Ours is a supernatural faith built around three personal miracles. Our faith commences with a miracle. We come into the kingdom by a miraculous new birth (John 3:3). Our salvation concludes with a miracle. At our Lord’s coming we will be made like him (1 John 3:2). What a transformation! But there is the continuingContinue reading “Three Miracles in One”
Category Archives: Authority
Cutting Off Our Own Fingers
If we let passion take the place of judgment, and self-will reign instead of Scriptural authority, we shall fight the Lord’s battles with the devil’s weapons, and if we cut our own fingers we must not be surprised.—charles haddon spurgeon God wants his children to live as children of the King with Kingdom Authority. TheContinue reading “Cutting Off Our Own Fingers”
Declaration of…
In the late 18th century, a colonist began writing a manuscript that summarized the political unrest of his time. He produced a startling declaration read aloud in a political hall in Philadelphia: When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them withContinue reading “Declaration of…”
All Authorities Are Limited
All authorities are limited, and one way in which they are limited is by God’s moral law. Even God’s authority is limited by this. He never does anything that is morally wrong. The same is true in human relationships. A father has no right to tell his children or his wife to do something morallyContinue reading “All Authorities Are Limited”
Eyes on the King
God wants his children to live as children of the King with Kingdom Authority. The whole matter is this: In order to live exercising authority over the world, the flesh, and the devil, we must first submit to the authority that God has set over us. We will learn more of this principle later, butContinue reading “Eyes on the King”
Does the Law Make Me Worse?
Does the law empower our sin nature? Are we more sinful after the law arrives? It seems like that’s the case from what we read in the New Testament. The question is from a listener named Sam to Pastor John, who joins us over Skype today. “Pastor John, the more I read Paul, the moreContinue reading “Does the Law Make Me Worse?”
What’s with This Satan Guy?
Why is there a Satan? Why does a being exist whose name means accuser — a “devil,” which means slanderer, a “deceiver of the whole world” (Revelation 12:9), a “ruler of this world” (John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11), a “god of this age” (2 Corinthians 4:4 NKJV), a “prince of the power of the air” (Ephesians 2:2), a “Beelzebul,Continue reading “What’s with This Satan Guy?”
Every Sin Hides a Lie
“Readers are advised to remember that the devil is a liar.” So warns C.S. Lewis at the beginning of Screwtape Letters (ix). The warning is apt not only for readers of Lewis’s modern classic, but for all people, everywhere, all the time. No matter how alert we are to spiritual warfare, we are advised to remember thatContinue reading “Every Sin Hides a Lie”
A Chinese Pastor’s Advice to the American Church
Bob Fu is sometimes affectionately called the pastor of China’s underground railroad. He’s the founder and president of ChinaAid, an international human rights organization dedicated to exposing religious persecution by the Communist Party in China and to promoting religious freedom for all in that country. He is also this year’s William Wilberforce Award winner. HeContinue reading “A Chinese Pastor’s Advice to the American Church”
Not One of Ours
“Teacher, we saw someone using your name to force demons out of a person. We told him to stop, because he does not belong to our group.” Mark 9:38 John has a dilemma. He and the other disciples ran into someone who was doing great work. This man was casting out demons (the very actContinue reading “Not One of Ours”
