Going deeper into the Word and a relationship with Jesus…

Christianity 202 is a series going beyond what was covered in the Christianity 201 series. Going deeper into the Bible and developing a personal relationship with Jesus, both of which are essential to an “overcoming life”!

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  • Post 72 – God’s name is “I AM”!
    In my last several Postings I’ve been trying to show that John’s Gospel points to the fact that Jesus is God. In my effort to emphasize Jesus’ deity I may have given the idea that Jesus is God alone. That is not what I am saying. I am a strong Trinitarian, I believe in the… Read more: Post 72 – God’s name is “I AM”!
  • Post 71 Jesus is Lord! Part – 3
    Remember each of the Gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John were recounting the life of Jesus and in particular the ministry of Jesus on earth. Each Gospel writer was writing from a different perspective and to a slightly different audience. The first three Gospels cover approximately the same materials and are referred to as… Read more: Post 71 Jesus is Lord! Part – 3
  • Post 70 Jesus is Lord (God)! Part 2
    Seven Miracles found in the Gospel of John …
  • Post 69 Jesus is Lord (God)!
    THE GOSPEL RECORD The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John provide the most accurate record of who Jesus is. Each of the Gospel writers was present during the life of Jesus. Matthew, Mark, and John were three of the twelve Apostles. Luke was a companion of the Apostle Paul and must have known the… Read more: Post 69 Jesus is Lord (God)!
  • Post 68 – The Armor of God!
    God has not left us helpless and hopeless but has given us weapons and armor to confront the Devil and his attacks upon our minds.
  • Post 67 – Relationship or Religion?
    Knowing the Living Jesus Christ versus the practice of religion. My hope in presenting the last several posts is to point out that “Spiritual Warfare” is not about yelling into the atmosphere and binding Satan in Jesus’ name. Satan has no power other than that which we give him. Remember Satan is all about deception,… Read more: Post 67 – Relationship or Religion?
  • Post 66 – Spiritual Warfare 3
    Jesus is the Healer! He heals physically, spiritually, and emotionally. My focus today is on emotional healing. Emotional healing is important because an emotional wound is an open door for Satan to influence a person. So, if a person is healed emotionally then the door to the Devil’s influence is closed. 
  • Post 65 Spiritual Warfare 2
    IN A FALLEN AND SIN FILLED WORLD “HURTING PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE!”.  A Traumatized Spirit (broken hearted, broken spirit, crushed) Proverbs 18:14 “The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness, But who can bear a broken spirit”? The word broken spirit can be translated as a wounded spirit, or a traumatized spirit. So, a… Read more: Post 65 Spiritual Warfare 2
  • Post 64 – Spiritual Warfare 1
    As I said in my last post, we live in a “fallen world”! This means that we must deal with the consequences of not only our own choices, but we also have to deal with the consequences of the evil choices of others. We can be perfectly innocent and yet be negatively affected. In a… Read more: Post 64 – Spiritual Warfare 1
  • Post 63 – The Fallen World!
    We live in a Fallen world, but don’t blame God for evil. Evil exists because of Sin! In other words, rebelling against God knowingly or unknowingly.  When we look at the world today, we can see a great deal wrong with it. There is evil in the world- poverty, disease, and crime. Yet when God… Read more: Post 63 – The Fallen World!
  • Post 62 – Making the Right Choices.
    In the last post, I said that all of us make choices every day. No one is exempt from making choices. The question is, are we making the right choices? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to know the outcome of our choices before we make them? If that were the case, we would never experience disappointment… Read more: Post 62 – Making the Right Choices.
  • Post 61 – The Choices We Make!
    If you have followed my last two posts you know that Satan, or the Devil, is known by a number of names in Scripture. All of these names point to his evil character. The chief characteristics we find in this creature are his hostility, cunning, power, and evil intent toward God and His people. 
  • Post 60 – Spirit of Satan Part 2
    More Titles of Satan Because of the Holy Spirit in you, the Devil cannot possess you which means you don’t have to be afraid of that happening. Scripture is clear that darkness cannot inhabit light, and the light of Christ dwells within you. However, since the devil is a consummate liar, he will try to… Read more: Post 60 – Spirit of Satan Part 2
  • Post 59 The Spirit of Satan, Pt. 1
    Before I continue with another and final spiritual influence that as Believers in Jesus Christ we can experience, let me re-cap so far.  God’s Spirit the Holy Spirit I mentioned first that God’s Spirit is the most important influence that we must learn to discern and obey. God has a purpose and plan for your… Read more: Post 59 The Spirit of Satan, Pt. 1
  • Post 58 – The Human Spirit
    The Human Spirit Because we are spiritual, we’ve been talking about spiritual influences upon our lives. In the last post we talked about the fact that we can hear the spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, and because God is Spirit, He communicates with us spiritually. God has a purpose and plan for your life… Read more: Post 58 – The Human Spirit
  • Post 57 Hearing From God!
    In the last post I mentioned that because we are spirit, soul, and body, we can communicate with the physical world, the souls of other people, and with the spirit realm. Today I want to focus on the spirit realm.
  • Post 56 – Love and Fear in Spiritual Warfare
    You have an Adversary! In the last post, I said that you have an adversary, the Bible calls him Satan or the Devil. Satan is the enemy of God and therefore your enemy too. Satan wants you to deny God and if he is unable to do that, he wants to make you ineffective as… Read more: Post 56 – Love and Fear in Spiritual Warfare
  • Post 55 – Spiritual Warfare!
    You have an Adversary! The Bible clearly shows that as a believer you have an adversary and it is Satan or the Devil. Satan has two goals the first is to convince you to reject God. If he can’t do that, he will try to destroy your fruitfulness in God and make you an ineffective… Read more: Post 55 – Spiritual Warfare!
  • Post 54 – Contending for the Abundant Life – Spiritua​​l Warfare
    Contending for the Abundant Life – Spiritual Warfare The word contending in the phrase “contending for the abundant life” implies that there is, opposition to your success by an adversary. So, who or what is the adversary! First, we need to recognize that we have an adversary and secondly, recognize that he wants to destroy… Read more: Post 54 – Contending for the Abundant Life – Spiritua​​l Warfare
  • Post 53 Contending for the Abundant Life – Part IV
    THE ABUNDANT LIFE. Over the last couple of posts our focus has been on Matthew 6:33, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you”. We said that seeking the kingdom means seeking the spiritual kingdom of God on earth today. This means that our… Read more: Post 53 Contending for the Abundant Life – Part IV
  • Post 52 Contending for the Abundant Life III
    I know that there are some Christians who believe that Christians in general should live in poverty and lack. God may call some to live in poverty as a means to demonstrate that material things do not guarantee love, peace, and joy. However, I don’t see anything in scriptures to indicate that we should be… Read more: Post 52 Contending for the Abundant Life III
  • Post 51 – Contending for the Abundant Life Part II
    YOU MAY ASK, HOW DO I ENTER INTO THE ABUNDANT LIFE… Entering the abundant life is a faith venture. It’s putting your faith in the one who gave His life so that you would be free from guilt, shame, and condemnation. 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;… Read more: Post 51 – Contending for the Abundant Life Part II
  • Post 50 – The Abundant Life Part 1
    Contending for the Abundant Life Every Christian should be aware of the phrase “the abundant life”, which is promised to us, by Jesus, in John 10:10, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more… Read more: Post 50 – The Abundant Life Part 1
  • Post 49 – Plug into Jesus!
    Making the connection. I’ve had the opportunity to travel in some of the poorest people groups in the world, and what I see among those Christian communities is that signs, wonders, and miracles have not vanished. Perhaps it’s because when you are poor in countries that do not provide any help such as health care,… Read more: Post 49 – Plug into Jesus!
  • Post 48 – God still moves today!
    Miracles, signs, and wonders are always initiated by God. God is omniscient (all-knowing), omnipotent (all-powerful), and omnipresent (everywhere at once). All of these are attributes true because God doesn’t live in time and space as we do. Since God is supernatural it stands to reason that God is the author of the supernatural, that is… Read more: Post 48 – God still moves today!
  • Post 47 – You are the Church!
    Miracles, signs, and wonders are intended to be part of the Christian life in the spiritual church. These events are first private in the life of the Believer, then public to the world demonstrating that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life to Father God. Over the last three weeks we’ve focused our… Read more: Post 47 – You are the Church!
  • Post 46 – You are a Wonder!
    We’ve been talking about Miracles, Signs, and Wonders. We started this series a couple of weeks ago by saying that miracles, signs, and wonders can be public or private. Sometimes we are looking so intently for a public display of miracles, signs, and wonders that we miss the quiet but supernatural private moves of God… Read more: Post 46 – You are a Wonder!
  • Post 45 – Your Life is a Sign!
    We all want God to reveal Himself with a sign.  So that we can be sure that God is real and what He has promised He will fulfill. That is the human side of us, but what does the Bible have to say about signs?   The dictionary defines the noun form of the word Sign… Read more: Post 45 – Your Life is a Sign!
  • Post 44 – You are a Miracle!
    In the last post, I made the statement that Signs, Wonders, and Miracles are part of the normal Christian experience. Today we are looking at Miracles. As a believer, we often think of miracles as supernatural events that God performs and of course, they are! Some miracles are public, and some are private. Here is… Read more: Post 44 – You are a Miracle!
  • Post 43 – Signs, Wonders a​nd Miracles
    If we could have been present during the times of Jesus Christ, as described by the Gospels and the book of Acts, we would have witnessed signs, wonders, and miracles as everyday occurrences. It was the signs, wonders, and miracles that testified to the world that Jesus was who He said He was, He was… Read more: Post 43 – Signs, Wonders a​nd Miracles