When you quench a fire, you put out the fire. When you quench your thirst, your thirst goes away. The word “spirit” here could refer to the Holy Spirit, or one’s own personal spirit. Either way, spirit is the source of all things spiritual. So the basic meaning of the command is not to put out the source of all things spiritual.
So usually when we read about the kingdom in the New Testament, it has reference to the church and vice versa. However, there are a couple of passages where the term kingdom doesn’t refer to the church, but to heaven.
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http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/what-is-the-opposite-of-grace.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis past week I asked this question on Facebook and received many answers. The most popular answer was justice (6). The second most […]
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http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/men-women-authority.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn 1 Corinthians 11:1-16, Paul gives some ordinances, customs, or signs of authority to women concerning their hair. Would you please explain this […]
http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/for-us-or-against-us.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPlease explain why these verses do not conflict: Mark 9:40, Matthew 12:30, Luke 9:50. Mark 9:40 and Luke 9:50 are parallel accounts. Matthew […]
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http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/things-under-the-earth.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn Philippians 2:10, what is meant by, “and things under the earth”? Philippians 2:10 in the New King James Version says, “that at […]
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http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/what-is-the-blasphemy-of-the-holy-spirit.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn Luke 12:10, it is mentioned that there is forgiveness for speaking against the Son of Man, but no forgiveness for blasphemy against […]
http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/why-did-melchizedek-meet-abram.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn Genesis 14:17-18, Melchizedek brings forth bread and wine. Was he residing in Sodom? If not, where did he come from, and why […]
http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/how-does-the-story-of-the-widows-mite-apply.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHow does Mark 12:41-44 apply today? Does Matthew 19:21 apply to this example? If so, how? Mark 12:41-44 is the story of the […]