Is It Really God Speaking to You?
“I’ve prayed about this and I really feel like God told me that it would be okay.” Those were the words that I heard when a young lady informed me that she was leaving her husband in order to live… Continue Reading
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Why I Don’t Believe Benny Hinn Type Revivals Are of the Holy Spirit
In Lincoln’s Battle with God, historian Stephen Mansfield recounts the camp meeting revivals which were so prominent during Lincoln’s upbringing. Using Barton Stone as a source he writes: There was the falling exercise, in which a person would “with a… Continue Reading
Does 1 John 2:27 Mean I Don’t Need My Sunday School Teacher?
In 1 John 2:27 the apostle tells his readers, “you have no need that anyone should teach you.” He says this because they have been “anointed by the Holy One”. As a result of this anointing they don’t need anyone… Continue Reading
Would God Ask You to Take a Mustard Bath?
The frail old man sets aside his walker and gradually places himself in the tub. But this is no ordinary bath. You see, he just returned from the store where he purchased seven gallons of yellow mustard. The old man… Continue Reading