“No one who beats his wife or children, spreads slander in a congregation, or harbors perpetual unforgiveness in his or her heart is full of the Spirit, no matter how many supernatural gifts he or she claims to have.” — Craig S. Keener Copy Share Image
“No one who beats his wife or children, spreads slander in a congregation, or harbors perpetual unforgiveness in his or her heart is full… — Craig S. Keener Copy Share Image
God is consistent with his nature and declared purposes in Scripture, but he is not limited to our finite understanding of him or the… — Craig S. Keener Copy Share Image
The image of keys (plural) perhaps suggests not so much the porter, who controls admission to the house, as the steward, who regulates its… — Craig S. Keener Copy Share Image
“God alone is God, and he alone merits first place—beyond every other love, every other anxiety, every other fear that consumes us.” — Craig S. Keener Copy Share Image
Any student of the New Testament eager to understand its Greco-Roman setting will profit greatly from this excellent book. I commend it highly for its up-to-date perspectives and usefulness. Jeffers writes with a breadth of expertise on the Greco-Roman world that few New Testament specialists can match. — Craig S. Keener Copy Share
“What the radical Enlightenment excluded as implausible based on the principle of analogy, much of today’s world can accept on the same principle of analogy. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide claim to have experienced or witnessed what they believe are miracles. Eyewitness claims to dramatic recoveries appear in a wide variety of cultures, among Christians often successfully emulating models… — Craig S. Keener Copy Share
“Western theology invariably asks the question: Are miracles possible? This of course addresses the Enlightenment problem of a closed universe. In much of Asia… — Craig S. Keener Copy Share Image
“All Christian churches in China practice some form of healing, including Three-Self churches. In fact, according to some surveys, 90% of new believers cite… — Craig S. Keener Copy Share Image
“If the early Christian accounts of dramatic signs make these works seem foreign and foreboding to segments of modern Western academia,[85] they are nevertheless… — Craig S. Keener Copy Share Image
If we must “feel” God's presence before we believe he is with us, we again reduce God to our ability to grasp him, making… — Craig S. Keener Copy Share Image
“parallel to all other ages, not a chronological series of events. Indeed, one of the great marvels of God’s gracious activity toward us is… — Craig S. Keener Copy Share Image
The keeper of the keys was one of the most important roles a household servant could hold (Mark 13:32-34). A higher official held the… — Craig S. Keener Copy Share Image
![“If the early Christian accounts of dramatic signs make these works seem foreign and foreboding to segments of modern Western academia,[85] they are nevertheless welcome in many of the dynamic churches of Africa, Latin America, and Asia, which believe that they share their experiences.” quote by Craig S. Keener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/024/craig-s-keener-36678_christianity_if-the-early-christian-accounts-of-drama_2056435.jpg)
