 The antidote for covetousness is contentment. The two are in opposition. Whereas the covetous, greedy person worships himself, the contented person worships God. Contentment comes from trusting God. Topics: Greed, Contentment |
| Healing was a miraculous sign gift to be used for special purposes. It was not intended as a permanent way to keep the Christian community in perfect health. Yet today most charismatics teach that God wants every Christian well. If that is true, why does God allow Christians to get sick in the first place? Topics: Healing |
| We never see the gift gof healing) being used at random in the churches. It is a gift associated only with Christ, the twelve (plus Paul), the seventy, and some who were intimate co-workers with the apostles. Topics: Healing |
| A gospel that does not confront sin is not the gospel of Jesus Christ. Topics: Heresy |
| Apart from the Holy Spirit, the Bible will utterly fail to penetrate and transform the human heart. With the Spirit of God comes illumination - true understanding of what has been written. Every believer has the Holy Spirit, the One who inspired the writers of Scripture, and without His illuminating ministry to us, the truth of Scripture could not penetrate our hearts and minds. Topics: Holy Spirit |
| When you get sick, do two things: pray for healing and go to a doctor. Topics: Illness |
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| Why do Christians get sick? 1. Some sickness comes from God. 2.Some sickness comes from Satan. 3.Some sickness is chastening for sin. Topics: Illness |
| Prayer is the spontaneous response of the believing heart to God. Those truly transformed by Jesus Christ find themselves lost in wonder and joy of communion with Him. Prayer is as natural for the Christian as breathing. Topics: Prayer |
| Prayers are the nerves that move the muscles of omnipotence. Prayer is not an exercise in futility because God's will, will be done in any case; prayer is the means by which God's will is carried out. Topics: Prayer |
| It means to preach the Bible in such a way, that the meaning of the Bible passage is presented entirely and exactly as it was intended by God. That's the challenge - the divine Word coming through the preacher. Topics: Preaching |
| There are basically only two kinds of religion in the world: those based on human achievement and those based on divine accomplishment. One says you can earn your way to heaven; the other says you must trust in Jesus Christ alone. Topics: Religion |
| Repentance needs to be as loud as the sin was. Topics: Repentance |
