Ephesians 5:18-20 “And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, (19) speaking to one another...

1 Timothy 4:14 “Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the...

Luke, as the writer of the book of Acts, is the one who informs us that all the saints present at that prayer meeting were filled with...

Acts 4:29-31 “Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word, (30) by...

There are numerous accounts in scripture, of the saints being filled with the Spirit again after their initial baptism. The scripture...

In the previous section we saw that it is scriptural for saints who have not yet received the Holy Spirit, to seek to be filled with the...

Romans 4:20-21 “He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, (21) and...

But the point remains; that the reason Jesus could not perform any miracles in His hometown was because of faith being absent. We are not...

Mark 6:1-6 “Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him. (2) And when the Sabbath had come,...

But there is further evidence from this account to show us that faith must be present before the gifts of the Holy Spirit can be...

Acts 14:8-12 “And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never...

Galatians 3:2-5 “This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? --...

In this next section we will discuss the fourth evidence that helps us to identify supernatural manifestations that are not the work of...

2 John 1:9-11 “Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of...

Numbers 22:12-22 “And God said to Balaam, "You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed." … (21) So...

Nevertheless some churches and ministries encourage people in the congregation to lay hands on one another for the express purpose of...

1 Corinthians 5:6-13 “Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? (7) Therefore purge out...

All unbelievers are full of sin, for scripture refers to them as sinners, and yet we are instructed in scripture, to lay hands on the...

1 Timothy 5:19-24 “Do not receive an accusation against an elder except from two or three witnesses. (20) Those who are sinning rebuke...

Leviticus 24:10-15 “Now the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and this...

In this section we will discuss the third evidence that helps us to identify supernatural manifestations that are not the work of the...

2 Timothy 4:3-4 “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have...

But then there are the churches and ministers on the other extreme, that sanction practices in their meetings which are completely...

1 Corinthians 14:29-40 “Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge. (30) But if anything is revealed to another who sits...