Tag Archives: Satan

New Testament Doctrine: Matthew 4:1-11

The only mystery here is what each of these three temptations represent. There are at least two levels for answering this question. The first level is the background story of False Messianic Expectations. One of my professors in college was … Continue reading

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Which Uniform?

My blogging ministry began as merely a sounding board. I was not seeking approval. I expected objections, but it was the kind of objections that I was testing. In order to elicit a useful response from others, I had to … Continue reading

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Law of Moses — 1 Kings 21

We skip over the previous chapter, but we note in passing that Jehovah twice rescued Ahab from the hands of the Syrian king. Yet Ahab failed to execute the Lord’s justice against his enemy, and was condemned. We see, then, … Continue reading

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Conditions Not Ripe Yet

When I talk about how the elements of the Garden Temptation and the Fall are so clearly manifested in Western intellectual culture, I’m not giving you a complete analysis of the Fall, nor of Western Civilization. Rather, I am characterizing … Continue reading

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The Logic of Biblical Death Penalties

In the Covenant of Moses, the entire nation is adopted by God into His personal household. As you might expect, He holds certain minimal expectations for those living in His household. In theory, if He were to pass from the … Continue reading

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The Shape of Tribulation

People are too quick to give the Devil credit he does not deserve. That was the nature of his rebellion in the first place: taking credit he did not deserve. He was trying to absorb some of the glory meant … Continue reading

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Can’t Make This Short

When I served in the US Army Military Police, I quickly became aware that there were a select few who were protected by system, while most of the rest of us were expendable. While that protection rested mostly on commissioned … Continue reading

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Discernment 05: Occupy

In general, if a particular health issue doesn’t yield to standard medical treatment, it is likely related to demonic presence. That goes for other shalom failures in life, as well. If it resists sensible moral treatment, then you should suspect … Continue reading

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Discernment 04: Authority

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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Discernment 03: It’s Personal

Everything in revelation is personal. It does no good at all to argue what God ought to do. The best we can hope for is to understand what He is doing and how He goes about it. Our hearts can … Continue reading

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