 4, 2023 by ehurst

Let’s remind ourselves once more that the earliest churches were all patterned on Jewish synagogues. That is, churches were simply Christian synagogues. The men sat down front and could interact with the speaker. Women sat in the back half of … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — 1 Corinthians 12

Posted on October 21, 2023 by ehurst

Paul moves from ritual matters to spiritual matters. There are lots of spirits in this world. Prior to Paul bringing the gospel to Corinth, some of the church members were idolaters, following whatever spiritual influences that got their attention. It … Continue reading →

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Tied to Eternity

Posted on December 6, 2020 by ehurst

Satan’s Fall came primarily because he sought to claim divine glory for himself. The last thing we want to do is get trapped in that folly. First, allow me to reiterate an important principle of Biblical Law: The faith of … Continue reading →

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A Lesson on Prophecy

Posted on November 5, 2020 by ehurst

Let me share with you how I handle this. Given the shifting context of our situation here in the USA, what I’ve written in the past needs a little refresher. Eternity exceeds knowing, particularly in terms of what I might … Continue reading →

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Pack Light

Posted on May 27, 2020 by ehurst

There is an intensely practical side to Christian Mysticism: We don’t sweat the small stuff. That is, because we simply don’t take too seriously this world and all its concerns, we have no reason to preserve the things this world … Continue reading →

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Make It Your Own

Posted on April 10, 2020 by ehurst

I’m not going to cite a bunch of footnotes, but long time readers will recognize some of what I reference here. God has never promised to warn us about everything He’s doing. He did promise we could always know enough … Continue reading →

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