That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Romans 10:9-10) The children of Israel couldn't do what you can because Jesus hadn’t come yet. The blood hadn’t been shed. They believed God for what was coming, and He honored that faith. But they couldn’t be born aga

Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. (1 Corinthians 10:11) One reason believers get confused when they read the Bible is that they don't stop to ask the right questions. They read a passage and immediately try to apply it to their lives without first asking, “Who is God talking to here?” “Where are they?” “What condition are they in?” and “Why is He saying this to them?” The

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. (1 John 4:4) Most of the church has been trained to look up and out. We sing about God coming down. We pray for God to show up. We wait for something to happen from the outside. And there is nothing wrong with acknowledging God's greatness and His presence. But there is a truth that the church has largely missed, and missing it has kept believers weak,