spirit

history May 18, 2017

WHEN WAS Charles Parham himself baptized in the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues?

Parham recalled hearing speaking in tongues for the first time at Shiloh as he listened to students coming down from the prayer tower after…

theology April 27, 2017

Understand Holy Spirit And Speaking in Tongues in the Assemblies of God

Understand Holy Spirit And Speaking in Tongues Timothy R. Carter, Ph.D I have incorporated an online article into this Bible study to strengthen the…

video April 4, 2017

When will the pouring out of the Spirit happen as mentioned in Acts 2:16-21? (Finis J. Dake)

bible March 20, 2017

Galatians 5:16-17 But I say, walk by the Spirit…

Galatians 5:16-17 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the…

bible, FEATURED March 8, 2017

Did the disciples receive the Holy Spirit when Jesus breathed on them?

Jesus had spent quite a bit of time speaking to his disciples about the coming of the Holy Spirit in John 14, 15, & 16. So, if the Holy Spirit was indeed imparted to the disciples when Jesus breathed on them in John 21, w…

theology February 4, 2017

What made Pentecostals drop the theological belief in Spirit Baptism?

What made Pentecostals drop the theological belief that Spirit Baptism prepared one for the Rapture?

theology January 30, 2017

Devil’s victory in Salem: Combating witchcraft without the gifts of the Spirit

This is an older blog which many of you may have missed. It points out the need for the gift of discernment of spirits,…

bible November 30, 2016

In 1 Corinthians 14:15, what is the difference between praying «τῷ πνεύματι» versus «τῷ νοΐ»?

In 1 Cor. 14:15, it is written,

¹⁵ What is the outcome then? I will pray with the spirit and I will pray with the mind also; I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the mind also. ^NASB

^ΙΕʹ τί οὖν ἐστιν προσεύξομαι τῷ πνεύματι προσεύξομαι δὲ καὶ τῷ νοΐ ψαλῶ τῷ πνεύματι ψαλῶ δὲ καὶ τῷ νοΐ ^{TR, 1550}

What, if any, is the difference between praying «τῷ πνεύματι» (NASB: “with the spirit”) versus «τῷ νοΐ» (NASB: “with the mind”)? Or, is the apostle Paul using a parallelism thus equating the πνεῦμα with the νοῦς?