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Is the Holy Spirit (Ghost) a He or an It?

Posted on February 5, 2022 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . I was at a home fellowship once which was not my own, and I happened to reference the Holy Spirit as an “it.”  One young man spoke right up in an affronted tone.  “You called the Holy Spirit … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Math

Posted on January 15, 2022 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

  . I find it amusing when a scientist claims that he/she doesn’t believe in God, and that the reason is that God’s existence can’t be proven.  Meanwhile, that scientist’s understanding of their specific discipline most assuredly involves the use … Continue reading →

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Did We Create God?

Posted on June 12, 2021 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . Did God create us, or did we create God?  Because if we created God, then we’re going to have to work very hard (and many people do) to protect Him and justify His existence to others.  In this … Continue reading →

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Are We Free to Sin in Christ?

Posted on January 18, 2021 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . If you ignore the law in order to become transformed unto Christ by his spirit, you are free indeed, able to express the glory of God. If you ignore the law for any other reason, you are simply … Continue reading →

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Vengeance is Mine

Posted on September 27, 2020 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

.. . Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.  Romans 12:19 I used to think God was saying the same thing twice in … Continue reading →

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The Right Hand of God

Posted on March 28, 2020 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. .What is the right hand of God?  Where is the right hand of God?  In discovering the answer to these questions, remember this:  The quest for God and for truth is always upward and inward.  Never outward or downward. … Continue reading →

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Unimpeachable

Posted on March 13, 2020 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . Impeach: –  to call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice). I ran across a thread on facebook the other day, involving a number of Christians who were discussing whether a person who was divorced and … Continue reading →

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The Wormhole of the Cross of Christ

Posted on November 30, 2019 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . . . A definition of a wormhole, from Wikipedia:  A wormhole  is a speculative structure linking disparate points in spacetime…  A wormhole can be visualized as a tunnel with two ends at separate points in spacetime (i.e., different … Continue reading →

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Your Ministry

Posted on August 27, 2019 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com

. . . . The word “ministry” in the Bible is most often the Greek word diakonia, from the Greek root word diako, which means “to run errands.”  Related words are the verb “to minister” and the noun “minister.”  So … Continue reading →

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.. . .“What does the Word say?”  That used to be the response to so many questions I had about life, about God, about Christianity, about myself, about Jesus, the gospel, about relationships.  Of course what I meant when I … Continue reading →

Posted on May 24, 2019 by stevehartlaub@gmail.com | 2 Comments