by Neil Anderson May 27 Hebrews 5:14 Solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil A good systematic theology is the foundation upon which we build our… Read More ›
Holy Spirit
SATAN’S SHOW OF POWER
by Neil Anderson May 4 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline Once I counseled a former high priest of Satanism who desperately wanted… Read More ›
Bad Bosses and Irritating People, part IV
Standing in Judgment “Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions…who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and… 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 ›
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 ›
Bad Bosses and Irritating People, part III
Bad Bosses and Irritating People, Part III Philippians 1:27 (NAS): “Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.” Ephesians 6:5-8 (NAS): “Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear… Read More ›
THE OPERATING PRINCIPLE OF LIFE
by Neil Anderson March 31 Mark 11:22 And Jesus answered saying to them, “Have faith in God” The sun is perhaps the most credible object of faith for the world. It appears to be immutable. It has always been… Read More ›
RENEWING YOUR MIND
March 29 Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind If the strongholds in your mind are the result of conditioning, then you can be reconditioned by the renewing… Read More ›
ACCUSATION AND CONVICTION
By Neil Anderson March 20 2 Corinthians 7:10 The sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation; but the sorrow of the world produces death A graphic example of the contrast… Read More ›
THE SPIRIT’S CONVICTION
By Neil Anderson March 19 2 Corinthians 7:9 I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God I’m… Read More ›
NO LONGER UNDER OBLIGATION
By Neil Anderson March 17 Romans 6:6 Our old self was crucified with Him, that our body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin Why did the old self need to… Read More ›
PLACED INTO CHRIST
By Neil Anderson March 16 Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live… Read More ›
Whispers
On your walk with Jesus have you ever felt the “guilts” – I certainly have and can assure you they are not nice!! Feeling guilty and not good enough for God and the “am I truly saved?” feeling can be… Read More ›
Humility and Forgiveness
“Agree quickly with your adversary (Matthew 5:25, NAS).” “It is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded (II Corinthians 6:7, NAS).” “We are to clothe… Read More ›
IN CHRIST
By Neil Anderson March 2 John 3:3 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God Being in Christ, and all that it means to Christian maturity and… Read More ›
A COMPASSIONATE COUNSELOR
By Neil Anderson February 27 Matthew 9:13 But go and learn what this means, “I desire compassion, and not sacrifice” I used to ask my seminary students two questions: What attributes, strengths and characteristics would you look… Read More ›
FREE TO CHOOSE
By Neil Anderson February 26 2 Corinthians 3:17 The Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty The Spirit-filled walk is neither characterized by license nor legalism, but liberty. Paul… Read More ›
FREED FROM LEGALISM
By Neil Anderson February 25 2 Corinthians 3:5, 6 God . . . made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives… Read More ›
RELATIONSHIP, NOT REGIMEN
By Neil Anderson February 23 Romans 8:2 The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death Walking according to the Spirit is more a relationship… Read More ›
HE’S ALWAYS THERE
By Neil Anderson February 20 Matthew 28:20 I am with you always, even to the end of the age In the early 1980s I counseled a Christian young woman who was languishing in deep spiritual, mental and… Read More ›
THE BATTLE OF THE MIND
By Neil Anderson February 18 Romans 7:25; 8:1 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! . . . There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus Romans 7:22, 23, pinpoints… Read More ›
A STRUGGLING SAINT
By Neil Anderson February 17 Romans 7:15 I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate Perhaps the most vivid description of the contest with sin which goes… Read More ›
THE ACCUSER OF THE BRETHREN
By Neil Anderson February 15 Revelation 12:10 The accuser of our brethren . . . who accuses them before our God day and night Next to temptation, perhaps the most frequent and insistent attack from Satan to which… Read More ›
YOUR JOURNEY TOWARD CHRIST
By Neil Anderson February 13 John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy How do evil spirits interfere with our lives? Let me answer with a simple illustration. Imagine that you are standing at one end… Read More ›
COMBATING SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS
By Neil Anderson February 10 1 John 5:14, 15 If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests… Read More ›
SALVATION IS REGENERATION
By Neil Anderson February 3 2 Peter 1:4 He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, in order that by them you might become partakers of the divine nature What does the Bible specifically say… Read More ›
RECKLESS ABANDON
By Neil Anderson January 29 1 Corinthians 10:20 I do not want you to become sharers in demons While Christians have been questioning the reality of demonic influence in the church, the world has charged into the… Read More ›
THE LAWS OF GOD
By Neil Anderson January 28 Luke 11:39 Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness The Talmud , a collection of… Read More ›
THE BONDAGE BREAKER
By Neil Anderson January 24 John 8:36 If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed The contrast between bondage and freedom in a believer’s life is beautifully illustrated in the following letter… Read More ›
THE WILL OF GOD
By Neil Anderson January 20 John 7:17 If any man is willing to do His will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from Myself Knowing the will of God is… Read More ›