It’s the age old question… “If God is good and if God is love, why do bad things happen to good people?” I’d like to say…good question! In fact, if I’m honest with myself, MUCH of my past theology was centered around solving this question without me even really being fully aware of it at the time. I believe it’s a normal thought which at some time or another occurs to anyone in today’s world who believes in God or would like to but who are also being honest with themselves concerning life and the world around them. The question […]
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Faith is a topic which is widely misunderstood. This is largely due to it’s being treated like a religious topic or a “tool” to manipulate circumstances and ultimately God to make our own lives more satisfying.
Any Biblical idea which has been stripped of its relational context is doomed to mislead people in the end.
Faith is nothing more that relational, whole-hearted trust placed in God as a RESULT of Him taking the initiative to reveal Himself to us in any area of our live. The trust we place in Him, initiates from Him. As He reveals Who He is to us, the heart response of trusting Him to be Who He reveals Himself to be is what faith is – nothing less and nothing more.
Believing for a “Good Report”
This is a phrase which is far more pervasive in Word of Faith circles than in others, but regardless of who uses it, this statement is at its core misleading and sometimes very dangerous. The idea behind the phrase as I have been exposed to it is this… If in your life you find yourself in the midst of some uncertainty, you might say, “Well, I’m just believing for a good report”. Meaning that, you are believing that whatever is uncertain will turn out for good. Now this is where things get someone subjective. What do we mean by “good”? […]
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Faith: Tool or Relationship
Faith – Buzzword of Christianesse Other than Grace, Faith is perhaps the most misused and misunderstood word in the Christian vernacular. In its common usage throughout scripture, and especially the New Testament, it simply means full, relational trust in someone. Though “relational” is not technically part of the definition, it is part of the process! Trust is a relational term at its core, but when it is used in the realm of the “religious” it often becomes a work and is therefore NOT relational. AS such it becomes a merit badge rather than a proof of intimacy. This is especially true when […]
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Podcast: Download (26.9MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS And He Healed them all: Healing under the New Covenant II.mp3 Key Text: Mark 16:15-18 James 5:13-20 I Cor. 11:1-3 I Cor. 11:17-34 NOTE: we had about a 20 min. Q&A time which I separated from the body of the main message. You can download it by right clicking and choosing “Save Link [or file] as” or you can listen to it right now in your browser by clicking here: Q&A Time [04-28-13] Q&A Time: Today we began by answering a question from last Wednesday. It regarded intercessory prayer under the […]
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Podcast: Download (35.5MB)Subscribe: Spotify | RSS And He Healed them all: What about Job? Part IV.mp3 Key Text: Job 33:23-24 I Cor. 12:1-29 Mark 16 Overview: Tonight we polished off our teaching on Job by further clarifying Elihu’s position in Jobs life. Elihu was a messenger and a Mediator. In this context what was a messenger? The word messenger used here is Malak and is the same word used for angels. It simply means to dispatch as a deputy; a messenger; one delegated to represent another or speak their words – an ambassador. […]
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