Holy Spirit – Page 3 – The Fool Who Would Be Holy

Truths of the Earliest Christianity that Mutated Leading to Formation of Later Divisions

Ian Johnson December 24, 2020 3 Comments

This is an outline of the first part of my attempt to link early errors of organized Christianity to the state of the modern world–specifically, in this part, by explaining some of the foundations of the earliest Christianity from which later errors diverged. Links will be added as future posts are written.

A God who Speaks, Adoption, Background Information, Church History, Islamic History and Secular History Interaction, Complex unity, Eternity Present, Free will, God Speaks to Us, God was never our enemy, God's Existence and Nature, God's purpose for us, God's sovereignty, His Children, His Friends, Historical Background, In the Church, Index, Meaning of Unity, Other Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Peril of Seeking Numbers, Peril of Seeking Power, Peril of Seeking Respectability, Prophecy, Purpose of the Church, Reconciliation, Regeneration, Restoration of God's Image, Salvation, Show us the Way of Truth, Sin, Sins versus sin, The Invisible God's Self-Existence, The universal Church and local churches, Through others, Through the church, To be his ambassadors, To be in his image, Topic Index, Trinity, What is God's Word, What is sin?

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“Heresies” as a “work” of the flesh in Galatians 5

Ian Johnson August 4, 2020 3 Comments

In Galatians 5:17-23, “heresies” are one of the works of the flesh–something we do, not something we believe. These works are opposed by the fruit of the Spirit.

Church purpose versus church growth, Desire to have our own way, Desire to have our own way, Divisions in the Church, Heresy, Our Oneness in Christ book revision, Religious violence and persecution, Sin, What is sin?

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God Provides for Our Needs through Our Unity

Ian Johnson July 3, 2020 3 Comments

God’s pattern shown in the Early Church was to provide for the needs of its members through its unity. In unity, we regard ourselves and everything we own as God’s, and give unselfishly to the needs of others, as he directs us. This gives the world a picture of God himself.

A God who Speaks, God Speaks to Us, In the Church, Meaning of Unity, Other Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Our Oneness in Christ book revision, Restoration of our Relationships, The universal Church and local churches, Through others, Through the church, To live in unity

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Unity and Answers to Prayer

Ian Johnson July 2, 2020 5 Comments

Jesus’ promises of answered prayer are directly tied to our unity. Answered prayer does not depend on our goodness or qualifications. The prayers God has promised to answer are those made under his authority, in love, for the good of the whole Church.

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“Greater Works than These” was a Promise to the Apostles Together and Victory is Promised to the Church Together

Ian Johnson June 29, 2020 5 Comments

The promises of victory, of spiritual gifts, and of works greater than those Jesus did, were not made to us individually, but as members of a functioning Body. They are given for the express purpose of building us up together, in unity, and so revealing Christ to the world. They only function properly in that context.

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About Racism

Ian Johnson June 15, 2020 4 Comments

The ultimate solution to our national racisms lies in the Church, in who we are in Christ. We are not called to uncritically support the current social order, no matter how unjust. We are called to show how social divisions are overcome by the Holy Spirit among us.

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We Are Called to Live Out the Truth of Our Oneness

Ian Johnson June 8, 2020 2 Comments

We are called to live out the unity of the Body of Christ. The Body is already one, but we have a role in making that oneness effective in the world.

In the Church, Meaning of Unity, Our Oneness in Christ book revision, Purpose of the Church, The universal Church and local churches, To live in unity, Unity

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Humans “Male and Female” and Marriage as Pictures of God’s Unity in Diversity

Ian Johnson June 4, 2020 6 Comments

The creation of humans as male and female, marriage and reproduction are all a part of the image of God in human beings, and are all an intelligible picture of God’s unity in diversity. They also point to our unity iwith each other and God n the Church.

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The Trinity in Which We Share

Ian Johnson May 31, 2020 6 Comments

The three persons who eternally and inseparably comprise the One God are God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Father is God. In John 6:31, Jesus called him “God the Father.” In John 4:21-23, Jesus identified “the Father” as the God the Jews and Samaritans both worshipped. Jesus also prays to his “Father” in numerous places1–2,…
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Adoption, God's Existence and Nature, Jesus the Son, Other Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Our Oneness in Christ book revision, Reconciliation, Show us the Way of Truth, To live in unity, Trinity, Unity

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What We Lose If Jesus is Not Human as shown by Jesus’ Preparation for his Ministry

Ian Johnson May 17, 2020 3 Comments

If Jesus is not human, like us, we also lose the promise of the Holy Spirit, the invitation to live by the direction and power of the Spirit like Jesus did while he was here, and everything that flows from that. Fully discussing this topic will require several posts. While Jesus lived among us bodily, he did not rely on…
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God Speaks to Us, God's Existence and Nature, In prayer, Jesus the Son, Leaving Our First Love, Peril of Seeking Power, Peril of Seeking Respectability, Son of Man, Trinity

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“Heresies” as a “work” of the flesh in Galatians 5

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God Provides for Our Needs through Our Unity

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Unity and Answers to Prayer

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“Greater Works than These” was a Promise to the Apostles Together and Victory is Promised to the Church Together

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We Are Called to Live Out the Truth of Our Oneness

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Humans “Male and Female” and Marriage as Pictures of God’s Unity in Diversity

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What We Lose If Jesus is Not Human as shown by Jesus’ Preparation for his Ministry

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