Right at the beginning of the Word of God is the story of creation, and in Genesis 3 we read of the first interaction between Satan and mankind.
The strategy of Satan in the Garden of Eden is the same strategy he uses today to
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Tags: blame, elevation, false church, forgiveness, judge, Lie, niceness, position, pride, repent, sin
A young man from our fellowship lived with my family for a number of years. He was well liked, had a gentle nature, was amiable, helpful and friendly and fitted in very well. His main attribute was the capacity to project “coolness”; nothing seemed to fluster him. One day my son returned to live with us and everything changed. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: accountable, blame, cool, correction, elevation, Lie, niceness, pride, prodigal, rejection, sin
Jesus came to earth 2000 years ago and showed Himself to the human race. Our international date system confirms it and every religion recognises that He existed. To Christians, He came as God in the form of man to relate to His creation and die for all of mankind. You could feel Him, walk with Him and talk with Him. But why has He left? Why doesn’t He show Himself now? Why can’t you touch Him and speak face to face with Him as the people could then? Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: authority, cross, elevation, envy, lose, position, pride, repent, second coming, surrender
If you want to really find Christ, your self-strength must be broken. You can try and control your pride but you will never succeed. It’s not a matter of controlling one’s self because that is just simply using your own strength, you must be broken and remoulded and only God can do that.
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Tags: authority, blame, correction, defiance, elevation, envy, hated, inferior, judge, motive, old nature, position, pride, rejected, repent, sin, spirit of fear
Recently I spoke with a young woman who believes that “if she can’t see it, she’s not
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Tags: blame, blind, blindness, covetous, elevation, envy, judge, King Saul, Lie, man born blind, position, pride, repentance, stubborness
They feared the Lord and served their own gods 2Kings 17:33,41
How can you fear the Lord and serve other gods at the same time? The answer is,
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Tags: authority, blame, blindness, commandment, elevation, envy, false church, grown-up, humility, Lie, niceness, position, pride, prodigal, sabbath, wife
Recently whilst on holidays I observed an incident that caught my spiritual attention. A boy put his breakfast on a table in a park then turned away to do something and a bunch of seagulls swooped and devoured it. The boy fell to the ground in despair and sobbed his heart out. Then I heard him say these words … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: correction, envy, good, pride, repent, repentance, sin
The carnal mind is enmity against God because it is not subject to the law of God, and can never be Romans 8:7
Actually, the carnal mind is so elevated in itself that it’s conned itself into believing that it
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Tags: authority, blame, carnal, commandment, correction, feelings, no hassles, pride, responsibility, rights, unconditional love
As a child, if you blame the authority, with bitterness in your heart, for being unfairly treated and for your hurt feelings, you’ll initiate a spirit of resistance against authority. If you allow this hurt to fester, you’ll generate a permanent pattern of defiance with an inner heart of …
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Tags: authority, blame, elevation, feelings, Lie, manipulation, pride, separated, surrender