If you ask Catholics and Pentecostals about the number of gifts of the Holy Spirit, and what those gifts are, you’ll likely get two different answers. The gifts of the Holy Spirit, not to be confused with the fruit of the Holy Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23, CCC 1832) are understood differently by the two groups. I.… Continue reading The Gifts of the Holy Spirit: What They Are and How to Use Them
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Three Points You May Have Missed from John 9
The Sunday Gospels in Lent are some of the most important, moving parts of Scripture, hands down. There’s a lot to say on last Sunday’s Gospel (the raising of Lazarus from John 11), but the Gospel from the Sunday before that (John 9:1-41) has a number of great moments which really stand out. (1) The… Continue reading Three Points You May Have Missed from John 9
What John’s Baptism Teaches Us About the Sacraments
This upcoming Sunday, we’ll hear that John the Baptist went throughout the “whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins” (Luke 3:3). I’m curious as to how Protestants distinguish their own views of water Baptisms from the Baptism of John. In any case, even Protestants who think that… Continue reading What John’s Baptism Teaches Us About the Sacraments