It is sometimes difficult even for true Bible-believing Christians to remember the power of God when they are so often surrounded by the power of the enemy. However, just as king David encouraged himself (KJV, Psalm 42:5), Christians can do the same for themselves at times. This often requires actively thinking on those parts of God’s word that few believers read or of which they have ever heard.
Ironically, it may prove a good idea to first consider the “power” of man in today’s world to help put very significant truths into perspective in times of doubt. How can thinking on the power of man be of any benefit in remembering and focusing on the power of God? Why would one want to do this?
According to this Religion & Ethics Newsweekly video, religion, in various demonstrations and observances, was prominently on display in Denver as the Democrats wrapped up their convention.
False doctrine is difficult to point out to many people because they are not seeking truth but are only interested in hearing the doctrines they want to hear. They want to believe their false doctrine so badly, they refuse to listen to anything that contradicts it. When this happens, a hardening of the heart takes place because truth is rejected from the outset. This is the typical result when people set out to prove a conclusion already drawn, rather than drawing a conclusion from the proofs present in the text. Finally the person’s heart gets so hard, no amount of reasoning, logic, or scriptural support will convince the person he is in error.
Is Christian fellowship something that happens only once a week when you go to church? Does a person have to belong to a certain group within a church in order to experience it? What does it really mean to be a part of the fellowship of Jesus Christ? The word, ‘fellowship’, in Greek is, ‘koinonia’. [...]
Fundamentalism is a hot topic. Many folks have been astonished at the level of evil perpetrated by Islamic fundamentalists, the most notable example being the events of 9/11. Those events are indelibly etched on the American psyche. Recently, news stories of the fall of Ted Haggard, a prominent evangelical, have attracted attention. After years of railing against homosexuality and assorted other sins, Haggard, president of the National Association of Evangelicals, was “caught” committing the very “sins” he so railed against. More recently, Americans have been shocked at revelations of events happening at the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints compound in Texas
A San Jose City College professor was recently fired for expressing an alternative view on the causes of homosexuality and lesbianism. If all it takes to end a teaching career is one brief, evidence-based foray outside the narrow boundaries of politically correctness, freedom will vanish from college campuses.
The Vatican reported that the number of Catholics in religious orders around the world continued to decline. In the latest figures for 2006, there were just over 945,000 monks and nuns, down about 7,000 from the year before. The overwhelming majority, 753,000, about 80 percent, were women. Around the U.S. the number of nuns has [...]
Presidential hopefuls Senators Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) chose an unprecedented venue and format for their first joint appearance in the campaign. For the first time in American history, the presumptive nominees had a formal, televised conversation with one of the nation’s leading pastors – Dr. Rick Warren of Saddleback Church – at [...]
