The Problem of the Lie

INTRODUCTION As a man thinketh, so is he. (Pro. 23:7) Many of us find life to be an incessant struggle, an overwhelming and endless series of confrontations with one impossible or unsolvable circumstance after another, constantly battling fear, anxiety, and worry,...

The Theology of Helplessness

Try to imagine the scene: Jesus is returning from the mount where He had been transfigured and His Glory revealed to James, John, and Peter. He had conversed with Moses and Elijah, perhaps in preparation for His final confrontation with the religious authorities in...

Possession Vs. Oppression

HOW CAN A BORN-AGAIN BELIEVER BE OPPRESSED BY AN UNCLEAN SPIRIT? Many believers adhere to the belief that a born-again believer cannot be “possessed” by an unclean spirit. That belief is correct. A believer cannot be “possessed” by an evil spirit (and, in...

The Meaning of the Book of Esther

INTRODUCTION There is a great deal of confusion surrounding the meaning of the Book of Esther. Many scholars dismiss it as history, find it irrelevant as theology, and have consigned it to the domain of the arcane as meaningless for present day believers. However, I...

How to Have Mountain Moving Faith

INTRODUCTION Mr. Stanley said he never knew this covenant to be broken in Africa, no matter what the provocation. Dr. Livingstone also bears witness saying that he never knew it to be broken. In other parts of the world it is claimed that they never knew the Blood...