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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 perfectly well [...]

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