Does Acts 1 and 2 suggests that it was the 120, along with the Apostles, who were filled with the Spirit? According to the text, the “they were all together in one place” refers back to the antecedent, the apostles… Read More ›
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THE RELIGION OF THE FLESH, Dan Mayfield
“These are matters which have, to be sure, the appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and self-abasement and severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against fleshly indulgence.” Colossians 2:23 What do you want? You want to… Read More ›
THE COMING JUDGMENT: ALL WILL STAND TRIAL, Monday night class, 5/22/17
2 Cor 5:10-11, “10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 11 Therefore, knowing… Read More ›
A NEW TERM: GEOLOGIAN, Dan Mayfield
I heard the term “Geologian” for the first time today. A geologian is one who believes that man arrived on this planet by evolutionary processes. Such he is a studier of “Geo” earth instead of “Theo” God. In other words,… Read More ›
THE BASIS FOR MORALITY AND SALVATION, Dan Mayfield
Romans 2:16 says “God will judge the secrets of men through Jesus Christ.” Romans 2:16. The soul has a day of reckoning to answer to God for it lived in the flesh. Paul said earlier, “5But because of your stubbornness… Read More ›
TRUE RELIGION FROM JESUS CHRIST, Dan Mayfield – STUDY ON MONDAY NIGHT, 5/15/17
Religion comes from the Latin religio, meaning “to bind fast”. The Greek word in James 1 is Threiskos, which is a word meaning fearing or worshiping God, devout, observance of the Bible. Consider that there are at least four kinds… Read More ›
NONE OF US ARE SINLESS: OUR SIN HAS LASTING CONSEQUENCES THAT CAN’T BE UNDONE, Dan Mayfield
Paul made it clear to all that we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, Romans 3:9-10,23. Most believers admit this is true, but what most Christians won’t admit is that this sin has consequences which… Read More ›
FOOL THE ENEMY: THE WISDOM OF CHRIST, Dan Mayfield
Sun Stzu said, “Hence that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack. O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through… Read More ›
INCREASING IGNORANCE: A SIGN OF THE TIMES, Dan Mayfield
Excerpt: “In addition to just one in five not being able to change a lightbulb or boil an egg, the survey found that nearly a third of the participants couldn’t cook any meal on the fly. And if someone were… Read More ›
THE TERRIBLE COST OF IMMORALITY, Dan Mayfield
Paul said the wages of sin is death, Rom. 6:23. Going to hell is the worst price, but you know there are many more costs for sin. The law of sowing and reaping, Gal. 6:7, reminds us of what Adam… Read More ›