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Category Archives: Temptation
Beware of the Dead Snake
Forty-year-old Jeremy Sutcliffe of Corpus Christi, Texas, made national news a couple of years ago when he almost died from a rattlesnake bite. Even more than being featured on the news, the story also received mention on the channels Animal … Continue reading
Posted in Demons, Discernment, Personal Holiness, Prophecy, Repentance, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, Temptation, The Devil
Tagged Can the severed head of a snake still bite?, Gehenna the lake of fire, Jeremy Sutcliffe, Jesus bruised Satan's head, man bitten by the severed head of a snake, the devil being cast into the lake of fire, the serpent of old
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Getting Off Your Rock-O-Plane
“But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!’” (Luke 15:17, N.K.J.V.) Many years ago, back when I was 12 or 13 years … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Backsliding, Change, Disobedience, Forgiveness, God's Love, Grace, Personal, Rebellion, Repentance, Restoration, Salvation, Sin, Temptation
Tagged But when he came to himself, carnival in Spruce Pine NC, City Drive In Spruce Pine NC, puking on a carnival ride, Rock-O-Plane ride
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Offenses Must Come
“Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!” (Matthew 18:7, N.K.J.V.) The Greek word translated as “offenses” in this verse is skandalon, and it’s a word that … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Depravity, Faithfulness, God's Work, Ministry, Problems, Service, Sin, Spiritual Warfare, Temptation, The Devil, Trials
Tagged Christians yielding to the same temptation again and again, For offenses must come, Satan corrupts minds, stumbling blocks, the children of the devil, the flesh lusts against the Spirit, the Greek word skandalon
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Selling Your Soul to the Devil
Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment.” (Matthew 22:37-38, N.K.J.V.) The story of Robert Johnson is … Continue reading
Posted in Balance, Contentment, Covetousness, Desires, Entertainment, Eternity, God's Will, Hell, Idolatry, Money, Priorities, Satan, Sin, Temptation, The Devil
Tagged Robert Johnson blues legend, Robert Johnson crossroad, selling your soul to the devil, Son House, the 27 club, Willie Brown blues man
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Spiritual Leaders & Preachers’ Kids (post #1 of 2)
Maybe you’ve heard about the recent troubles of Jerry Falwell Jr. After a string of scandals, he has now been ousted as the President of Liberty University, the school his father founded. The whole story has given Christianity yet another … Continue reading
Posted in Adultery, Backsliding, Character, Church, Church Attendance, Current Events, Depravity, God's Work, Husbands, Hypocrisy, Lust, Marriage, Ministry, Pastors, Personal Holiness, Politics, Preaching, Service, Sex, Sin, Temptation, Wives
Tagged Giancarlo Granda, Jerry Falwell Jr. scandal, Jesus Fernandez Jr., Michael Cohn, spiritual leaders and scandals, Trailer Park Boys yacht party, Why do preachers' kids turn out bad?
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Transforming the Hardcore Sinner & the Addict
Hugh Price Hughes, an influential Methodist minister, was once challenged to a debate by Charles Bradlaugh, an atheistic political activist. Bradlaugh wanted Hughes to defend Christianity as being anything other than just a man-made religion based upon a fairy tale. … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Atheism, Change, God's Love, God's Provision, Grace, Inner Peace, Needs, Personal Holiness, Problems, Sin, Temptation
Tagged atheism and addiction, Charles Bradlaugh, Christian debating an atheist, Christianity and addiction, getting help from a higher power, Hugh Price Hughes
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“Christian Verses” Podcast: Genesis 4:7
In Genesis 4:7, God told Cain, “If you don’t do well, sin is crouching at your door.” The picture of sin crouching at the door is certainly a very graphic one, but what exactly does it mean? This is the … Continue reading
The Danger of Leaving God’s Pasture
An old shepherd once attended a church service and was called upon to pray. The prayer he offered spoke of three things: his Christianity, his occupation of shepherd, and his experience with stepping outside God’s will. He prayed, “Lord, I … Continue reading
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