Posts with the tag: Dirk Waren

How Does the Holy Spirit CONVICT People?

  Here’s what Christ said about the Holy Ghost convicting the lost: But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8… Read More

What Are “Positional Truths”?

Many truths in the Bible are practical in nature. You hear or read what the Word of God says and you do it, like “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” (Ephesians 5:25). These are practical truths. Yet there are revelational… Read More

Is the Use of ‘Man’ for Humanity Sexist?

The term ‘man’ in the Bible refers to both male and female, unless the context tells otherwise, as observed here: Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky,… Read More

How Old Is the EARTH According to the Bible?

The Bible does not say what the age of the Earth is and so people draw conclusions based on various data. It’s a non-essential issue and believers can hold to one position or another without it affecting their relationship with God or their Christian service. The more important an issue… Read More

Q&A on SHEOL / HADES, the Intermediate State of the Unsaved

What Does the Bible Teach About SHEOL / HADES? Sheol or Hades involves the intermediate state of unsaved souls between physical death and later resurrection when they’re judged (Revelation 20:11-15). It is “the world of the dead,” as scholar James Strong defined it, or “the assembly of the dead,” as… Read More

What Couldn’t Jesus Tell the Disciples Because They Couldn’t BEAR IT?

The Lord made this interesting statement to His disciples: 12“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what… Read More

What Does It Mean That the “SEA” Gave Up the Dead?

Let’s read the passage in question with focus on verse 13: 11Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before… Read More

What Does Being “BORN OF WATER and of the Spirit” Mean?

Let’s read the passage in question: 3Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again. ” 4“How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”… Read More

What Are the “SEVEN SPIRITS OF GOD” From Revelation?

In John’s apocalyptic vision there are several curious reference to the “seven spirits of God”: John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne,… Read More