3 Levels of Marriage

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“…as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.”                       1 Peter 3:7 NKJV

In his book, “The Distinctively Christian Marriage,” Dr. Paul Olson lists three basic models of marriage, which can be inferred from scripture.

Using the illustration of mountain climbing as a description of the marriage relationship, he pictures these as plateaus or peaks along the way. ...

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6th Leadership Principle of the Holy Spirit – CONFIRMATION

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“But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from my Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.”    John 15:26-27 NKJV

There is that word, “Helper,” again! According to the Amplified Bible’s translation, the Holy Spirit is totally geared toward “counseling, helping, advocating, interceding, strengthening,” and “standing by” us! In this particular case ...

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1st Leadership Principle of the Holy Spirit – CONSOLATION

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“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another HELPER, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. You know Him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.”

John 14:12, 16-17 ESV

These “Leadership Principles of the Holy Spirit” ...

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