An authentic encounter with God changes you. It doesn’t give you a feel-good euphoria that lasts for an evening like a good rock concert. It quickens a hunger inside you that is never satisfied this side of eternity. God encounters lead you to a person not a feeling. The soul that is desperate for the
Apostasy is nothing new in Christianity and defending herself from heresies is something the Church has been doing since it’s birth. John Cooper, lead singer for the rock band Skillet, responded to the litany of recent apostasies among young Christian leaders. In a Facebook post titled ‘What in God’s Name is Happening in Christianity?’ put up on
All Praise belongs to God. “Hallelujah! Praise the Lord.” God Our Father instituted it as the seat of His authority long before Jesus entered the Scriptures and long before Catholics, Protestants and Pentecostals branded it “Charismatic.” Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore! From the rising of the sun
When we first start out on the journey of faith, we are like a baby. We don’t know much and we have a very limited experience of God, if any at all. If we don’t choose to expand our faith, we stay the same and possibly even digress back into unbelief. When we choose to
There is so much debate among Christians, and even non-Christians, over the meaning of words. In fact, whole sects of division have come from disagreement over translating the word. For a secular example of this, one just has to look at our judicial system. Clearly mankind has concern over the interpretation of words. Sadly, what
