By Neil Anderson February 14 Jeremiah 31:3 I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness One night I came home from work and my wife Joanne met me at the… Read More ›
Sin
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 ›
BEYOND THE BOUNDARY
By Neil Anderson February 7 1 Corinthians 6:12 All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything Most of us won’t… Read More ›
THE ESSENCE OF TEMPTATION
By Neil Anderson February 6 Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin I… Read More ›
MODELING GROWTH
By Neil Anderson January 31 James 1:22 Prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves I am learning about pastors and missionaries across the country who are preaching against the very sins… Read More ›
YOUR POSITION IN CHRIST
By Neil Anderson January 25 James 4:7 Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you Daisy was one of the first persons I dealt with who was caught in spiritual conflicts and… Read More ›
DEAD TO SIN
By Neil Anderson January 19 Romans 6:11, 12 Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body that you should obey… Read More ›
THE EFFECTS OF THE FALL
By Neil Anderson January 18 Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned Unfortunately, the idyllic setting in… Read More ›
APART FROM CHRIST I CAN DO NOTHING
By Neil Anderson December 31 John 15:5 I am the vine, you are the branches . . . apart form Me you can do nothing Add the following statements of doctrinal affirmation to those you began reading… Read More ›
ONE TRUE AND LIVING GOD
By Neil Anderson December 30 Exodus 20:2, 3 I am the LORD your God. . . . You shall have no other gods before Me The doctrinal affirmations today and tomorrow will help you renew your mind… Read More ›
Personally Resisting Satan
By Neil Anderson December 29 Romans 13:14 Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts Paul instructs us to make no provision for the flesh. What if we do… Read More ›
The Power In The Truth
By Neil Anderson John 3:21 He who practices the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God. Satan’s first and foremost strategy is deception. As long as Satan’s… Read More ›
A Matter Of Being Someone
By Neil Anderson December 19 2 Corinthians 5:17 If any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come Being a Christian is not just a matter… Read More ›
The True Nature Of Bondage
By Neil Anderson December 18 1 Peter 4:8 Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. A missionary couple stopped by my office to talk about their misbehaving five-year-old daughter…. Read More ›
The Spiritual Problem Of Rebellion
By Neil Anderson December 15 1 Samuel 15:23 Rebellion is as the sin of divination (witchcraft), and insubordination is as iniquity and idolatry If you fail to bring your child under control during his early years, problems may… Read More ›
The Sword Of The Spirit
By Neil Anderson November 29 Ephesians 6:17 And take… the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God The Word of God is the only offensive weapon mentioned in the list of armor. Since Paul used rhema… Read More ›
Is Jesus the only way to Heaven?
“I’m basically a good person, so I’ll go to heaven.” “OK, so I do some bad things, but I do more good things, so I’ll go to heaven.” “God won’t send me to hell just because I don’t live by… Read More ›
Christ the Lowly, Part II
LOWLY: 1. humble in feeling, behavior or status 2. modest; unpretentious 3. evolved to only a slight degree “…thus says the Lord God, ‘Remove the turban and take off the crown; this will no longer be the same. Exalt that… Read More ›
The Must Read Interview with Satan!
Vine of Life News Copyright© πίστις 2013 Me: Do you acknowledge Jesus as being truly God? Satan: Of course I do as do the demons, it is only foolish humans that do not. Me: So why do you think so… Read More ›
Living With Sin’s Consequences
By Neil Anderson October 28 Romans 12:19 Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord Forgiveness does not mean… Read More ›
Christ, Our Ruler
By Neil Anderson October 13 Ephesians 2:1, 2 You were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air We… Read More ›
Totally Alive
By Neil Anderson October 11 2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. You are comprised of at least… Read More ›
How to Know if You are a Good Person or Not
Vine of Life News Copyright© πίστις 2013 Photo art courtesy of Darrell Creswell Goodness, who defines that and what does it mean to be good anyway? If you go by the world’s definition of goodness depending on who you ask,… Read More ›
YOUR CHOICE
By Neil Anderson September 27 Romans 6:12, 13 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body that you should obey its lusts, and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as… Read More ›
OUR RELATIONSHIP TO SIN
By Neil Anderson September 26 Romans 6:11 Consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus Even though you are dead to sin, sin’s strong appeal may still cause you to struggle with… Read More ›
DENYING SELF
By Neil Anderson September 13 Matthew 16:24 If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself A primary reason why we struggle to fulfill Christ’s Great Commission is because we are guilty of a great omission : We… Read More ›
Is the Blood of Christ Really a Big Deal? And Why You Should Care
SOURCE Copyright© πίστις 2013 Vine of Life News I remember years back when being a newly minted Believer and going to church, some of the worship songs spoke of Jesus blood. We were singing things like, “thank you for the blood”,… Read More ›
The Love Of God Includes Pruning
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” John 15:1-2 (NKJV)… Read More ›
HEARING VOICES
By Neil Anderson August 8 ICB NOTE: This post is unintentionally misleading in a small but important way. The author is NOT suggesting any and all voices in ones head are demonic, but rather that any voice which does not… Read More ›
Why do I keep on sinning??!!!
At the time of our accepting Jesus as our Lord and Saviour – we were given the gift of the Holy Spirit. God replaced our old hearts and our old longings which were always rebelling against Him and put inside… Read More ›