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My Words are Life

The Spirit makes alive. The flesh profits nothing. The words which I have spoken to you, they are spirit, and they are life.” This declaration by Je…

Une Communauté d'Alliance

L'apôtre Paul était catégorique. Il ne pouvait plus y avoir de “Juif ou Gentil” pour ceux qui appartiennent à Jésus-Christ. Les anciennes distinc…

Food and Holy Days

The Law of Moses specified what foods the people of Israel could eat by distinguishing between the “clean” and the “unclean.” The consumption of the …

Baptized, Filled, Received

When describing the receipt of the Spirit, the Book of Acts applies several Greek verbs, including “baptize,” “receive,” “filled,” “given,” and “came…

Earnest of our Inheritance

The disciples of Jesus are the Heirs of Abraham, and the future possession of the full inheritance is guaranteed by the Gift of the Spirit. Israel’s …