The Bible teaches of a Substitutionary Atonement. Barabbas was one curious character in the Bible to receive it. His name means son of a father, and we find that he has many similarities to us all. In an interesting way, Barabbas embodies the person who was replaced as Christ died in his place. In short,…
In the last part of the mini series on “The Flesh vs The Spirit” we learned that the Holy Spirit wants to bring spiritual fruit in a believer’s life. He comes and makes His home with you and desires to fellowship with you. Paul lists 9 different characteristics that the Holy Spirit will bring about in a born again Christian’s life. We find that the first fruit on the list is “love” which is essential for all believers to understand before attempting to pray about having the other fruits come forth in their walk with the Lord. If we have no understanding of the love of God, how will we get to know the other 8 fruits listed in Galatians 5:22-23?