Tag Archives: Charismatics

They Don’t Understand Satan

Posted on April 26, 2023 by ehurst

Over the years I’ve tried to make this warning clear: If you can imagine Satan has the power to do something, you give him permission to abuse you that way. If you suffer from the pagan delusions taught by movies, … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Warfare 03

Posted on August 10, 2021 by ehurst

Don’t be caught in legalism, because that’s just another lie of the Devil. The bulk of popular mythology about fighting demons stands on a legalistic application of English translations of New Testament events. Without taking the time to understand the … Continue reading →

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Discernment 04: Authority

Posted on September 5, 2019 by ehurst

The vast majority of people exorcise their own demons. The so-called “deliverance ministry” makes lots of noise about going on a crusade to drive demons out of people, places and institutions. But the genuine biblical ministry is not so much … Continue reading →

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Understanding Spiritual Gifts 04

Posted on February 23, 2019 by ehurst

3. Manifestations These gifts are: word of wisdom, word of knowledge, word of faith, healing, miracles, word of prophecy, word of discernment, glossolalia, and interpretation of tongues. These are ecstatic utterances of the mouth accompanying various miraculous effects in others. … Continue reading →

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StT: 1 Corinthians 14:21

Posted on January 27, 2015 by ehurst

(We continue sampling from Gospel Red Herring: Spiritualizing the Text.) 1 Corinthians 14:21 It would be easy to get a rise out of the Neo-Pentecostals and Charismatics on what they consider their turf here. The Corinthians were excessively hedonistic and … Continue reading →

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Treasury of Hearts

Posted on January 6, 2015 by ehurst

I tell you the solemn truth, the person who believes in me will perform the miraculous deeds that I am doing, and will perform greater deeds than these, because I am going to the Father. (John 14:12 NET) I spent … Continue reading →

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The Stink of Hell Nearby

Posted on May 2, 2014 by ehurst

What we know of the Spirit Realm cannot be stated in literal terms. Jesus taught in parables because all truly spiritual teaching is of necessity parabolic. The logic and the language is symbolic, not analytical and descriptive. I have no … Continue reading →

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