It is written: 1 Corinthians 13:8-Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. Paul concludes his description of love by telling us that “love never fails.” The idea here is of the fact that love is something... Continue Reading →
Carefully Studying The Baptism Texts Of The New Testament (Eleven)
It is written: Mark 16:15-16-And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. Having seen that the text of Mark 16:9-20 is authentic and part of Mark’s Gospel, let’s... Continue Reading →
In A Mirror Dimly And The End Of Miraculous Gifts
It is written: Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be... Continue Reading →
The Temporary Nature Of Miraculous Gifts
By: Mark Tabata (Evangelist) Throughout time, God often provided His Prophets and Apostles the ability to perform miracles in order to confirm to the people that what they spoke and wrote was actually inspired and from Him. Several passages of Scripture bear this out (cf. Exodus 3:12; 4:3, 1-7, 30-31; Judges 6:17-21; 1 Samuel 10:7-10;... Continue Reading →
The Holy Spirit Does Not Give You Gold Fillings
By: Mark Tabata (Evangelist) The title of this article is not a typo. Instead, it is motivated by a very interesting headline in the newspapers which described a supposed "movement" of the Holy Spirit. Supposedly, the Spirit of God was taking people's cavity fillings and turning them into gold! Notice: "Wednesday night, before Dutch Sheets... Continue Reading →
Questions And Answers About Speaking In Tongues: Part Two
By: Mark Tabata (Evangelist) In our <last article on this series, we noticed that the Bible teaches the gift of speaking in tongues was the miraculous ability of a person to be able to fluently speak in a language in which he had not previously studied. Evidence of this was supplied from both Scripture and... Continue Reading →
Questions And Answers About Speaking In Tongues: Part One
By: Mark Tabata (Evangelist) Several of the individuals that I have studied with and baptized into Christ have come from backgrounds of charismatic churches where a phenomenon called "speaking in tongues" occurs. Since the Bible talks much about this topic, it is good and appropriate to carefully study the Scriptures regarding this matter (Acts 17:11). ... Continue Reading →