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DELIVER ME 02.15.10 J.A. Matteson Examine me, O LORD, and try me; test my mind and my heart. Psalms 26:2 Consider my ways, O LORD, let the light of Your righteousness shine in the secret places within; how can a man understand his ways, all of them are cloaked [..more..]  J.A. Matteson 09.06.10 …for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction…. 1 Thessalonians 1:5
ὅτι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἡμῶν οὐκ ἐγενήθη εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐν λόγῳ μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ [..more..] [Dr. Lambert zeros in on common themes in spiritual abuse and I can attest to their truthfulness as one who has experienced many of them while serving as a ministry director at a charismatic "mega-church." My advise to any caught up in spiritual abuse as outlined below.....RUN!--J.A. Matteson] by Dr. Steven Lambert Wholesale abuse [..more..] [As a recovering charismatic myself, I can attest that Arnaud has a keen insight into the movement and its effects on the souls of those trapped in it. Its unbiblical teachings are destructive to men, keeping them in spiritual bondage. False teachers and so called "prophets" employ a subtle (and at times firm) hand, [..more..] 01.21.11 J.A. Matteson “Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; and in Your book were all written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them.” Psalm 139:16 The second sentence to the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America reads, “We hold these truths [..more..] 01.14.11 J.A. Matteson “We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death.” ἡμεῖς οἴδαμεν ὅτι μεταβεβήκαμεν ἐκ τοῦ θανάτου εἰς τὴν ζωήν, ὅτι ἀγαπῶμεν τοὺς ἀδελφούς: ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν μένει ἐν τῷ θανάτῳ. 1 John 3:14 The foremost [..more..] 07.18.10 J.A. Matteson “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God” God works all things according to the good purpose of His will (Eph. 1:11), being the first cause to which all things are subservient, and these finding their existence and governance [..more..] 12.29.10 J.A. Matteson Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. Μὴ ἀγαπᾶτε τὸν κόσμον μηδὲ τὰ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ. ἐάν τις ἀγαπᾷ τὸν κόσμον, οὐκ ἔστιν ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ πατρὸς ἐν αὐτῷ: 1 John 2:15 The [..more..] 12.15.10 J.A. Matteson He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. καὶ αὐτὸς ἱλασμός ἐστιν περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν, οὐ περὶ τῶν ἡμετέρων δὲ μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ περὶ ὅλου τοῦ κόσμου. 1 John 2:2 The act of propitiation (ἱλασμός) [..more..] 12.03.10 J.A. Matteson The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. οὐ βραδύνει κύριος τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, ὥς τινες βραδύτητα ἡγοῦνται, ἀλλὰ μακροθυμεῖ εἰς ὑμᾶς, μὴ βουλόμενός τινας ἀπολέσθαι ἀλλὰ πάντας εἰς [..more..] |
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