Category: Spiritual Warfare

How can I be victorious over my fear of sharing my faith? With Ray Comfort – Podcast Episode 203

This post contains the video of the Got Questions Podcast of today; it is an interview with Ray Comfort of Living Waters Ministries. He answered questions about how he shares the gospel. His major strategy, which I’d never discerned from watching his videos, is that he directs his questions at the conscience of the person with whom he is interacting; and avoids questions that engage the carnal mind:  he explained that clearly in the video. If you have fear about witnessing or you just lack strategies, then you could benefit from hearing this podcast. Highlight points are below the video

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Faith Is Like a Muscle and Needs to Be Exercised – Pastor Colin Smith

I am preparing a post on backsliding that mentions ‘exercising faith’ and thought I would post this article beforehand. Pastor Colin Smith explains that it is not enough to just possess faith, as those who are born again possess. One must learn to exercise it. He explains what that means. Extremely valuable information to all Christians that may not have looked into the matter; as exercising it is necessary in the Christian fight of faith.

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Baptismal Regeneration Is a Deceptive Hoax – Mike Gendron – Proclaiming the Gospel to Roman Catholics

This issue of Mike Gendron’s Newsletter covers the following topics and more: The Falsification of Spiritual Blessings; Scripture Exposes Rome’s Deceptive Teaching; The Timing and Purpose of Water Baptism; Water Baptism Cannot Cause Spiritual Rebirth; Only God and His Word Can Cause Spiritual Life; Do Not Be Deceived About “The Chosen;” Letters to Equip and Encourage the Saints. [Gendron cites Roman Catholic practices and contrasts them with biblical truth and doctrine.]

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1 Corinthians 6:18  Flee fornication… sinneth against his own body  

In my daily reading, 1 Cor. 4-7, I spent time reading commentaries on the following verse. I wanted some clarity about the underscored portion of the following verse. I read several commentaries from the e-Sword Bible app on my iPhone, two of those commentaries are pasted in below: Albert Barnes and Matthew Henry. Barnes treats only verse 18; Henry, 12-20 of 1 Cor. 6.  Scripture pasted in for those who would like to review it before reading.

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Brother Lawrence dangerous contemplative mysticism warnings / The Chosen / Joni Eareckson Tada

This post contains a 16-minute video by Doreen Virtue, former New Age guru, converted to Jesus Christ. It warns of the dangers of Joni Eareckson Tada’s new book, “Practicing the Presence of Jesus.’ That is a mystical practice. Doreen also warns the The Chosen is using mystical ideas. Erroneous ideas from Rick Warren, Sid Roth and Sarah Young are also discussed. Summary points of Doreen’s video are provided; also explanations of two forms of meditation are noted below summary points for those who want more.

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Unity of Old and New Testaments – Part 2

The purpose of this series is to show that Bible covenants cause the Old and New Testaments to have unity. The Old and New Testaments, are the revelation of One God to a people He is calling out of this world. One can easily see the truth of that statement if he/she looks at God’s plan of redemption via the covenants He entered into with mankind in order to restore him, to redeem him. Excerpts from John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion will be used to support my purpose statement.

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Evangelicalism is under attack – Rosaria Butterfield

There are two short videos below, the first is an excerpt of a conversation wherein Rosaria Butterfield is being interviewed about LGBTQ, the trans movement in general and the response of evangelicalism to it. In the process, schooling and other relevant aspects of society are called into question. During her discussion, she mentioned the terms, ‘creation ordinance.’ The second video explains that concept because it is very relevant. [There are highlight points for each video]

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Why Christians Should Stop Using The Term Same-Sex Attracted – Rosaria Butterfield

You might hear Christians say they are ‘same-sex attracted’, and what they mean by this is that they struggle with same-sex attraction. We need to be clear-thinking in how we refer to these things. There is a huge difference between “I am that”, and “I feel that.” Join Rosaria Butterfield in a discussion about understanding and fighting indwelling sin, practical sanctification, and rooting your identity in Christ, not your sinful inclinations!

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Contemplative Prayer – Mysticism – by GoodFight Ministries

The 7-minute video of this post opens by mentioning Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who brought transcendental (TM) meditation to the west, via the influence of the Beach Boys and the Beatles. Pastor Joe Schimmel, who created the video, then moves to the topic of church leaders who are encouraging TM: Rick Warren and Rob Bell, two of many. Then Pastor Joe S. discussed mantras: their unbiblical nature, even if these are words from the Bible. Lastly, true biblical meditation was succinctly explained…. [Even though this video is a decade old, Hindu meditation and Hindu yoga are still a problem in the church, find out how that is so]

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