1 Corinthians 2:4
My message and my preaching did not depend on wisdom's power to persuade; they were proof given by the Spirit and by power,
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- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in His Names cites 1 Corinthians 2:4
…14:26, John 16:12-14), when we do personal work (Acts 8:29), when we preach or teach (1 Corinthians 2:4), when we are tempted (Romans 8:2), when we leave this world (Acts 7:54-60). Let us get…
- The Key Teachings of R. A. Torrey ·
The Baptism with the Holy Spirit cites 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
…not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power. 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4 Weighing it Here the reader must think carefully, because good Christians have disagreed.…
- The Key Teachings of E. M. Bounds ·
The Real Sermon Is Made in the Closet cites 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
…not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4 The apostles’ priority Bounds loved to point to Acts 6. When the young Church in…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Baptism with the Holy Spirit cites 1 Corinthians 2:4
…“persuasive words of man's wisdom” and not “in demonstration of the Spirit and of power” (1 Corinthians 2:4.). Preaching it in the energy of the flesh and not in the power of the Holy Spirit. There…
- Baptism with the Holy Spirit ·
Necessity and Possibility of the Baptism with the Holy Spirit cites 1 Corinthians 2:4
…it “in persuasive words of wisdom” and not “in demonstration of the spirit and of power” (1 Corinthians 2:4), preaching it in the energy of the flesh and not in the power of the Holy Spirit. There…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 2 — Of Faith cites 1 Cor. 2:4
…he tells them that faith stands not “in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God,” (1 Cor. 2:4), he is no doubt speaking of external miracles; but as the reprobate are blinded when…
- The Key Teachings of Charles H. Spurgeon ·
The Word and the Spirit cites 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
…not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power. 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4 In the sermon Christ Crucified he says that nobody truly preaches Christ who leaves out…
- The Key Teachings of Charles G. Finney ·
How to Preach the Gospel cites 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4–5
…of power: that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4–5 Finney did not deny this; his lectures on prayer and the Spirit came first for a reason.…
- The Key Teachings of Martyn Lloyd-Jones ·
Logic on Fire cites 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
…not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power. 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4 He was sharply critical of certain habits. He disliked preachers who tried to entertain…
- The Key Teachings of John Wesley ·
The World Is My Parish cites 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
…not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power. 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4 This was costly for a man of his education. Wesley was a genuine scholar who read widely…
- The Key Teachings of Watchman Nee ·
The Ministry of the Word cites 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
…not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power. 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4 Where to read this with care The book deserves two cautions, and Nee’s own convictions…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites 1 Cor. 2:4
…which is the immediate spring of grace in the heart, is all life, all power, all act: 1 Cor. 2:4, “In demonstration of the Spirit, and of power.” 1 Thess. 1:5, “Our gospel came not unto…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 14 — Of the Sacraments cites 1 Cor. 2:4
…had given effect to his labours, he boasts that he possessed the ministry of the Spirit (1 Cor. 2:4); just as if his preaching were inseparably connected with the power of the Holy Spirit…
- Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 1 Corinthians 2:1-5
…without bitterness. Scriptures to revisit Exodus 4:10-12; 2 Corinthians 12:9; 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; Isaiah 50:4; Matthew 6:33. Reflection 1. What limitation do you wish God would remove?…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Holy Spirit as a Teacher cites 1 Corinthians 2:1-5
…the believer to communicate to others in power the truth he has been taught. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 2:1-5, “And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of…