The power of sin and death was defeated on the cross and now all men are once again free to choose their destiny.
Jesus healed ALL who came to him. He never turned away a sick person, nor did He ever explain their sickness as a necessary part of their spiritual growth.
The symptoms of depression and fear are almost always the result of broken focus and broken communion with the Lord.
Why must we run with patience the race that is set before us if the outcome of that race is already predestined by God? Why does it matter how we run the race?
We could think of the gospel as a limitless bag of grace seeds, each seed fully prepared to accomplish God’s purpose in your life!
Job's story is not indicative of God's dealings with us under the New Covenant. They are not comparable in any way.
Using the Law to understand spiritual truths about the Kingdom and about Christ is not ‘mixing the Law with grace.’
Today is a new beginning. If you need a new beginning, take it.
Just what is a thorn in the flesh? When we let scripture interpret scripture the answer is easy.
God has spoken about you, over you and for you. His words are eternal and alive. They are like soldiers or servants awaiting their orders.
How much importance do we place on the written Word of God? How important was it to God to have His Word written?
Was Jesus’ death and the shedding of His blood necessary? What did it accomplish?
The next time you feel you are facing the power of darkness, realize that you are facing a defeated enemy.
God does not afflict His children with sickness.
The key to effective prayer is to believe without doubting that you already have the desired outcome.
The motivation behind the premise that Scripture cannot mean more to you than it did to the original audience is simple. Certain false teachers have an agenda and Scripture gets in the way of that agenda.
The unfortunate interpretation by some is that the writer of Hebrews is speaking in the present tense and thus admitting that the old covenant is ‘growing old,’ but is still alive at the writing of the book of Hebrews and has not yet vanished away. Is this accurate?
A relationship is a dynamic, living communion that won’t be the same every day. There is no guilt in a living relationship. It is a commitment of mutual love and blessing.
The issue is the heart. A heart that embraces homosexuality or adultery or incest or sex trafficking or rape or evil thoughts, lies, slander or murder is a heart that desperately needs the transforming work of the Holy Spirit. And that is the free gift of the gospel message.
Rejection is the soil in which unbelief grows. Each time we experience a rejection the potential for doubt and unbelief increases. How can you have faith in life, others or yourself when you believe you are unlovely, incapable or inadequate in some way?