The Narrow Path Ministries

Did Jesus teach the rapture in the Gospels? The rapture could be an oral teaching not recorded in the Gospels but known or revealed to Paul. Paul teaches a rapture here: 1 Thes 4:17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in...

As Rick mentioned earlier, the DSS are not Scripture, but it does indicate what some people thought at that time (200BC - 70AD). Scroll: Community Rule 1QS 3:21b - 24b (21b) The authority of the Angel of Darkness further extends to the corruption (22) of all the righteous. All their sins, iniquities...

Hi Sue, Thanks for your posting. It's nice to hear what other people think about this subject. I like your John 14:30 reference, "for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me;" as it confirms the devil has no hold or control of Jesus. The words "demon possession" bring up images in...

Hi Rick, I did listen to most of Steve's series on Spiritual Warfare earlier this year, and I thought the teaching was good. The subject matter is kind of tough to focus on for too long though. I think we sometimes like to draw boxes and say we're in here and the bad spirits are out there. We're qui...

Hi Rick, Thanks for your post. That was very informative. I wasn't aware of the writings you mentioned in the DSS. I'm going to have to check that out. I'm not sure if what follows is on topic, but I also wonder if there is an analogy with the Israelites being afraid to enter the Promised Land, and ...

It would appear that our sinful nature is the work of the devil. 1 John 3:8 8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; ...

Paidion, Thank you for your thoughtful and comprehensive reply. When reading the NT, we learn that Jesus will save his people from their sin and that the indwelling and baptism of the Holy Spirit is normative for followers of Christ. It makes me wonder if man has some other spirit present (shudder, ...

Nice word study. I had the same understanding as you until reading your post and looking at the Scripture more closely. It looks like this could be (not sure as the verb tenses are different) one of those AB - BA kind of constructions. This is a Jewish idiom and I don't recall what the word is to de...

The Sermon On The Mount as recorded in Matthew is a collection of Jesus' teachings describing what Kingdom living is like. Matthew was writing to a Jewish audience and could be drawing a parallel between God meeting with Moses on Mount Sinai to give the law and Jesus meeting with his disciples to de...

What role do spirits play in sin? In Genesis 4:7, the LORD describes sin as crouching at the door and desiring to have Cain. In Romans 7:23 Paul says he sees another law at work in the members of his body. I've also heard an explanation that when David asks for his transgressions or sins to be cover...