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The Holy Spirit Your body is the home of the Holy Spirit . . . —1 Corinthians 6:19 (TLB) Who is the Holy Spirit? He is God, just as God the Father and God the Son are also God. We speak of them as the Trinity. You ask me to …

You Can Preach! And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world . . . —Matthew 24:14 (TLB) We are stewards of the Gospel. The power to proclaim the greatest news in Heaven or on earth was not given to the angels. It was given …

Symptoms of Guilt Cleanse me from this guilt. Let me be pure again. —Psalm 51:2 (TLB) Guilt is a prominent word among psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, and ministers too. The dictionary calls guilt “the act or state of having done a wrong or committed an offense.” The symptoms of guilt are many, …

A Living Presence A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. —Luke 2:32 If we could look through mighty telescopes or listen to electronic soundings, we could hear and see the metallic stars which both Russia and America have put into space in the past …

How To Handle Temptation . . . who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able . . . —1 Corinthians 10:13 It is Satan’s purpose to steal the seed of truth from your heart by sending distracting thoughts. It should encourage you to know that …

Salvation Is an Act of God There is salvation in no one else! Under all heaven there is no other name for men to call upon to save them. —Acts 4:12 (TLB) Salvation is an act of God. It is initiated by God, wrought by God, and sustained by God. …

Why We Can’t Fully Comprehend God Since earliest times men have seen the earth and sky and all God made, and have known of his existence and great eternal power . . . —Romans 1:20 (TLB) If you try to rationalize God exhaustively, you will fail. There are mysteries about …

The Struggles of Life For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. —Ephesians 6:12 All life is a struggle—that is the nature of things. Even within our physical bodies, doctors …

The First Missionary Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. —Matthew 4:19 Jesus Himself was the first missionary! He did not sit by passively and let those who happened to be interested in His teaching come to Him. He went out where the sick, the sorrowing, and …

Hope Beyond Death The righteous hath hope in his death. —Proverbs 14:32 We don’t like to talk about death; it’s the forbidden subject of our generation. Yet it’s real for all of us. Sometimes on television I see motion pictures featuring actors who are no longer living. They seem very …