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...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 7, 2026 | Blog, Christianity, Kingdom of God, Spiritual growth, Teaching
I like newspapers (having edited one myself), and the front page of most of them has a title that relates to Time. “The Daily Mail” for example. Others bear the words “Courier” or “Herald” because they proclaim the latest news on...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 4, 2026 | Blog, Christianity, Kingdom of God, Spiritual growth, Teaching
God’s foreknowledge is the key to scriptures that would otherwise be mysterious. “Known unto God are all his works, from the beginning of the world.” (Acts 15:18) Here are 10 things that God foreknew from the Foundation of the world: 1. Matthew 13:35 — His...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 24, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Kingdom of God, Spiritual growth, Teaching
“I looked over Jordan, and what did I see, comin’ for to carry me home? A band of angels, comin’ after me, comin’ for to carry me home.” (From the spiritual song, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.”) The desire to escape from the...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 21, 2026 | Blog, Christian Worldview, Faith, Kingdom of God, Spiritual growth, Teaching
Daniel the prophet was visited by Gabriel the archangel, who informed him that he had come from Persia (Iran), where the prince of that kingdom had resisted him for 21 days — the period of a partial fast by Daniel. He added that Michael [the archangel],...