by Peter Barfoot | Aug 19, 2026 | Blog, Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Holy Spirit, Spiritual growth, Teaching
“Holy men of old spoke as they were moved — born along — by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:21). The New Testament Greek word is translated “we let [the ship] drive” in Acts 27:15. Meaning that the ship and those in it were borne...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 18, 2026 | Blog, Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Faith Healing, Kingdom of God, Spiritual growth, Teaching
Some things are almost beyond belief. “You’ll believe a man can fly,” said the blurb advertising the first “Superman” movie. But few really did. Not without a maybe in a movie, but in real life it was almost beyond belief. “It’s almost beyond belief!”...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 13, 2026 | Blog, Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Fellowship, Hearing God's voice, Spiritual growth, Teaching
Those who are fearful or insecure about their relationship with God quote mostly from the Old Testament. Those who believe that life is basically trash like to quote from Ecclesiastes, the Old Testament book written by the pessimistic, disillusioned-with-life King...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 13, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Faith, Spiritual growth, Teaching
I’m not into fussing over words, but when a particular word is misused to promote an unscriptural idea it ought to be corrected. The word “now” — as in Hebrews 11:1 — “Now faith is…” does not mean “now” in...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 11, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Kingdom of God, Spiritual growth, Teaching
Nowhere to my knowledge does the New Testament record that Jesus laid his hands on anyone who needed to be set free from demons. On every occasion he simply commanded the evil spirits to leave and they did. Authority and power go hand in hand. A police uniform and an...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 11, 2026 | Christian Worldview, Christianity, Discipleship, Faith, Kingdom of God, Spiritual growth, Teaching
Authority and Power. There are times when you’ll need to decide which of the two is needed. Of the 25 miracles that Jesus did during his ministry, 50% were done by power and 50% by authority. Power to heal organic diseases and authority to expel demons. Should healing...