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All Dressed Up & Nowhere To Go

So now that we’re dressed in the armor, what do we do?  The pieces of armor we wear are defensive weapons. What about offense?

Some have bargained, “Satan, if you’ll just leave me alone, I’ll leave you alone.”  But you can’t be neutral. You’re going to face a battle—if not tonight, then tomorrow or next week.  The battle we’re in, we’re in to win.

Armed and Ready!

Last time in the article “The Battle is On!” we looked at the all-out war declared upon the family, the nation, and your heart. We saw that the family is the only part of the Garden of Eden we have left; therefore Satan wars against it.

The Battle Is On!

Would you be surprised to learn that the world’s most successful pornographer isn’t Hugh Hefner or Larry Flynt? The chief pornographer is Satan. Actually, he’s behind the whole industry.

All-out war has been declared on the family, the home, the nation, and your heart. There’s a cosmic battle taking place.

Marks Of Maturity

May I ask you a question? Are you a growing Christian? Are you moving toward maturity? You can be young only once, but you can be immature for a long time. Many churches have people who’ve been born again but cease to grow.

I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known Him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. (1 John 2:13-14)

The Lure Of False Teachers

But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you… (2 Peter 2:1)

In the early church there was joy and sound doctrine, but false prophets—spiritual con artists—soon arose, like those we have today. In his second letter Peter calls them “sick dogs and dirty hogs” (2:22), hucksters of the Gospel. 

A Portrait Of Christ

“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.” (Matthew 5:17-18)

We now have available, instantaneously, the wisdom of the ages. Or do we? We have the ability to read or hear or view the opinion or beliefs of anyone who thinks they are an intellect.

The Way Home

“And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem. And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.” (2 Samuel 11:1-2)

The God Of Creation

“The key to the entire Bible hangs right by the front door: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).

We will never begin to exhaust the truths in this verse as we bring our teacup minds to dip into this great ocean of truth. But you need to understand at least part of it—and you must believe all of it because it is so foundational. You will never really comprehend anything else in the Bible unless you understand what this verse reveals about the God of creation.

The Gifts Of The Wise Men

It's that time of year again...time for gift-buying, gift-wrapping, and gift-exchanging. What are the gifts we could bring Jesus this Christmas? One way we can discover that is to look at Matthew 2:1-12, which tells of the gifts the wise men brought Him on the night when God became flesh and dwelt among us.

How To Stand When You Don't Understand

As you go through life, you will find many things that will not make sense to you. You may turn to God and ask why. And that just might be the time when heaven will be absolutely silent. Job was someone who understands what that feels like.

God permitted Satan to sift Job. And Job never knew why. “And the LORD said unto Satan, ‘Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD” (Job 1:12).