February 2010
The Gift of Tongues, Acts 2
by Scott Goodwill (Feb 28 2010)
Series: Spiritual Gifts and the Church
The tongues given in Acts 2 were known syntactical languages spoken by Jews who attended the feast of Pentecost. They were spoken miraculously and therefore those languages were not able to be duplicated by human means. The tongues were spoken instantaneously without copying sounds they had heard before or had attempted to learn. The gift of tongues in 1 Corinthians 12-14 is the same as the tongues spoken at Pentecost for the language of both passages is the same and there is no indication that something different is happening. There is no reason to believe there is a difference in the tongues of the two passages unless you are trying to defend an experience by reading an experience into the text of Scripture.
Encouraging Yourself in the Lord Your God
by Scott Goodwill (Feb 28 2010)
Series: A Fresh Vision of God
In a time when he was greatly distressed, David encouraged himself in the Lord. Knowing who God is, what He has done, and what He promises to do, will equip us to do the same.
The Spiritual Gift of Tongues
by Scott Goodwill (Feb 21 2010)
Series: Spiritual Gifts and the Church
1 Corinthians 14 reveals the biblical nature, the biblical purpose, and the biblical practice of the gift of tongues.
The Longsuffering of God
by Scott Goodwill (Feb 21 2010)
Series: A Fresh Vision of God
Once we understand what God's longsuffering is and why it is needed, our thoughts should be often drawn to this aspects of God's character. God's longsuffering should result in a thankfulness and praise toward him, but also an altered life toward others.
A Merciful God
by Scott Goodwill (Feb 14 2010)
Series: A Fresh Vision of God
God is merciful and acts mercifully. Knowing, understanding, and remembering this characteristic of God, will should cause us to erupt in praise and thanksgiving, it should alter our approach to God and condition our treatment of others.
Knowing God vs. Just Knowing About Him
by Scott Goodwill (Feb 7 2010)
Series: A Fresh Vision of God
It is crucial that we know the difference between knowing facts about God and knowing Him. We can fool ourselves that it is enough to know about God. We can become very skilled at gathering information but never truly believing the information we have accumulated.