When Steve Irwin was unexpectedly laid off, he and his wife, Cindy, were faced with the fact that they had been depending on themselves and not on God. As they evaluated their situation and renewed their relationship with God, things began to change.
In the Greek language the word confession means “saying the same thing.” Proverbs 18:21 tells us that death and life are in the power of the tongue, so it is critical that we learn to confess—or say—the same thing the Bible says because God’s will for us is only life and good! It also happens to be the way Abraham acquired the HUGE promises and BLESSINGS of God—calling things that be not as though they were. That means he was confessing what God had already told him was true. More importantly, Mark 11:23 tells us that we will have whatever we say.
A lot of Christians have been confused about that issue. So let’s look at what Paul wrote. He stated in Galatians 4:13, “You know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.” The two phrases we need to fully understand are “infirmity of the flesh” and “at the first.”
It can tend to be confusing trying to understand how, with one Lord and one Bible, we can come up with so many different viewpoints and church groups.
Wicca became a movement during the 1950s in England with the publishing of books by Gerald Gardner. Wicca is a difficult group to define because each group of people claiming to be Wiccans may in fact have different beliefs and may practice different rituals.
The term “Apocrypha” is used to designate a collection of ancient Jewish writings which were written between 250 B.C. and the early Christian centuries. The Apocryphal books have come to be regarded as inspired scripture in the theology of the Roman Catholic Church, but the historic Protestant and Jewish viewpoint ascribes no real inspiration to them.
No! Thoughts cannot cancel God’s promises at all—even those placed in your heart. The promises of God are received by the force of faith that comes out of the heart, not the head. Therefore, it is possible to believe in the heart and have doubt in the head and still obtain God’s blessing.
It’s human nature to blame someone for troubles—it started in the Garden of Eden!
Sadly, for the most part, many Christians have been falsely accusing God of being the cause of their troubles. The No. 1 deception sown in the Church today is that our problems, our trials and our temptations are sent by God to teach us lessons.
To answer this question, it will help to understand why vows were instituted in the first place. Vows were instituted in Old Testament times in order to settle disputes because men were generally not honorable. Their own words were not sufficient to the other party in critical situations. So, due to their general lack of integrity, the making of vows was implemented.
Hypnosis is a heathen practice that has been developed through the years as a form of medical treatment. Only recently has it been adopted into western culture as an acceptable means of treating mental and physical illness. However it is not God’s way.
God wants to deal with man on a conscious level, not a subconscious level. Anytime a person subjects his or her will to the power of another, it is an uncontrollable state of being and is contrary to man’s authority given to him by God.
Often people wonder if painful or disruptive events are permitted by God to correct or discipline us.
But how does God discipline His children?
Kellie Copeland Swisher, aka Commander Kellie, reflects on Superkid Academy and the effect it has had on children around the world.
Unforgiveness is not an insignificant issue. It causes many believers to stumble and miss out on the blessings God has for them. But while unforgiveness can be a major issue, it cannot cause you to lose your salvation. Always remember this very important fact—Jesus’ blood paid the price for all of man’s sin, including the sin of unforgiveness. When someone accepts the gift of salvation through Jesus, all of their past, present and future sins (including sins of unforgiveness) are washed away and they can be assured of spending eternity with God!
The theology of universalism, also referred to as the doctrine of “inclusion,” is the belief that all people will eventually find salvation and reconciliation with God and will eventually go to heaven sometime after death. Additionally, there are those who teach that even Satan and demons can be saved.
Mormonism certainly appears to be closely related to Christianity. It claims to follow the Bible. But there is a major difference—Mormonism does not teach that Jesus is the only way to salvation.
Certainly no man that has made Jesus Christ the Lord of his life can have both a demonic spirit and the Holy Spirit in his human spirit. The same man, however, may have a demonic spirit influencing his body and mind.
No. As important as water baptism is, we know from multiple scriptures that it’s not what saves a person. What does save a person is the new birth resulting from faith in the shed blood of Jesus, confession of Him as Lord and believing that God raised Him from the dead (Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 9:22; Revelation 1:5; Romans 10:9-10).
Some have thought Acts 2:38 tied water baptism to salvation. It says, “You must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
The New Age movement is one of many religions and belief systems in the world today. Here’s the problem—all religions and non-Christian belief systems teach that we have no need of a savior or that we can earn salvation by good works or attaining higher spiritual levels.
Generally speaking, we tithe on our income. Loaned money from a bank or lending institution is not income, but debt that must be paid back with interest. Therefore, loans are not sources of income, but sources of expense that would not require a tithe.
Harmless fun is certainly what many parents would label trick-or-treating and other Halloween observances. Some Christian parents are aware of a darker side to what presents itself as innocent fun.
That’s why each year during Halloween, Christian parents may struggle between letting their children participate in what the world calls “harmless fun” and being led by their own concerns about the spiritual significance of Halloween. Even though Halloween can seem harmless, it does have dark pagan roots, and as believers we should never celebrate fear and terror.