(More Bible Studies Available @ http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: 2 Timothy 3:16-17-All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. Let’s think about five powerful lessons from the Book... Continue Reading →
Paganism Study Course: Lesson One
Basic Principles Mark Tabata (Evangelist) (More Bible Studies Available @ http://www.marktabata.com) Introduction The phrase “pagan” as we use the term today actually embraces several religious themes and ideas, almost all of them a combination of polytheism (belief in many gods and goddesses) and including various forms and blends of Hinduism, Buddhism, and witchcraft. Yet what... Continue Reading →
Five Reasons To Believe That The “Perfect” Of 1 Corinthians 13:10 Is The Word Of God
(More Bible Studies Available @ http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: 1 Corinthians 13:8-13-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,... Continue Reading →
Does Mark 16:14-20 Teach That Every Christian Will Work Miraculous Signs?
(More Bible Studies Available @ http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: Mark 16:14-20-Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. 15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world... Continue Reading →
The Holy Spirit Speaks Through The Scriptures
(More Bible Studies Available @ http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: John 6:63-It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. Once while in a Bible study in the local jail, a gentleman informed me that the Holy Spirit often spoke directly... Continue Reading →
Miracles Versus Miraculous Gifts
(More Bible Studies Available @ http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: 1 Corinthians 13:8-10-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,... Continue Reading →
Can Elders In The Church Confer The Ability To Perform Miraculous Gifts?
(More Bible Studies Available @ http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: 1 Timothy 4:14-Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. The Bible teaches that miraculous gifts were able to be transferred through the laying on of the Apostles’... 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 →
The Holy Spirit Helps The Christian
It is written: And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. (John 14:16-17)... Continue Reading →
The Beauty Of “With”
By: Mark Tabata (Evangelist) One of the great mysteries portrayed in the Bible is the relationship between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It was the Apostle John who declared: 1 John 5:7-For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are... Continue Reading →