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 →
Believers, Blog, Christ’s Return, Christians, Church, Death, Destroy, Erik Garthe, Faithful, Faithful to Finish, False Prophets, Finish, Great Commission, Hate, Holy Spirit, Jesus, No Longer Conformed, Persecute, Satan, Sent, Servants, Sheep, Wolves
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In fulfilling the Great Commission, Jesus’ servants are expected to be faithful to their task until He returns for them or they join Him through death. Jesus Himself is the actual target of the hate and persecution suffered More →
A Commitment Test, Blog, Commitment, Devil, Erik Garthe, God’s Plan, No Longer Conformed, Power, Religion, Satan, Temptation, The Flesh
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Jesus’ temptations in Matthew 4:1-11 emphasize four factors. (a) They followed His baptism: how will we live out our new life as believers? (b) The Holy Spirit led Him into the wilderness: God will be with us in More →
Blog, Busybodies, Destroy, Doctrine, Erik Garthe, Error, Hypocrite, Kill, Laziness, No Longer Conformed, Satan, Sin, Steal, The Thief
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John 10:10a reads, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.” Who is that thief? Satan. How does he operate in the church? He works through hypocrites. Not everyone in the church is pure in heart. More →
Blog, Creator, Deceiver, Delusion, Disobedience, Dominion, Erik Garthe, Have You Bought the Lie?, Human Nature, No Longer Conformed, Pride, Rebellion, Satan, Sin, The Lie
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Have you surrendered to “the lie”? The apostle Paul wrote in his second letter to the Christians at Thessalonica about those who reject the truth, “God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie.” (v. 2:11) More →
Blog, Curse, Death, Dominion, Erik Garthe, Guilt, Hell, Judgment, No Longer Conformed, Paradise, Satan, Sin, Tempter, The Death Sentence
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“And indeed it was very good” is God’s own description of all that He made in His creative act (Genesis 1:31) It was a perfect world where all life existed in harmony. The crowning act was the creation of a man and a woman who lived in open and unhindered fellowship with their Maker. More →
Blog, born again, Erik Garthe, Faithfulness, Flesh, Gentleness, Goodness, Grace, Happiness, Joy, Joy or Happiness?, Kindness, Longsuffering, love, Natural Inclinations, No Longer Conformed, Patience, Peace, Satan, Self-control
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What is the difference between joy and happiness? One originates internally, the other is external. In Paul’s letter to the Christians of Galatia, he wrote that “the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” (Galatians 5:22-23) More →
Blog, Conformed, Emotions, Erik Garthe, Holy Spirit, Mind, No Longer Conformed, Physical, Satan, spirit, transformed, Unsaved, What is Getting to Will?, Will
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“It doesn’t really affect me.” That’s the way we usually excuse a questionable activity. God created humans of three parts: body, soul, and spirit. In a believer’s walk with the Lord, the soul is the primary target of Satan. Why? More →
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