Israel's revealed program vs. Paul's secret program
Volume 4, Number 19Believe in Acts, Part 3 - Israel’s Revealed Program vs Paul’s Secret Program - The transition in Acts:Your browser does not support the audio element.Today's Faith Study was presented as a sermon last Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 10:30 AM at West Valley Grace Fellowship. It is titled "Israel's Revealed Program" vs "Paul's Secret Program." In this study I tried to demonstrate that although the Gospel the Lord Jesus Christ revealed to the Apostle Paul was God’s secret until He revealed it to Paul, nevertheless God used His dealings with Israel as types or shadows of the Gospel of Grace... Continue reading →
Jerusalem Temple necessary for Israel's Kingdom Gospel
Volume 4, Number 18Believe in Acts, Part 2 - Israel and Their Temple in Jerusalem:The third time the Greek word “pisteuo,” translated “believe” is used in Acts is in the context of additional believers being added to the Jewish Pentecostal church. That church met on Solomon’s porch in the Temple in Jerusalem and were all in one accord; many signs and wonders were done among them by the 12 Apostles to the point that people with unclean spirits were brought in from around Jerusalem to be healed and the sick were laid outside their homes, all of whom were healed when Peter’s shadow... Continue reading →
Introduction of the word "Believe" in Acts
Volume 4, Number 17Introduction to “Believe” in Acts:The Greek word Pisteuo occurs 248 times in the New Testament (NT). In the King James Version (KJV) it’s translated “believe” 239 times and with 9 various other words. It occurs most frequently in the Gospel of John at 100 with second place going to Acts where it occurs 39 times. The word “believe” describes the primary action on the part of mankind in regards to God’s Word required throughout the ages in order to be saved to eternal life. During the three years Christ was on earth God’s Word to the Jews was to repent... Continue reading →
The word "faithful" in Acts
Volume 4, Number 16Faithful in Acts:We’ve examined the Greek word “pistis,” usually translated “faith” in Acts and now move on to “pistos,” usually translated “faithful” to learn what it teaches. Pistos is found 66 times in the New Testament (NT) and in the King James Version (KJV) it is translated “faithful” 53 times and with various other words the remaining 13. Its only found 4 times Acts; translated “faithful” once, “believe” twice and once as “sure.” Strong defines it as “objectively trustworthy; subjectively trustful; believe (-ing); faithful (-ly), sure, true.” The Greek Lexicon indicates it is derived from another Greek word that means,... Continue reading →
Jesus Christ's Faith introducted in Acts
Volume 4, Number 15The Gift of Jesus Christ’s Faith Introduced in Acts:When the word “faith” is found in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John it normally is used in reference to the faith of an individual or a group of people and so the phrases “thy faith,” “little faith,” “no faith,” “their faith,” “great faith,” etc., are found frequently. However, I’ve not been able to find in the King James Version (KJV) of those books the phrase “the faith,” whereas it is found in Acts and the books following it. “The faith” first appears in Acts quoting the Apostle Peter who was addressing Jews... Continue reading →
The faith of the lame man in Lystra
Volume 4, Number 14Faith in Acts - Paul perceives the Faith of a Man:We continue tracing the Greek word “Pistis” through Acts, where it is translated “faith” 15 times and “assurance” once in the King James Version. Today we find Paul preaching on his first missionary journey with Barnabas, Acts 14:6 & 7: “And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked: The same heard Paul speak: who steadfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy... Continue reading →
Sermon - Abraham's DNA
Volume 4, Number 13Your browser does not support the audio element.Dear Friends,This Faith Study is my presentation at West Valley Grace Fellowship (WVGF) in Sun City West, Arizona on Sunday, September 18, 2016.This first link takes you to the sermons posted on the WVGF website and you can either click on the link or copy and paste it in your browser. This study is titled "The Transition in the Book of Acts" September 25, 2016..http://new.westvalleygf.comThe same study is posted on SoundCloud, which can be accessed by either clicking on or copy and pasting the following link:https://soundcloud.com/user-854534204/the-transition-all-for-us-not-all-to-usPlease let me know if you have a... Continue reading →
Abraham - the father of our Faith
Volume 4, Number 12Vol 4 - No 12, September 20, 2016Abraham’s DNA - Or - Abraham, the Father of Our Faith:I’m trying something new with this Faith Study because I put a lot of time into this presentation at the West Valley Grace Fellowship (WVGF) in Sun City West, Arizona on Sunday, September 18, 2016 and didn’t have time to study anything else.By clicking on one of the following two links or copying and pasting them to your browser should provide access to this study.I have another study to present orally this coming Sunday but after that I will return to the regular... Continue reading →
Barnabas - the transition from Law to Grace
Volume 4, Number 11Faith in Acts - Barnabas in the Transition:Today we come to the 6th occasion of the word faith in Acts where Barnabas is referred to as “... a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith ...,” Acts 11:24a. As far as I can determine, only Stephen (Acts 6:5) and Barnabas are described as being “full of the Holy Spirit and faith.” They were Jews and along with the rest of the Pentecostal church in Jerusalem, believed Jesus Christ was Israel’s Messiah; had received the gift of the Holy Spirit; sold all their possessions and lived from... Continue reading →
Acts - The book of Transition
Volume 4, Number 10Faith in Acts - The Book of Transition:A great deal of anxiety exists today because of uncertainty and violence throughout the world. Many ask what happened to the manifestations of great power working though men such as Moses, Gideon, Samson, David and others on behalf of God’s People Israel, and, what happened to the miracles in the Pentecostal church described in the first part of Acts; communicating with each other regardless of language, healings, opening the doors of prisons, etc. (see Vol 4, No 2) Sir Robert Anderson published a book in the early 1900’s titled “The Silence of God”... Continue reading →