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Hello my name is Jerral Campfield and this web site is dedicated to Moral Recognition Therapy using Biblical principles. Please come back often to join me in understanding Gods hands are outstretched still to forgive. |
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Bob Jones study on the Holy Spirit |
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Contributed by Jerral Campfield
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Friday, 18 May 2012 |
Bob Jones has done an excellent job in his study of the Holy Spirit I am posting for all to see. I believe we are living in a time when we need to be full of the Holy Spirit to keep out all the tactics of the enemy.
The Holy SpiritBob Jordan P.O. Box 1530Prisoners For Christ Woodinville, WA 98072
Parts of this teaching on the Holy Spirit are not embraced by all of orthodox Protestant Christianity. However, it should be noted that at least 50% of orthodox Protestant Christianity does agree fundamentally with the teachings of this lesson. Examine both sides of any argument in the light of God's Word. Mix faith with the teachings of scripture, exercise faith in God and in God's word, and enjoy a blessed life. Be not confused, but be diligent. This teaching explores what can be termed as the Pentecostal, Full Gospel, or Charismatic viewpoint. The single largest Christian denomination that holds to this teaching is the Assemblies of God. Many persons in the Christian community are unaware of the teachings contained herein. On the subject of spiritual gifts, Paul says, Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant (1 Corinthians 12:1).
Be like the Berean Christians and check out any teaching by the word of God. Even still, opposite views can be reached by persons reading the same Bible, loving the same Jesus, and serving the same God. It is the view of the majority of Baptists and Fundamentalists that this teaching is not biblical. It is acknowledged that different views do exist regarding the present day ministry of the Holy Spirit, but all of orthodox Protestant Christianity, Eastern Orthodox, and Catholic Christian, affirm the deity of the Holy Spirit as the third person of the Holy Trinity. Seek God and draw your own conclusions from a position of understanding.
This three-part teaching on the Holy Spirit is not exhaustive. It is intended to briefly present the subject of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, and the nine Gifts of the Spirit. The teaching concludes with a brief account of my own personal experiences regarding the Holy Spirit’s ministry.
PART 1 – THE DOCTRINE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Doctrinal Statement God the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Holy Trinity. He enables men to understand truth. He exalts Christ and convicts of sin, of righteousness and of judgment and calls men to the Savior. His presence in the Christian is the assurance of God to bring the believer into the fullness of the stature of Christ.
Importance of This Doctrine The Holy Sprit of God participates in the redemptive work of man by drawing lost man to the Savior. Further, the Holy Spirit was given to the believer to be the indwelling power of God in the life of the believer, thus allowing the Christian to have constant communion and fellowship with God, and to be directed and led as the believer yields himself to the will of God.
Comment on This Doctrine It has been said that God's gift to the world is Jesus Christ and that God's gift to the church is the Holy Spirit.
Genesis 1:1-3 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Acts 5:3-4 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? 4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
The above teaching is held by all of Orthodox Christianity. The following two teachings are in some circles controversial, even divisive, within the Christian community. Each Christian should study the matter out and draw his own conclusions. The next two parts have the pro-Pentecostal viewpoint described. The infilling of the Holy Spirit, and the Gifts of the Spirit are, in the pro-Pentecostal viewpoint, available to the individual believer, and are also used to strengthen and edify the individual and the local church and to advance the kingdom of God.
PART 2 – THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT An Experience Subsequent To Salvation
The following passage of Philip's ministry in Samaria describes how people believed on Christ and were baptized. Earlier in the chapter Philip was casting out devils and ministering healings. There was great joy. Yet though these Samaritans had been saved and had been baptized in water, no one had as yet received the Holy Spirit.
Acts 8:12-17 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done. 14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: 15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: 16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
The Samaritans here were saved. They were water baptized. There is a work of the Holy Spirit in the new birth, but that is not called receiving the Holy Spirit. That is called being born again.
There is an experience, which follows salvation that is called receiving, or being filled with, the Holy Spirit. It is also referred to as being Baptized with the Holy Spirit. Though technically, in some circles, there is a preferred expression, the infilling of, baptism in, or receiving the Holy Spirit, in this teaching will be used synonymously.
John 20:20-22 And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. 21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
The Promise Of The Holy Spirit
Jesus promised the Holy Spirit in John 14. In Acts 2 we read of the fulfillment of that promise.
John 14:16-17 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
Acts 2:32-33 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
Jesus prayed that the Father would send another Comforter to abide forever. On the day of Pentecost He shed forth the Holy Spirit, who has been here ever since. It is not now a matter of the Father's giving anyone the Holy Spirit. It is a matter of our receiving the Holy Ghost.
Sinners can receive Christ, but not the Holy Spirit. Receiving the Holy Spirit is for the Church, the Body of Christ, those that are born again. |
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How to be a Godly Women in an Ungodly World |
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Contributed by Jerral Campfield
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Thursday, 10 May 2012 |
This is the message I will be bringing Mothers day the week President Obama came out in favor of same sex marriages. The first president in history to do so what a drastic measure for our beloved United States of America.
How to be a Godly Women in an Ungodly World
In the beginning God created 1st light and darkness; day and night; 2nd day Water and Heaven and divided them. 3rd day earth grass and trees all able to reproduce. 4th day sun, moon, stars. 5th moving creators, Fowls to fly, whales, and they were all to multiply. 6th Day cattle, creeping things, and man from the dust of the ground and breathed in Him the breath of life and man became a living soul. Adam named all the animals and God saw man without any one to fellowship with, after he named every animal fowl and living thing, so God put the man to sleep and took a rib and formed a female that Adam named WOMAN. They to where to multiply. Also to leave Father and mother and become one flesh with out embarrassment.Chapter 3 gives and picture of what took place and is still taking place today. The serpent Satan was talking to the women. Didn’t God say you shall not eat of every tree of the garden? This was the first lie from the enemy of man. The women said we may eat of the trees of the garden, but of the fruit of the tree which is in the mist of the garden, God said you must not eat of it, nor touch it lest you die. The serpent said, you shall not surely die for God knows when you eat of it your eyes will be open and you shall be as gods knowing good and evil. The women saw, desired, took, gave and both hid. And there eyes where opened to their nakedness and sewed fig leaves together to make aprons and hide. They heard Gods voice; Adam where are you. Adam said I was afraid because I was naked and hid myself. God said who told you, you were naked did you eat of the tree I told you not to. Adam blamed the women that God gave him, the women blamed the serpent. God cursed the serpent and said you will crawl on your belly and dust you will eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the women it shall bruise your head and thou shalt bruise his heal. To the women God said I will greatly multiply thy sorrow at conception and in sorrow you will bring forth children, and your desire shall be to your husband. Adam Because of you harkening to your wife and ate of the tree, the ground is going to be cursed and in sorrow shall thou eat of it all the days of your life. Thrones and thistles shall it bring forth and you will eat the herb of the fields. In the sweet of they face shall thou eat bread and unto dust shall you return. No longer was she called women; but now called Eve the mother of all living. Next the Lord made them coats from the skins of animals to cloth them. Man is now become one of us knowing good from evil so we will put you out of the garden to till the ground from whence you where taken. God did not create man evil, man became evil by the choices he made. 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 5:20-33It is the same all down through history for God has still in place laws, rules that must be obeyed or there are problems, unrest, shame, guilt, embarrassment, low self esteem and no pride of ownership. Mothers is a word that is necessary if we are going to multiply like they were created to do. Man can’t bear a child only the female and marriage is between a man and women, or we will never become a civilization that is able to multiply. This is mothers day that we have celebrated in America for the last 150 years the second Sunday of May. |
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COME HOLY SPIRIT I NEED YOU! |
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Contributed by Jerral Campfield
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Friday, 04 May 2012 |
John Chapter 16 Lets the Disciples know they are going to need more than just the Lords personal appearance, but His Spiritual presence for they are going to be scattered around the world and will need help. So Christ is comforting His disciples with the promise of the Holy Spirit after His resurrection and ascension into heaven.There are many that want to tell us this is not for us today, but for this time in History, but we are going to see our need of the Holy Spirit of God now as never before. The Lord knows more than we can imagine, or think and that is the reason we need to rest in the vine in order that we can bear forth fruit. John 15:16 You have not chosen Me I have chosen you, and ordained you to go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, He may be give it you. So it is imperative we understand the impact of being full of the Holy Spirit of God. God is in control of His power and want to release His power to His people, the Church. Without His power we are not able to bear forth fruit, when we abide in the Vine; Jesus we are given life to bear what God wants us to show the World and that is lovingly kindness to all people regardless of who they may be. We need to understand the power of asking or we are not going to be successful in witnessing for the Lord. I need the Lord as much today as I did when I became a believer. In fact we are living in a time when we need to be completely full of righteousness and holiness or we are not going to see God’s glory and grace unfolded like He would want. 1 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. I do not know of a time in my life when the Christian is talked about in such a negative way. We are seeing Christians persecuted around the world for doing what is right and it is very offensive, but we do not need to be ashamed for God is still blessing. Barclay's Daily Study Bible (NT) Jesus knew how to deal with men. He was in effect saying: "I am offering you the hardest task in the world. I am offering you something which will lacerate your body and tear out your heart. Are you big enough to accept it?" All the world knows Garibaldi's proclamation at the siege of Rome in 1849, when he appealed for recruits in these terms: "I offer neither pay, nor quarters, nor provisions; I offer hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles and death. Let him who loves his country in his heart, and not with his lips only, follow me." And join they did in their hundreds.—2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. What a truth that we are seeing happening daily for the Devil seems to know He has very little time and is doing all he can to make the Christian mad and lose his faith. 3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. The media and those in power are out to discredit all the principles of the Bible for it brings them to conviction and they want nothing to do with shame and conviction of wrong. All is Ok is what society has been taught so nothing is bad or evil. 4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you. Here the Lord is revealing to the Disciples they need to never forget what He has said and saying right now. How easy it is for us to not really hear the truth for it does not sound good and we just want to forget it. Here the Lord is reminding them to remember what I am saying. How many times do we have be told the truth before we believe it? 5 But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? Can you get any planner than this, I am going away and no one is questioning where? What is the Church looking for today is it peace and blessing only for the now, or are we thinking of eternal values in view? It is not easy to think of leaving friends and loved ones, but reality is that all is going to pass away and only what is done for Christ is going to last and be really blest. 6 But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. How many times has sorrow prevented us from enjoying what God has so freely given, for the simple reason we do not want to do anything but mourn and feel sorry for ourselves? 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. This is the greatest truth of the New Testament we need the Holy Spirit to lead, guide, comfort, protect, provide and please us all, regardless of the circumstance we find ourselves in. We are living in a world that has accepted a lie for the truth and the truth has become a lie. Reason is no longer acceptable for we have no accountability for our actions, attitude or behavior and if it feels good do it rules. |
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