Promises for the Battle
Doug Knighton
I Was Just Thinking … About Patient Faith
The biblical writers frequently remind us of the necessity to believe God. Hebrews 11:6 says, for example, “Without faith it is impossible to please him. For whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” but this same book of Hebrews also stresses our great … Continue reading
I Was Just Thinking … About Why We Work Now
One of the impressions I formed as I traveled around Afghanistan in 1974 was that the people seemed to build ruins. Because they used sunbaked mud for the walls of their structures, buildings that were not carefully maintained quickly disintegrated as they succumbed to the forces of nature. Similarly, it seems as if every dystopian … Continue reading
Freedom #10—Praises for Freedom
Thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed, and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. Romans 6:17–18 Liberating Lord, I have never felt so free as when I am bound to you. … Continue reading
Freedom #9—Free From Sin
You are slaves of the one whom you obey. … Thanks be to God that you became obedient from the heart to his instruction so that, being freed from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness … indeed to God, from which enslavement you derive the benefit of sanctification and its end, eternal life. Romans 6:16–22 … Continue reading
Freedom #8—Freeing Truth
Jesus said, “If you continue in my teaching, you are truly disciples of mine; and you will know the truth; and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31–32 At an early age our parents taught us about the nature of gravity. Youthful experiments designed to test the reliability of these lessons reaffirmed this truth, … Continue reading
Freedom #7—Freedom to Serve
Though I am free from all, I have enslaved myself to all that I might win the more. … I have become all things to all kinds of people … I do all this for the sake of the gospel so I might participate in it. 1 Corinthians 9:18–23 Cultural restraints do not bind Christians. … Continue reading
Freedom #6—Transforming Freedom
When someone turns to the Lord, the inability to see God’s glory is removed. The Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we each, with unveiled face beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory. 2 Corinthians … Continue reading
Freedom #5—Confident Freedom
Free yourself from the love of money, being content with what you have; for God has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,” Hebrews 13:5 God promises to be both sufficient for us and satisfying to us. If he weren’t, what difference would it make if he stayed with us? … Continue reading
Freedom #4—Fearless Freedom
What then shall we say to these truths of God’s sovereign work? We say, if God is for us, who is against us? Since he did not spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Romans 8:31–32 The ability to … Continue reading
Freedom #3—Morally Free
I will put my law within them and I will write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they shall be my people. They will not need to teach each other to know Yahweh. From the least to the greatest, all of them will know me; and I will forgive their iniquity … Continue reading
Promises for the Battle 