These verses refer to Jesus’ coming departure from the world by way of
the cross.  The cross had two effects on two kinds of people in Jesus’
day.  For the disciples, and other believers at that time as well, it
was a time of great sorrow.  For those who hated God, Jesus death was
an occasion for great happiness. [...]

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Baptized and Filled with the Holy Spirit
There is a great deal of confusion in the Christian Church regarding
what it means to be baptized in the Holy Spirit and filled with the
Holy Spirit.
The New Testament mentions being baptized with the Holy Spirit seven
times.  The most important reference may be found in 1 Corinthians
12:13.  In this verse [...]

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Sometimes we may wish that we were able to travel back in time to see Jesus and hear him teach. We think that we might be able to know more about him if we could just hear him speak to us in person. Yet, this passage assures us that we can understand him [...]

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Some people believe that they can love Jesus and avoid persecution,
but Jesus tells us that this is not the case.  If you live like Jesus
wants you to live, the world will surely hate you.  There is no way
around it.
We can find the origin of this hatred in Genesis.  In the book of
Genesis, we find that [...]

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