If you haven’t already, please read Part One and Part Two. The Revelation Gifts Gifts that reveal or show something. These gifts pass on information from God (who knows everything) to man supernaturally, from outside the bounds of our natural processes. Information that our minds did not conceive, our ears did not hear, our eyes …
If you haven’t already, please read Part One. 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit,9 to another faith by the …
Why Study Spiritual Gifts (1 Corinthians 12:1) 1 Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant. Greek: pneumatikos, things of and pertaining to the spirit. “Gifts” is not in the Greek. Paul says he doesn’t want us to be ignorant about things of and pertaining to the spirit – and …
Please read Part One and Part Two. How are we to deal with Satan? Resist him James 4:7 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. The word resist means to stand against or oppose. It implies that there is pressure on you to go in a certain direction, …
Please read Part One Levels of Demonic Influence There are four levels of influence or control a demon can have over a human being. Demonic Influence This is Satan (or any of his minions) whispering in a person’s ear and planting thoughts and making suggestions. The person is controlled only to the extent that they …
Introduction This is the beginning of a three part series on dealing with the devil. It is not a study of demonology or about the devil per se, although having some knowledge of the devil’s origins is useful. Rather, it is a study of what the Bible says we as Christians should do to deal …
Please see Part One and Part Two. 6. You Must Sanctify Yourself Joshua 3:5 And Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” Before crossing the Jordan and entering the Promised Land, Joshua commanded the people to sanctify themselves. To sanctify means to be set apart for …
The Bible has a lot to say about fear. We are told to “Fear not” 76 times in the Bible. God wants us to be free from fear because: Fear is a Crippler It can and will keep you from enjoying life. It can keep you from making that sale, asking that certain girl out …
Introduction Over the years, people have accumulated all kinds of ideas about what Paul’s thorn in the flesh was, and what was its purpose. The traditional interpretation is that God gave Paul some sort of sickness, possibly an eye disease, to keep him humble. Paul prayed three times to ask that it be taken away …
This continues a two part series on the Armor of God. The armor is allegorical; the pieces of the armor are statements of our spiritual position and legal rights as a Christian. As we put these principles into action, they give us defensive and offensive weapons with which to battle our spiritual enemy. The Armor …
