We’ve been studying spiritual strongholds – those places where our enemy gain an entry into our spiritual life of faith. It is a wrong thought or belief that allows him to influence us, and hold sway or power over us. As a reminder, Satan’s desire is not just to give us a “second option” on …
How To Defeat A Spiritual Stronghold (Part Two)
WARNING: Long blog post! 🙂 We have seen that a spiritual stronghold begins with a wrong thought or belief, which allows our enemy to have hold or sway over us. Let’s review the definition: Strongholds(3794) [ochyrōma] – a castle or fortress; anything on which one relies; of the arguments and reasonings by which a disputant …
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Do you not know? Have you not heard?
As I scan down the "results" of Super Tuesday, I am not surprised at this point. We've spent the last 40 years pushing God out of our schools, our homes, and our churches. The Bible is irrelevant to the majority of people who claim to be Christian, its commands seen as archaic and old-fashioned, and …
Spiritual Strongholds: The enemy is in our camp! (Part One)
Spiritual strongholds begin with a thought. One thought becomes a consideration. A consideration develops into an attitude, which leads then to action. Action repeated becomes a habit, and a habit establishes a “power base for the enemy,” that is, a stronghold. (Elizabeth Elliot) I read this quote recently. It made me want to …
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Lessons From Leviticus
A person reading Leviticus on the surface may be "put off" a bit by all the descriptions of bloody sacrifice, laws of clean and unclean things, and so many details. But seen through the lens of Christ's sacrifice on the cross, which fulfilled every requirement, it is a beautiful picture of our redemption and atonement. …
The Way Of The Word 