SPIRITUAL WARFARE, PART II: The Believer’s Arsenal
In the first part of this series on spiritual warfare, such warfare’s reality and a Scriptural view of it were presented. This time you will learn about the believer’s armor and other weapons available to us to wage this warfare successfully. Ephesians 6:13-20: Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you […]
SPIRITUAL WARFARE, PART I: The War is Real—and it isn’t Just the Devil!
In some Christian circles believers these days act as though spiritual warfare either does not exist or is minimal. In others there is a lot of talk about spiritual warfare, but many Christians in these groups are fixated on the devil as the enemy. To those of you who are of the frozen chosen, […]
NEVER ALONE
Some of you reading this blog have probably traveled into remote parts of this country. You are riding down a road in, perhaps, desert or grassland country and you may see a sign that says, “Last Service for 50 Miles”, or something to that effect. As you drive on, a sense of isolation sets […]
HELL AND COMPASSION
Some of you who are reading this blog have experienced being burned badly, or you know someone who has. I have not suffered any severe burns in my life, nor do I know anyone personally who experienced this, but I have seen persons carrying the scars of such a dreadful occurrence. Fire can be […]
THE YOUNG EARTH AND CREATION
For a very long time the creation account given in the Bible has been taken literally, although even in ancient times some early church fathers, such as Origen and Augustine, did not agree that Genesis 1 and 2 should be taken in a completely literal manner. The problem with their position is that, again, […]
THE VALIDITY OF GENESIS 1 – 11
Those of us who are born again should be cognizant of the fact that Christianity is under major attack in these last days. Even in traditional Christian bastions such as the United States, our faith is being increasingly derided and dismissed, even to the point of serious attempts being made to silence us. The […]
CHRISTIAN CITIZENS
As people who are in the world but not of the world, we as Christians hold citizenship in heaven (Philippians 3:17-21).Meanwhile, while here on earth we are citizens of whatever nation we live in (if we are legally registered!). Every nation has a government. While God did institute government, we know that throughout history […]
WHAT IS TIME?
We are familiar with the concept of time in general. Right now, early into a new year, we are particularly conscious of it. As far as the daily business of living goes, there are schedules to keep, deadlines to meet, appointments to be made, and so on, seemingly ad infinitum. Since the fall of […]
A NEW YEAR
Every year has its beginning and end, and here we are, stepping into 2023. As in so many other years, a whole lot of New Year’s resolutions will be made, most especially to lose weight. Knowing this, advertisements which just a few short weeks ago barked out sales of every holiday food and drink […]
MAKING COMPARISONS
Comparisons…It seems that from the time we are first cognizant as little children we are bombarded with comparisons made between people, between products, between teams, and so on. When you listen to the commercials, from the cradle to the grave it seems as if we are never good enough in and of ourselves. Such […]
LEFTHANDEDNESS
We have heard of such terms as “lefty” and “southpaw” before, of course, referring to those who are lefthanded. I am familiar with all that because I am lefthanded myself. Thankfully, one of the few things I was never seriously teased about was this particular writing trait. It is a sad fact that even […]
ONLY ONE PATH TO SALVATION
When I was born again in the spring of 1995, and even throughout the first few years of being a Christian, I took it for granted that all believers were firmly settled about the fact that Jesus Christ is the only One in whom anyone could believe in order to be saved. That did […]
A GIFT WITH HIGH GUARD RAILS
The gift I am referring to here is, of course, human sexuality. God gave this gift to be enjoyed only in the context of one man and one woman in marriage. This is not my opinion, but my belief, because it’s what the living, inspired Word of God says. Marriage is itself a God-ordained […]
DIVISION, COURTESY OF JESUS
One of the blogs I wrote, “Where is the Unity?”, was written concerning the extensive divisions in the body of Christ. Whether in Old Testament times or in the Church Age, God has never wanted His people to be divided, but unified (Psalm 133:1; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9). However, during His earthly ministry Jesus […]
CHURCH DISCIPLINE
This is all at once an unpleasant and neglected subject. It is neglected in the sense that such discipline is either not practiced in a number of churches today, or else when it is, it is done in an incorrect or inconsistent manner. The subject is unpleasant because it deals with, if needed, strong […]
CONFIDENCE AT THE THRONE OF GOD
We as New Testament saints have a lot of privileges. It is easy to forget or not even be aware of the things we can do versus the limitations the Old Testament saints had to deal with. Regardless of what era any saint ever lived in, it has always been a blessing to be […]
BIBLICAL MASCULINITY
Masculinity is under attack these days, and has been for a long time. Traditional male-female relationships have been weaponized. There is the so-called “war of the sexes.” Masculinity has been categorized as toxic by progressives who want people to get on board with every type of “alternative lifestyle” except that which is God-ordained. Males […]
JAILHOUSE RELIGION
In these days of mass incarceration many of us know, or have known, someone who has been to jail or prison. They are also thus likely to be aware of the fact that a number of people, not necessarily the majority, who are incarcerated seek spiritual solutions to their problems sooner or later. This […]
THE GIVING OF THANKS
It seems like just yesterday that it was New Year’s Day, yet here we are at Thanksgiving. If you have noticed the television commercials, as usual they went straight from Halloween to Christmas advertising, talking it up about what’s on sale and so on. Naturally there is at best only a token mention of […]
WHEN CONSEQUENCES REMAIN
We all know that when we make decisions there are consequences involved. These can be good when the right decision is made. As Christians, we should be guided by the Holy Spirit. Not for every little thing—common sense is enough to tell us when to do laundry or eat lunch, for example. But you […]
