Category: Truth

Beelzebul/ Blasphemy/ Christ/ Forgiveness/ God's Voice/ God's Word/ Holy Spirit/ Ignorant/ love/ Miracle/ Pharisees/ Prince of Demons/ Reason/ Satan/ Sin/ Son of David/ Truth/ Unpardonable

The Unpardonable Sin

admin Beelzebul, Blasphemy, Blog, Christ, Erik Garthe, Forgiveness, God’s Voice, God’s Word, Holy Spirit, Ignorant, love, Miracle, No Longer Conformed, Pharisees, Prince of Demons, Reason, Satan, Sin, Son of David, The Unparsonable Sin, Truth, Unpardonable 0 Comment May 24, 2021

A miracle performed by Jesus provoked two different responses: (a) the people—“Can this be the Son of David?” (Matthew 12:23); and (b) the Pharisees—“It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man More →

Bethsaida/ Burden/ Chorazin/ Control/ Gentle/ Indifference/ Invitation/ Jesus/ Lord of Heaven and Earth/ Lowly of Heart/ Mission/ Obedience/ Repent/ salvation/ Sidon/ Sin/ Spiritually Received/ Truth/ Tyre/ Yoke

An Open Invitation

admin An Open Invitation, Bethsaida, Blog, Burden, Chorazin, Control, Erik Garthe, Gentle, Indifference, Invitation, Jesus, Lord of Heaven and Earth, Lowly of Heart, Mission, No Longer Conformed, Obedience, Repent, salvation, Sidon, Sin, Spiritually Received, Truth, Tyre, Yoke 0 Comment May 10, 2021

“Then he began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.” (Matthew 11:20) That verse is important to the entire passage (vv. 20-30) because More →

Abyss/ Addiction/ Alcohol/ Church/ Conviction/ Deception/ Demon-Possessed/ Demons/ Drugs/ Gergesenes/ Grace/ Herd of Pigs/ Lordship/ Mercy/ Torment/ Truth

A Tormented World

admin A Tormented World, Abyss, Addiction, Alcohol, Blog, Church, Conviction, Deception, Demon-Possessed, Demons, Drugs, Erik Garthe, Gergesenes, Grace, Herd of Pigs, Lordship, Mercy, No Longer Conformed, Torment, Truth 0 Comment March 15, 2021

Matthew 8:28-34 is a strange story. But not much different from so many people today. Consider the response in this account of the demon-possessed man of the Gergesenes. First, there was a recognition More →

Discrimination/ Humility/ Hypocrisy/ Hypocrite/ Judge/ Judging/ Judgment/ love/ Mockery/ Ridicule/ Truth/ Wisdom/ witness

Criticize Wisely

admin Blog, Criticize Wisely, Discrimination, Erik Garthe, Humility, Hypocrisy, Hypocrite, Judge, Judging, Judgment, love, Mockery, No Longer Conformed, Ridicule, Truth, Wisdom, witness 0 Comment February 1, 2021

Jesus begins Matthew 7:1-6 by stating, “Judge not.” Does that mean never make any kind of judgment? Judge not does not mean not to evaluate right from wrong: the issue is intent to condemn. Righteous judgments are More →

Culture/ God's Voice/ God's Word/ Human Thinking/ Needs/ Principles/ Right/ Rules/ Standard/ Truth/ Wants/ Wrong

What is Right?

admin Blog, Culture, Erik Garthe, God’s Voice, God’s Word, Human Thinking, Needs, No Longer Conformed, Principles, Right, Rules, Standard, Truth, Wants, What is Right?, Wrong 0 Comment May 11, 2020

The average person in today’s world does not recognize absolutes of truth. Right or wrong is often determined by what furthers a person’s goals and desires … no matter how much it may harm someone else or displease God. More →

Affection/ Encouragement/ Faith/ Fellowship/ love/ Service/ Spiritual Growth/ Truth/ Unity

Another Key to Growth

admin Affection, Another Key to Growth, Blog, Encouragement, Erik Garthe, Faith, Fellowship, love, No Longer Conformed, Service, Spiritual Growth, Truth, Unity 0 Comment April 6, 2020

Doug Fields of Saddleback Valley Community Church has a test to determine the need of encouragement: “If the person is breathing, he needs encouragement.” The support we gain from one another is essential to our spiritual maturity. More →

Believer/ Depraved/ Holiness/ Lying/ Sin/ Spiritual/ transformed/ Truth

Called to Spiritual Change

admin Believer, Blog, Called to Spiritual Change, Depraved, Erik Garthe, Holiness, Lying, No Longer Conformed, Sin, Spiritual, transformed, Truth 0 Comment March 9, 2020

In The Pursuit of Holiness, Jerry Bridges wrote, “If there is not then at least a yearning in our hearts to live a holy life pleasing to God we need to seriously question whether our faith in Christ is genuine.” More →

Adversity/ Character/ Grace/ Ministry/ Preparation/ Refine/ Righteousness/ Spiritual Growth/ Spiritual Maturity/ Strength/ Teach/ Test/ Train/ Tribulation/ Trouble/ Truth

Spiritual Growth Spurts

admin Adversity, Blog, Character, Erik Garthe, Grace, Ministry, No Longer Conformed, Preparation, Refine, Righteousness, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth Spurts, Spiritual Maturity, Strength, Teach, Test, Train, Tribulation, Trouble, Truth 0 Comment March 2, 2020

Benjamin Franklin said, “Those things that hurt, instruct.” God manifests His presence during the difficult times of life. As a believer, the question becomes: How has He matured you through those events? More →