If God is for us, who can be against us? And we know that God is indeed for us. It is God’s strength in us, and not our own competence that makes us effective for the Kingdom of God!

Do not let anyone accuse you with regard to your salvation. If you are a believer, you have been given the breastplate of righteousness which wards off attacks on the basis of God’s goodness in you.

God chooses the weak things of the world to do mighty works through. The church an excellent example of this principle. Even so, God uses Paul to teach us to “be strong IN the LORD.” We are not commanded to wear a belt of religion or a belt of rationalization. Rather the belt of Truth is needed and it requires us to be brutally honest with our selves if we desire to be effective in ministry.

The Bible assumes that we are all caught up in a profound spiritual war. Most of the time, Christians in America don’t seem to be very aware of this reality. Rather than blaming blind people for being blind or beggars for being poor, Jesus understood that there are strong spiritual forces behind the evils of this world.

Historically, the Bible has been used to support slavery; especially by people claiming to be Christians. How are we to understand passages which seem to suggest this? In Christ, we are all united. The many races of the world are to be reconciled to each other because we are all reconciled to God in Christ.

When people in authority use the Bible to strengthen their power, they misunderstand what it means to imitate Christ. Christ never used power to intimidate.

It is important to reflect on the faithfulness of God and give thanks. Be blessed by the testimonies given here.