All truth is behind a veil. We tell people what is behind the veil, but we cannot overcome skepticism, unbelief, or deception on our own.  Jesus, by the Holy Spirit, must come and remove the veil of mystery so they can see the truth.

What do we do when evil is pressing and even prevailing? Are we powerless to change things? No, we are not! We have authority given by Jesus to bind and loose on earth the things He is binding and loosing in heaven.

Jesus is absolute on authority, ruling over all other authority and powers. When we are in Him, we are entrusted with a measure of authority by which we perform His works. How can we walk and grow in authority?

Faith, like most things God has made, is governed by a set of inviolable laws. If broken, faith seems not to work and we become disillusioned and cynical. But learn to walk within God's framework, and - suddenly!- a whole world of impossible possibilities are opened to us in Him.

From the beginning, God's Word has come down to His people in 2 forms- first, He spoke directly to them, and then He put much of it in writing. Just as in days past, we need both the Law (the written Word) and the Prophets (the spoken Word of God) working together to have a complete and active faith today. 

We all get worn down and need to be rejuvenated, but the normal things like physical rest or entertainment will not lead to what we really need- spiritual renewal. Spiritual renewal takes place only in God's presence where He satisfies us ultimately.

Missionary Daniel shares on the need for the church to come awake. Pastor Joel also shares in this podcast a timely word on why it is so important to not fall asleep and to carry the torch of faith into the next generation.

Each attribute of God is in perfect union with each and every other attribute that God possesses. There is no conflict and no minimizing one attribute in order for another attribute to exist. Therefore, it is important to understand that the love of God does not exist in conflict with God's righteousness nor His immutable quality of being just. To understand the Gospel is to understand that God demonstrates His love for sinful mankind, not by overlooking their sinfulness nor by disregarding man's sinfulness, but rather He demonstrates His love for us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. God the Father expressed His love for sinful mankind by giving His son's life as a just payment for our sin to satisfy God's wrath that would otherwise rightly be poured out upon sinners. 

Without holiness, no man shall see God. So how do we become righteous and holy, knowing that in our flesh we are depraved and sinful? We receive the righteousness of God by faith in Jesus Christ. As Christians, we remember the bad that is in us, and we tend to focus on our past sins, and that is why our minds need to be renewed so that we realize that we are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.