Greetings, Remnant Fam! Here’s what you’ll find in this week’s issue:

• Shows This Week:
  - Binding & Loosing? Do We Agree? Response to Alisa Childers
  - The Case for the Supernatural: Interview with Lee Strobel

• WSSM: Intro to Spiritual Gifts: Final Hours to Register for Spring Semester!

• Your Questions Answered

• Last Week’s Shows:
  - Christians and Deliverance Ministry: Responding to Alisa Childers Part 3
  - The Asbury Revival 2 Years Later: Interview with Dr. Suzanne Nicholson

• Replay: How Do People Get Demonized? Occult Practices, Idolatry & Blasphemy

• Support the Show

• Connect

• Speaking Schedule

SHOWS THIS WEEK

Tune in to The Remnant Radio and join the Remnant Community Live Chat on Monday’s and Wednesday’s at 4:00 p.m. CDT / UTC-5.

Binding & Loosing: Do We Agree? Responding to Alisa Childers

What does it mean to “bind and loose”? Can demons claim “legal rights”? As we continue our examination of Alisa Childers’ series on Christians and deliverance ministry, we’re exploring these crucial questions.

We'll review clips discussing: • The “Daughter of Abraham” passage • Biblical teaching on binding and loosing • The concept of demonic “legal rights”

Join us as we seek to understand these challenging topics through careful study of Scripture.

Join us LIVE on Monday, March 17 at 4:00 p.m. CDT/UTC-5.

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The Case for the Supernatural: Interview with Lee Strobel

What happens when someone dies on the operating table and reports seeing details of their surgery they couldn’t possibly have known? How do we explain medically documented recoveries that physicians can’t understand? What about countless reports of modern encounters with Jesus that transform hardened skeptics?

These are the kinds of supernatural claims that Lee Strobel, former atheist and legal editor of the Chicago Tribune, set out to investigate. The same investigative journalist who wrote “The Case for Christ” has now turned his analytical mind toward the supernatural, examining evidence for miraculous healings, angelic encounters, and near-death experiences.

Join us as Lee Strobel shares what he discovered when he applied his journalistic rigor to the supernatural realm. From a former atheist who demands evidence, this conversation promises to challenge both skeptics and believers alike.

Episode premieres on Wednesday, March 19 at 4:00 p.m. CDT / UTC-.

🚨FINAL HOURS TO REGISTER!
WSSM: INTRO TO SPIRITUAL GIFTS

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Don’t miss your final opportunity to join the spring semester of our 10-week course, Introduction to Spiritual Gifts.

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📚 10 weeks of biblical training - 108 videos - Downloadable study guides
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🤝Community of believers growing together

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Have a theology question? Drop it here. While we can't guarantee we'll tackle every question, we'll dive into one or two each week. So, fire away and let's explore together!

Question from Anonymous in Houston: I've been talking with my Dad about cessationism versus continuationism (Our family came from a Church of Christ background) and the main argument that He has said is that the spiritual gifts in Acts were always conferred by the laying on of hands by the apostles, not anyone else. Since we don't have the 12 anymore, the gifts have ceased as a normal Christian practice. Thoughts? 

Answer: Your dad’s point about the laying on of hands by the apostles in Acts is a common one, and it’s true that we see this pattern in several key instances:

Acts 8:14-19 (Samaria): Peter and John lay hands on the Samaritan believers, and they receive the Holy Spirit.
Acts 19:6 (Ephesus): Paul lays hands on the disciples in Ephesus, and they speak in tongues and prophesy.

However, a closer look at Scripture reveals that this wasn’t the only way the gifts were imparted, and that the apostles’ role wasn’t necessarily the exclusive means of receiving the Spirit and spiritual gifts.

Acts 2:4: The Holy Spirit falls on about 120 believers in the upper room (including the apostles) without the laying on of hands. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. This is the foundational event for the outpouring of the Spirit in the New Testament.

The 3,000 at Pentecost (Acts 2:41): After Peter’s sermon, about 3,000 people were baptized. While Acts 2:38 says, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,” there’s no mention of the apostles laying hands on each of these 3,000 new believers. It’s highly improbable that the apostles personally laid hands on every single one of them that day. The implication is that they received the Spirit upon believing and being baptized.

Cornelius’ Household (Acts 10:44-46): While Peter is preaching to Cornelius and his household, the Holy Spirit falls on them before they are even baptized or have hands laid on them. “While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles. For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God.”

Emphasis on Faith and the Spirit’s Sovereignty: These examples demonstrate that the Holy Spirit is not limited to a single method of impartation. The Holy Spirit is not a “formula” but a person who distributes gifts as He wills (1 Corinthians 12:11).

The Broader Purpose of the Gifts: The gifts of the Spirit are given for the edification of the church (1 Corinthians 12:7, 14:12), not just to authenticate the apostles. While the gifts may have served to confirm the apostles’ message in the early church, their primary purpose is to equip believers for ministry and to build up the body of Christ.

Therefore, while we respect your dad’s perspective and acknowledge the role of the apostles in the early church, we believe that the evidence of Scripture points to a broader understanding of how the Holy Spirit empowers believers with spiritual gifts. It’s not about replicating a specific formula, but about seeking God in faith and being open to the sovereign work of the Spirit in our lives.

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Question from Anonymous: I value your advice and opinion on Bethel’s presence therapy and joy tunnels. It makes me feel very uncomfortable and has divided our church. I just don’t see Jesus laughing over everyone to see healing in the Bible, but yet the teaching suggests otherwise. Help please! Thanks so much

Answer: We’re not as familiar with presence therapy, though we did an episode reviewing Sozo that may guide you. We are generally wary of practices coming out of Bethel. Here’s a previous episode we did on fire tunnels that hopefully helps you.

SHOWS LAST WEEK

If you missed joining the Live Chat, you can still catch the episodes:

Demonic Power & the Christian: Responding to Alisa Childers

Join us as we examine Alisa Childers’ discussion about binding demons and spiritual authority. We’ll explore what Scripture teaches about spiritual warfare and the believer’s relationship to demonic forces. We’ll address key questions: Does the Bible support the concept of demons having “legal rights”? What does it mean to give the devil an “opportunity”?

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Asbury Revival 2 Years Later: Interview with Dr. Suzanne Nicholson

Join us as we welcome Dr. Suzanne Nicholson, Professor of New Testament at Asbury University, to reflect on the remarkable 2023 Asbury Revival two years later and discuss her new book “Cooperating with the Holy Spirit.” From the initial 16-day outpouring that captured global attention to the lasting impact on campus life and beyond, Dr. Nicholson shares unique insights as both an eyewitness and scholar studying revival movements. We’ll explore the theological foundations of revival, practical lessons for stewarding moves of God, and how this historic event fits into both Asbury’s legacy of revivals and the broader context of spiritual awakening in America.

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How Do People Get Demonized? Occult Practices, Idolatry & Blasphemy

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