Spiritual Warfare

Left Hand Defense

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Here is the Christian's proud privilege and almost terrifying responsibility. The honor of Christ and of the Church are in his hands. By his every word and action he can make men think more-or-less of his Church and of his Master. (William Barclay)

We use the weapons of righteousness in the right hand for attack and the left hand for defense. (2 Cor 6:7b NLT 2Ed)

We have righteousness as our weapon, both to attack and to defend ourselves. (2 Cor 6:7b GNB)

Spiritus Cum Verbo

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT

"Do not go beyond what is written" (1 Corinthians 4:6 NIV)

That struggle is not over; it is perennial and carries the potential for undermining the power of the Reformation today. (Richard B. Gaffin, Jr., B.D., Th.M., Th.D.)

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Somebody Else

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT

There's a clever young fellow named Somebody Else—
There's nothing this fellow can't do.
He's busy from morning 'til way late at night
Just substituting for you. (Unknown)

Equal and Opposite Errors

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT

"There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fail about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an unhealthy interest in them." (C. S. Lewis, The Screw Tape Letters)

Satan's Chapel

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT

Whenever God erects a house of prayer
The devil always builds a chapel there:
And ’twill be found, upon examination,
The latter has the largest congregation.
Daniel Defoe, Author of Robinson Crusoe

Groping for the Door

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT

And they struck with blindness the men who were at the entrance of the house, both small and great, so that they wore themselves out groping for the door. (Genesis 19:11 ESV)

Organized NOT

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT

Christianity exists not merely as a power or principle in this world, but also in an institutional and organized form which is intended to preserve and protect (not to obstruct) it. Christ established a visible church with apostles, as authorized teachers and rulers, and with two sacred rites, baptism and the holy communion, to be observed to the end of the world. (Schaff, P., & Schaff, D. S. (1997). History of the Christian church.)

Do You Know Your Heart?

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:00:00 GMT

Satan is very clever: He knows exactly which bait to use for every place in which he fishes. (Arthur W. Pink, Studies on Saving Faith)

God knows people's hearts, and He confirmed that He accepts Gentiles by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us. He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts through faith. (Acts 15:8-9 NLT)

Light in Contrast

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:00:00 GMT

It is a pitiful situation if the very light is darkness. This happens when the eye of the soul is too diseased to see the light of Christ. (A. T. Robertson)

Rift in the Bedrock

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:00:00 GMT

Why is it that we cannot see the light of Christ? Because the church in America is full of “dark corners!” For the two hundred sixty-three years since the death of the great awakening, we have been seeing the fallen light and following a counterfeit gospel and worshipping an Anti-Christ and all the while telling ourselves that we are serving the Lord with great zeal!