The Holy Spirit

(Copyright 02-08-2025) by Gary C. Miller (Pocahontas, Arkansas) DOES BEING RELIGIOUS MEAN WE HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT?   ALL SPIRITS ARE NOT HOLY:“Beloved, believe Not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of Yahweh [“God”; KJV].” (I Jn. 4:1) “But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, paying attention to Deceitful Spirits and Doctrines of Demons. “(I Tim. 4:1) “Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared… For-bidding to marry [celibacy].” (I Tim. 4:2)  KINDS OF SPIRITS:UNCLEAN SPIRITS (Lk. 6:18; Acts 5:16; spirits who break the Laws of clean/unclean [meats, persons, Lev.12-13, 15) DECEITFUL SPIRITS (I […]

Are the Sabbath and Holy Days a Burden?

(Copyright) by Bill Hillebrenner (Matthews, North Carolina)  The days mentioned in Galatians 4 have all the trappings of being the Sabbath, new moons, holy days and special years such as seventh year and jubilee. But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods. But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage? You observe days and months and seasons and years. I am afraid for you, lest […]

Roles of Father, Son and Holy Spirit

by Ray Daly (Lincoln, North Dakota)              Mathew 28:19. “Go you therefore and teach all nations.  BAPTIZING them in the NAME of the Father, and [the NAME of] the Son, and [the NAME of] the Holy Spirit!”            Obviously, I applied the word “Name” in brackets, when referring to the latter two.  Simply, because most of mainstream Christianity believes that that is the main “topic” of the above.  The names of the “three” beings in the God head.  It seems that, even though they believe the three mentioned are three individuals, they NEVER tell us what said names are.            While the […]

Holy Days: Atonement

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh (Charlotte, North Carolina)   In our continuing study on the holy days, we have seen the plan of God broaden from our personal redemption and removal of sin in Jesus Christ’s offering of Himself on Passover to ridding the self of corruption in the Days of Unleavened Bread and to the founding of the church and giving of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. Trumpets pictures the return of Christ, the changing of the saints into immortal spirit beings, and God’s judgment on all mankind. But before Christ’s rule on earth begins, another hurdle must be overcome: Spiritual cleansing leading to salvation must be made […]

The Holy Ghost

by James Steinle (Swanville, Minnesota)  Someone wants to know about the Holy Ghost. What is the name of the Holy Ghost? Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:  My understanding at this time is that there is no name for the Holy Ghost or the set-a-part spirit. My understanding is that the spirit of the Heavenly Father could be likened to the electricity that flows through a power line.  “Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of Yehovah […]