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Troy Taft
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It is clearly not a good idea for anyone to "take it on themselves" to start casting out demons.
Sometimes, caring means that the family has to move to get away from a harmful environment.
This passage is an example of how Christianity is dependent on the presence the Holy Spirit and that the Holy Spirit's presence is dependent upon hearing about and believing in Jesus.
Were you aware that simply preaching repentance is an inadequate representation of God's way?
When Paul decides to take an oath or keep a feast, we shouldn't think that he is doing it to follow the Law of Moses.
It must have been a wonderful blessing to Paul when he heard from the Lord that he wouldn't get hurt this time.
Our work makes it possible for us to keep giving to others, instead of having to take from others.
The world has been given a clear sign to give up all idolatry and to get ready for the return of the King.
The world has been given a clear sign to give up all idolatry and to get ready for the return of the King.
Paul asks the Athenians to consider the logic behind their behavior regarding idol worship.
When I read about what happened to Paul here, I believe that he was under an especially crafty attack from Satan.
When I read about this "place of prayer" at the riverside, I am reminded that a Church is not a building.
This passage gives us some interesting insight into how to follow God's will in our lives.
The fact is these two guys had a major argument and ended up having to split up over it.
The problem about whether the Gentiles should follow the Law of Moses was pretty much settled at this point.
Even though the Jewish Christians were forced out of Jerusalem and even outside of Israel, they continued to only preach the Gospel to other Jews.
This was an undeniable sign that things were very different between God and the Gentiles now.
An important thing to keep in mind when sharing your faith is that different people have different amounts of knowledge about what Jesus did.
Jesus saved all of mankind from sin and that includes people from all different cultures.
It is an important thing to realize that God is capable of cleaning something that is unclean.
I have heard it said that democracy was not a church construct, but here, it looks a lot like democracy.
Without the help of the Holy Spirit, one round of beatings would probably be enough to get me to stop preaching an illegal message.
Here is another powerful piece of evidence of the presence of the Holy Spirit in a person's life.