Christianity

THE COST OF FORGIVENESS

by Neil Anderson   April 30   Matthew 18:35 NIV  Forgive your brother from your heart   Forgiveness is agreeing to live with the consequences of another person’s sin. Forgiveness is costly; we pay the price of the evil we… Read More ›

THE CHOICE OF FORGIVENESS

by Neil Anderson April 29   Ephesians 4:32  Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ has also forgiven you   Most of the ground that Satan gains in the lives of Christians is… Read More ›

ACTIVE FAITH

by Neil Anderson   April 28 James 2:18  You have faith, and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works   When my son Karl was just a… Read More ›

THE PRIDE OF LIFE

by Neil Anderson   April 27   1 John 2:16  The boastful pride of life is not from the Father, but is from the world   The third channel of temptation is at the heart of the New Age Movement:… Read More ›

Compassion

Compassion is having a sense of concern over another person’s need or pain. It includes pity, sympathy, and empathy. Our Lord Jesus was, and will always be, full of compassion.  “He has made His wonderful works to be remembered; the… Read More ›

OVERCOMING THE EVIL ONE

by Neil Anderson April 23 1 John 2:14  I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God… Read More ›

YOUR NEW SKIPPER

by Neil Anderson   April 20   Romans 8:12, 13  We are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh–for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die   When I was in… Read More ›

NEW AGE DECEPTION

by Neil Anderson   April 19 1 Timothy 2:5  There is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus   The fourth unifying factor of the New Age Movement is a cosmic evolutionary optimism… Read More ›

NEW AGE THINKING

by Neil Anderson April 18 Psalm 83:18 NIV  Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD–that you alone are the Most High over all the earth   The New Age Movement is very attractive to the natural man… Read More ›

Rise From Your Ashes

  Right after my brain surgery, I was alone while recovering in an assisted living facility in Phoenix, AZ. My life was so uncertain. My dream home in Oregon was sold, my teaching career seemed to be over, I didn’t… Read More ›

THE SEDUCTION OF OUR CHILDREN

by Neil Anderson   April 17   Ephesians 6:4  Bring them [your children] up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord   What are parents, Sunday school teachers, youth workers, and pastors to do in the face of Satan’s… Read More ›

A SOLID BELIEF SYSTEM

by Neil Anderson April 16 Romans 8:15  You have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” Claire attended a church college ministry I was involved in several years ago. On a physical, material… Read More ›

SATAN’S VOICE

by Neil Anderson April 15 1 John 4:1  Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.   Paul warned us against… Read More ›

THE ENEMY’S POTENTIAL

by Neil Anderson   April 12   Matthew 12:29  How can anyone enter the strong man’s house and carry off his property, unless he first binds the strong man?   Another common misconception of the spiritual world is that some… Read More ›

DEALING WITH ANXIETY

by Neil Anderson April 9 Philippians 4:7  The peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus   Christians have frequently relied upon a sense of peace as evidence of the Holy… Read More ›

SEALED IN HIM

by Neil Anderson April 8 Ephesians 1:13 Having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise   After King Saul disobeyed God (1 Samuel 15), we’re told that “the Spirit of the LORD departed from… Read More ›

YOUR CHILD’S IDENTITY

by Neil Anderson   April 6 Ephesians 6:4  Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger; but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord   It’s all too easy for children to find their identity wrapped… Read More ›