This is bound to stir the hornet’s nest. I realize that is probable, and though I do not personally enjoy confrontation, I am compelled to address certain topics of concern and to point myself and others back to Scripture. This is one of those topics. I wrote a post recently about Christian deliverance and how I disagreed with the premise that born again believers can be indwelt by demons and how Scripture does not support such a belief. This is…
Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. 1 Corinthians 15:24 ESV Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jew. But my kingdom is not from this world. John 18:36 ESV Have you ever sat in corporate church gathering where you heard…
Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. Romans 8:33-34 Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them. Hebrews 7:25 The most sorrowful news one could hear in this world apart…
“If you ask, ‘Why is this happening?’ no light may come, but if you ask, ‘How am I to glorify God now?’ there will always be an answer.” J.I. Packer Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you. James 4:10 The saying goes that hindsight is 20/20. It seems rather poetic to have such insight having come out of 2020. This month marks two years for me since the fateful events transpired that led to my departure from…
Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice. Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not…
You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. Exodus 20:5,6 ESV For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. Exodus 34:14…
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in…
Would you listen to someone as a Bible believing Christian who subscribed to such things as universalism, pantheism, New Age and New Thought practices? As a Christian, would you accept counsel from a minister who had attended seances or reportedly had demons cast out? What if a minister held to the belief of visualizing Jesus as a spirit guide in order to be healed or that astral travel was an acceptable practice? Your answer to these questions as a Christian…
Have you ever had thoughts that you knew if said out loud could breed contention? It is probably safe to say that there is quite a bit you and I keep to ourselves. Maybe we do it out of intimidation or fear, or maybe we do it to spare someone’s feelings. Maybe we refrain from asking tough questions because of the aftershock it could bring. But there comes a time when the tough things need to be said, and tough…
Chatter abounded Friday night while scrolling through my social media feed. It was the eve of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, and many Christians were sharing the news of the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Many saw this as a prophetic sign with her passing falling on this Jewish feast, an event of great significance with the hopes of an appointed nominee who will help to overturn Roe v Wade. Others mourned her loss, either in tribute to her…