Purity of Heart (Article)

“Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him, ‘Here is truly an Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!’” John 1:47 I can still picture in my mind, one particular morning in 1979, as I sat at the counter of a local diner in Fort Worth, Texas, reading this verse of scripture over … Read more

Receiving the Gift of the Holy Spirit (eBook)

The context of this article has to do with regeneration and what it means to be a Christian – that is, one who has the Spirit of Christ, and therefore belongs to Christ. However, the article primarily considers the question, “When Do You Receive the Holy Spirit?”  Specifically, it investigates whether believers receive the Holy Spirit when they believe – making receiving synonymous with believing; … Read more