Prayer and the Authority of Scripture

Systematic theologian and author, Wayne Grudem, says, “The authority of Scripture means that all the words in Scripture are God’s words in such a way that to disbelieve or disobey any word of Scripture is to disbelieve or disobey God.”  Understanding the authority of...

The Four Characteristics of Scripture

The following brief description on each of the four characteristics of scripture come from Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology. 1) The Authority of Scripture: “The authority of Scripture means that all the words in Scripture are God’s words in such a way that to...

How to Test all Prophecies

“Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil.” 1 Thessalonians 5:20-21 The Bible is clear that we should test everything that we receive and keep what is good and reject what is bad. I...

Suffering from Fear?

Today, I listened to a sermon from Pastor Ray Johnston on the topic of fear that helped me a lot. I think I had been allowing fear to negatively influence my life. Below are notes from that sermon. I have added some things to it. “I sought the Lord, and he...

The Role of Prayer in Spiritual Warfare

Prayer is the greatest weapon we have for spiritual warfare. Without prayer, we cannot wage spiritual warfare. The role of prayer is central and indispensable. Prayer is priceless to the one who engages in spiritual warfare. In his book, The Invisible War, which this...