A Sound Heart

Jesus is God manifest in the flesh.  He has complete understanding of the human condition.  There is nothing that he does not understand about us.  Remember while we were yet without power he died for us.  He knows our pride.  He knows that we are shaped by pride.  He still loves us and forgives us when we confess our sin to him.   Is there someone whom you have not forgiven? Is there someone who...

The Spirit-Filled is necessary for all believing ones.  We live in a world (cosmos) that is the kingdom of Satan.  We live in a world where believers are relentlessly persecuted for the Faith.  Why?  Because believing ones are not of this age (aion).  We belong to the God who gave us Jesus. He is the greatest gift to all of mankind.  He was victorious over the power of sin and the grave.  We can e...

King Saul was charged by God to utterly destroy Agag and his kingdom.  King Saul failed to complete the will of God.  He did what was right in his own eyes.  King Saul's failure grieved the heart of God.  God therefore took the kingdom away from Saul.  When Saul returned from his incomplete mission he was confronted by Samuel.  Samuel wanted to know why Saul did not complete the will of God. Saul...

There are many today asking what has happened to the western church.  Is such an inquiry merely rhetorical ?  Or is it a true inquiry?  My thinking is that it is both, and it is indeed frightening.  The lie of the flesh is singularly destructive.  Yes, there are short term pleasures of the flesh, but the one who sows to the flesh, will of the flesh reap corruption.  There is no escape. Only those...

The Old Testament is a book that teaches us the concrete acts of God on our behalf.  In fact, in the Old Testsment we can observe the saving activity of God up close and personal.  God demands to be obeyed.  He does not tolerate discussion or distortion of his Word.  Those who think to twist the demands of God to fit their world view find themselves at odds with God.  Saul believed that he could s...

Saul was the first king of Israel.  He was chosen by the people as their king and not by God.  Please remember that at this time in the history of Israel the people were living outside of the will of God.  Spiritual carnality was rampant.  The people wanted a king so that they could be like the other city-states in the promised land.  They chose a man who reflected who they were inside of their he...

The greatest writings in Church History were penned persons who had experienced great persecution.  Don't get me wrong, material wealth and its appropriate disposition or lack thereof may be one of the greatest temptations. However, according to the Scriptures God is more concerned with our character development.  He uses circumstances,, persons, and events to build our character.  He works on us...

The spiritual psycho-dynamic of David and Saul is given to us that we might understand the power and necessity of the Spirit-filled life.  As you may know, Saul was the first king of Israel accordind to the will of the people.  He was not God's choice.  The people wanted him as king because he tall and good-looking.  They did not consider character.  He did some good things , but for the most part...

The walk of faith is trust in the character of God as revealed in the Word of God.  God has not revealed himself in an exhaustive manner in his Word but he has given us sufficient evidence of his trustworthiness.  Therefore we can with great confidence know that he is absolutely worthy of trust.  The biblical materials tell us precisely what we need to know about the divine nature.  Without faith...

The brainwashing of the young ones is complete.  They are completely a-historical.  There no memory of the past, no understanding of the present, and no appreciation of what the future might be.  They have been charged with the task of merely being tools for a greater purpose that does not incude them in the least.  They most certainly do not think of themselves as beings made in the image of God....

The victim identity is a form of slavery.  Those who have labeled persons as victims have done so in order to control their destinies.  Think about it for a moment, and then carefully consider the results of victim-hood.  Jesus never treated persons as victims.  He knew that people determined their destinies through their actions. Victim-hood is also a political tool to create an attitude of depen...

He that has begun a good work in you will perform it unto the Day of Christ.  The destiny of believers is to be like Jesus who is God's archetypal Man.  Yes, Jesus is God's second Adam.  As such, God has started his redemptive transformation of our present lives into the likeness of Jesus.  This is a powerful reality for us it means that we are God's and he is truly our Saviour. 

You have self-indentified as one who is a master at being stuck in the past.  You didn't plan for your life to be this way, but it happened.  There are even times in which you believe that you have overcome the past, but you really have not .  So what is going on? What is it that keeps you stuck in the past and wallowing in guilt?  Why can't you move on in life?  The Word of God has the answers th...

Perhaps the greatest source of spiritual trauma is unforgiveness.  Yes, our collective focus had been on victimism, and its malignancy, but we need to realize that the Scriptures do not focus on victim-hood.  May I say that victimhood is as old as humankind, but so is the need to forgive those who have sinned against us in terrible ways.  If we do not forgive we remain victims.  One may say that h...

In the New Testament confession means to agree with God when one has sinned.  Of course, there are those who do not want to confess sin because it would mean acknowledging sinful actions.  After all who wants to confess that his or her behavior has not been anything other than the best possible.  It is hard to confess one's sin in a world where the self is a finite god.  Believing ones should know...

The west has fallen into a type of faith that is not real faith as described in the biblical documents.  The western "churches" have come to believe that a cultural faith is superior to biblical faith.  We are told in the Scriptures that in the last days false teachers will come into the church and teach the doctrines of demons.  We are in those times.  If we would read the Scriptures carefully we...

Marriage is God's plan for mankind.  In the Genesis document God created the Adam and his wife to be one flesh.  The one flesh union means that those who were once two become one, that is, a compound unity.  This powerful union that God created must not be dissolved by any type of human intervention.  Marriage is unique to humankind; no other relationship has this blessing from God.  Do not give u...

How does one have a successful marriage in a self-absorbed culture?  Marriage is not for the self-absorbed.  Marriage is for those who can love with self-sacrifice.  This is not easy to do.  In fact is very difficult! However, for those of you who want to get married or who are married be encouraged God will give you the character that is needed to have a wonderful marriage.  You must learn to unl...

Marriage is ordainded of God.  Marriage was and is an inherent part of the plan of God for humankind.  No other creature on the planet has the covenant of marriage.  God himself performed the first marriage in the book of Genesis.  Also marriage is typical of the relationship that Christ has with his Church.  The Church is called the Bride of Christ , and one day he will return for his Bride who w...

The Salvation work of Jesus was a one time event that happened in 33 A.D. for all believers.  Therefore it is called the Finished Work of Jesus.  Those who are truly saved by the power of God do not practice sin.  John wrote that those who say that they have no sin make God a liar!  Believers who sin must confess their sin or sins to God.  Confession within this context means to "agree" with God t...

The prophet Jeremiah preached the Word of God to a nation that was enslaved by the works of the flesh.  He faithfully preached to people who did not want to hear his disturbing message.  In fact, the theme of his book is conflict and hope.  He tried to stop speaking for God at one point in his ministry, but he could not help but to speak his Word.  He said that the Word was in him like a fire in h...

Long ago C.S. Lewis wrote about Men Without Chests.  They were said to be uncommon men because of the atrophy of the chest that made it seem that their heads were larger than others.  They were little men who believed that they were above the common weal.  It was, however, their tortured arrogance that made them believe that they were "better" men.  Long ago God knew that such men would rise up in...

Yes, there are those who teach a name it and claim it pseudo-gospel of materialism, but that is not the teaching of the biblical documents.  There are those who teach victory over circumstances in life, but that is not the emphasis in the Word of God.  God's Word teaches us that to have a real spiritual life one must(dei, it is necessary in the nature of the case) to crucify the flesh.  There is n...

The family model of father-mother and children has been under attack for a long time.  Violent and sadistic minds have created very imaginative and brilliant protocols in order to destroy the family.  These persons know that the traditional family model is a threat to their nefarious ends.  It is a threat to them becaused it is God's model.  It is a threat to them because it ensures intergeneratio...

It is highly important to know that the practice of sin is destructive to one's life.  In fact, the practice of sin can injure one's life to the extent that one may become mentally and physically immobilized.  It is therefoe important to know that God can and will heal the sin-sick soul.  Yes, God is still healing people today.  The Christ event as revealed in the documents of the Word of God disc...