Those Proliferating, Self-appointed Judges

Those Proliferating, Self-appointed Judges

Cessation is a newly coined word for old-fashioned Unbelief. The LORD’S many names, revealed over time in the life experiences of His people Israel, are His unhanging attributes. These names were later revealed in the Person of His Son, Jesus the Messiah, and to...
Your Enterprise and God’s Supply

Your Enterprise and God’s Supply

An important principle can be seen in a standout Old Testament miracle. A widow, unable to pay her creditors is about to be taken away, along with her two sons, to work off the family debt. So, she begs the prophet Elisha for God’s help (2 Kings 4:1-7). He...
Life in the 21st Century

Life in the 21st Century

1. Technology Rules — There’s nothing it can’t handle. It makes life a virtual reality. 2. Science Explains All — Universal substitute for ‘outmoded’ religion. 3. Believe What You Like — as long as it doesn’t offend...
How Four Lepers Saved One Dying City

How Four Lepers Saved One Dying City

Someone once said, “Don’t raise the bridge, instead lower the river.” At times there are alternatives to problems which we overlook. When the prophet Elisha informed the king of Samaria that in just 24 hours the starving people in his city would have more than enough...
The Indivisible Unity of One

The Indivisible Unity of One

Four verses in the Bible bear witness to the truth that God is One. The first is from Moses in Deuteronomy 6:4; the second from Jesus Christ in Mark 12:29; the third from Paul in 1 Corinthians 8:6; and the fourth from James in James 2:19. The fourth witness did not...
God Really Does Want You Well

God Really Does Want You Well

In New Testament terms, healing is holistic in that it encompasses spirit, soul, and body (1 Thessalonians 5:23). In today’s terms we would say spiritual, mental and physical. Some illnesses are psychosomatic, in that thoughts can have adverse or beneficial...

Peter E. Barfoot