To be "filled with the Spirit" is a biblical phrase, often used but rarely understood. Some would use the phrase to describe either another Christian's character or a moment when someone seems to have divine inspiration. Most commonly, the term "filled with the Spirit" is used to describe sudden ecstatic behavior. What is clear is that the church struggles to understand what the Bible means when it says:
Eph 5:17 Wherefore by ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. 18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Today on The Postscript, we have Pastor Brian Clark (church planter, author, and Biblical studies instructor at LFBI) to discuss this topic with Brandon Briscoe, provost of LFBI. Brian will help us gain a biblical answer for what it means to filled with the Spirit and how it affects our life and ministry.
The trumpet is one of the most often used symbols in all of scripture. We see, particularly in the Old Testament, that the sound of a trump was used to gather an assembly, to call soldiers to war, and to draw people into worship. The Bible presents us with trumpets that call us into Christ's arms and trumpets that mark destruction during the tribulation.
How do the trumpets differ, and how do they help us better understand God's grand design? Today, Provost of Living Faith Bible Institute, Brandon Briscoe, has invited James Fyffe, Faculty Professor of Missiology at LFBI, to do a Bible study on the topic of the "trumpets" in scripture.
Today, as a continuation of the Unknown Missionary series on The Postscript, we discuss the intriguing testimony and life (1887-1913) of missionary William Whiting Borden. Borden was a rich young man with incredible intellect and aptitude who gave everything he had for the cause of Christ. Provost of Living Faith Bible Institute Brandon Briscoe has invited James Fyffe, former missionary and faculty professor of Missiology at the Living Faith Bible Institute to have this conversation.
In American revivalism, there is a long history of charismatic experientialism being justified under the subheading of spiritual gifts. Speaking in tongues, healing and prophesying are often pulled from their scriptural context, redefined and then reapplied to substantiate euphoric behavior in the church.
Have the spiritual gifts been co-opted? Do certain spiritual gifts cease? If so, which ones and why?
Today on The Postscript, Provost of Living Faith Bible Institute, Brandon Briscoe, invites Dr. Chris Best, Missiology instructor at LFBI, to discuss spiritual gifts, the cessation of gifts, and the purpose of spiritual gifts in the New Testament church. We conclude with how believers can find their fit in their own local church ministry in a way that honors God's Word, so that they may become more fruitful in a walk with Jesus Christ.
