Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions. Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. Malachi 3:8,10 It is hard telling how…
So, we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 ESV Specific verses in Scripture…
Gemstones. Feathers. Gold dust. Gold teeth. Supernatural weight loss. These are some of the manifestations claimed by those who teach that occurrences like these are taking place in corporate gatherings among the hyper charismatic movement. Losing weight rapidly is an appealing idea to many who desire to shed unwanted pounds quickly and easily. Testimonials state inches are lost, and pounds dropped in the blink of an eye. It sounds too good to be true because it is. Typically, those testifying…
On March 13, 2023, the movie, Come Out in Jesus Name, was featured in 2,000 secular movie theaters across the United States. Numerous reports came out that night, videos alleging that demons were cast out in the aisles of the theaters. This took place during a live mass deliverance simulcast in which a myriad of demonic entities was rebuked and commanded to leave. Prior to this, a gospel message was briefly presented. There were claims of deliverance taking place in…
To argue that man is a free moral agent and the determiner of his own destiny, and that therefore he has the power to checkmate his Maker, is to strip God of the attribute of Omnipotence. A.W. Pink Why do we struggle with the sovereignty of God? One of the familiar teachings among NAR circles is the Dominion mandate or Dominion Theology. Some of us have heard of the Seven Mountain Mandate, a teaching and belief that Christ cannot return…
The first and most natural condition of things is for Christian parents to train up their own children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Charles Spurgeon One of the greatest privileges and blessings I have as a parent is to share the gospel with my children and to have meaningful moments of Biblical discipleship. Though it is not always picture perfect, there have been numerous opportunities to talk about Jesus, the cross, sin, repentance, and eternal life. There…
Matthew 15 and Mark 7 relay the account of the Canaanite woman who came to Jesus seeking healing for her daughter who was possessed by a demon. Jesus responded by telling the woman it was not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs. The woman in turn responded, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” Jesus acknowledged the woman’s faith and healed her daughter. This account displays…
I recently watched a video where a popular female minister was telling other women the power that they possessed in making the devil tremble and in shaking hell. While pacing back and forth on the platform and asking for more heat in the microphone, she began to tell these women how she was the enemy’s opposition and that she was his worst nightmare. Women all over the building were up on their feet clapping, cheering, and amening this young lady’s…
It was one of those topics I avoided at all costs. It seemed to have been popping up more on social media with videos having a similar theme and question: Should women preach? Should women be pastors? Shortly after leaving the hyper charismatic movement, I had worked up the nerve to search the Scriptures on several matters to see what Scripture had to say in context. Even sharing these things publicly took time because of the stigma as to what…
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. 1 Colossians 1:13,14 ESV If a person indwelled by the Holy Spirit can at the same time be sovereignly controlled by an evil spirit, then our redemption is meaningless. R.C. Sproul I recently came across a post challenging those disagreeing with the teaching that Christians can have indwelling demons and that deliverance…