Category: Theological issues

  • Spiritual warfare – battling the flesh

    Followers of Jesus continually battle three enemies, the flesh, the world, and the devil.  We’ve looked at the Devil, and the fallen angelic beings that wage war against us.  The second enemy is something within that continually pushes back against the purpose of God and the new person that one becomes because of the indwelling…

  • Spiritual Warfare – Our enemy, the devil

    “There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them.” — C. S. Lewis, Screwtape Letters In our warfare, the enemies we face include the devil, the…

  • Spiritual warfare – Christ our victory

    This is the first of a series of blog posts I will write in the next week or so in a plan to develop some of the thoughts I raised and give Scriptural support for the role of spiritual warfare in the life of faith. “Be strong in the Lord and in the power of…

  • Good articles on prayer

    Prayer is such an important aspect of the Christ-centered life, so it is vital that we grow and develop our prayer life.  I was impressed by a recent series of blog posts on the Resurgence website, and wanted to pass a link to you with all of these posts.  They are filled with some great…

  • A Look at Spiritual Gifts

    Discovering one’s spiritual gifts and then using them in ministry is a vital part in the maturing process of the Christian faith.  The document linked below  is one of the best treatments I have ever seen in explaining the different gifts found in the Scriptures.  Before I go farther, let me define what we mean…