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In Chapter 19 of Evangelism Is… Earley points out that evangelism "involves spiritual warfare," a battle that plays itself out in the field of human consciousness. Each and every day, human beings make choices that support either God or the Devil and the choices we make reverberate throughout the planet and human history (156). The Devil's devices may even make it impossible to make conscious choices that support God. We might see evidence of the Lord each and every day, but the Devil is powerful enough to blind us from and make us deaf to the truth. As Earley points out, finding Christ is only the beginning. In some cases, the spiritual battle "intensifies" after giving over one's life to God (158).
Evangelism is one of the most effective and important spiritual weapons implemented on the side of God. However, one of the key ways the Devil interferes with God's will is by steering Christian believers away from the process of evangelism. "Once people are saved, the enemy works against them to keep them from telling...
The Devil will basically do everything in his power to prevent the Kingdom of Heaven from being manifest. That is his Luciferian duty and motive: to disempower Christians and render them weak and ineffective. To reestablish God's will, it is crucial to recognize the wiles of the Devil. Recognizing Satan's wiles will make it possible to counteract each and every one of them with the light of truth. The battle is ongoing, but ultimately victory in Christ is ensured.
Four primary devices of the devil include denunciation, defilement, deception, and distraction. Denunciation is also known as condemnation or accusation, because it is Satan's toolbox of lowering the self-esteem, self-efficacy, and self-confidence of the evangelist. The voice of Satan might whisper, "You can't do this, you're not good enough," or "No one will listen."
Deception manifests as temptation to do evil, because sin generates the guilt that makes us feel spiritually impotent and unable to share the gospel with others.…
Work Cited
Earley, Dave. "Praying Prodigals Home." Chapter 20 in Early, Dave and Wheeler, David. Evangelism Is… B&H, 2010.
Earley, Dave. "Spiritual Warfare." Chapter 19 in Early, Dave and Wheeler, David. Evangelism Is… B&H, 2010.
Are television networks giving fair representation to gay marriage and gay rights? A scholarly, empirically researched article in the Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media points out that while network television stories do discuss the issue of homosexuality and gay marriage, gays and lesbians are "…rarely given the opportunity to offer their own perspectives" (Moscowitz, 2010, p. 36). The research in this article involved using 93 stories taped from network TV
Jesus the Only Savior? Part I Pluralism It must first be noted that the author, Ronald H. Nash, was a Calvinist/Baptist philosopher and apologist and a professor on theology and history for more than four decades. He earned many more honors and occupied more positions than will open him to questioning as to his vast knowledge of the theological discipline. His book introduces the philosophies surrounding salvation, i.e., exclusivism, inclusivism and pluralism.
Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God Packer's latest work is a brief, nontechnical discourse about how God's sovereignty and responsibility of humans impacts evangelism. It is not a guide to the latest in evangelistic action. The primary objective here is to quell the ideal that faith in God's sovereignty barricades evangelistic initiatives and demonstrate it strength to evangelism. The book is laid out in four chapters. The concepts explained therein
Biblical Hope" from the perspective of an Evangelical Christian and as to what exactly "Biblical Hope" means. Further this paper will examine what the Holy Bible has to say about hope and will contrast "Biblical Hope" with worldly hope. This paper will further examine a case of someone without hope and finally examine a personal view of hope. There are many views and perspectives of hope throughout the many religions
.. In terms of content, then, and also in terms of the overall consistency of both content and structure within and between most chapters, all twenty-seven books of the New Testament, for example, are discussed first from the viewpoint of 'theological story', that is, how its actual narrative content unfolds and advances itself; and second, from the perspective of various, frequently although not always or immediately compared 'theological themes', i.e., key
speech of a public institution's faculty member to be protected under the Pickering/Connickline of cases, what criteria must be satisfied? Do these criteria suitably balance the interests of faculty members and the institution in the higher education context? There are really two key principles that must be satisfied. The first is that the court determines whether the speech in question hinges on a matter of public concern. If it does,