A New Creature. . . an Apostolic Pentecostal blog

Isaiah 40:3-5 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. Matthew 3:1-3 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Why was John the Baptist sent before the arrival of Jesus? What did John do that Jesus could not have done for Himself? He was told, his purpose was to "prepare ye the way of the Lord." When a king travels, when President Bush travels a man or more...

This is Paul speaking to a small group of believers in Ephesus. . . Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? (Acts 19:2) This is not a question of doctrine. This is not a theoretical question meant for only the apostolic fathers. This is a question Paul had for a small group of believers that Paul ran into taking the road cross country in modern day Turkey some 620 miles from Jerusalem as the crow flies. A world away the way Paul traveled. . . Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? (Acts 19:2) This is a question not for the movers and shakers of the religious epicenter of the universe. This is a question Paul asked those well away the Holy Land. Paul is evangelizing. This is about the beginnings of Christianity. . . This is not about the ministry of Jesus. This is about Jesus great commandment, to all of us, to spread the Gospel into all the world. . . If you did not receive the Holy Ghost when you believed? Then just what is your belief? They answered, "No, ...