Isaiah 35:8 tells us of a highway within the way; that highway is called the way of holiness. The Apostle Paul spoke of a "more excellent way" (I Corinthians 12:31) or a loftier road within the road. This is part of the drawing of the Holy Spirit after we are born again. We are "in the way" which is Christ Himself. However, within Christ there is a highway, a more excellent way, or as stated in Acts 18:26, "the way of God more perfectly."…

The Scriptures clearly teach that the flesh can never birth anything that is of the Spirit world, and that which is of the true Spirit will not be fleshly. Anything empowered by the flesh, God will burn up (I Corinthians 3:12-15), for "no flesh should glory in his presence" (I Corinthians 1:29). This is what Paul was referring to in II Corinthians 5:16-17, when he said "old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." The way we used to live was by the power of the flesh; now we are to live by the power of the Spirit. Anything we do for God through the power of the flesh is of the "old things." It is fleshly and will only reap corruption. …

Many on this planet do not die well. Yet death is a crucial time in a person's life. Apart from the Rapture, death is the only portal through which one can get to heaven. The prelude to death is when the soul readies itself for the transition into eternity; it goes into the shadow of death. This is a very important season if God allows death to linger for any portion of time. The Christian must face it well and not fearfully. Some enter this season with fear and bondage. But Christ's death was also to help us through this dying process. "That through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage" (Hebrews 3:14-15). …

One of the great, enigmatic theological questions throughout Church history has been, "Why did God create Satan?" An answer to this question will help us to understand why certain apparently godly men have ultimately become men of compromise and enemies of the Truth.

In approaching this question let us carefully consider the few Scriptures concerning the beginning of this angel Lucifer. Two passages of important insight into Satan's genesis are Isaiah 14, a proverb to the King of Babylon, and Ezekiel 28, a lamentation to the King or Prince of Tyre. …

The New Age movement and its great ideological conversation are boldly growing throughout the civilized world. To understand its present intent, we must briefly view its accruing manipulative powers in history. In the early years of this movement (before the turn of the twentieth century), it was known as the New Consciousness movement. It was so named because it was a movement to literally alter the consciousness of its followers. Its intent was to bring a “new” understanding of the self in the light of global mindset. One of the prominent writings promoting this movement in the 1920s was Marilyn Ferguson's The Age of Aquarius. …

Security is a needed, precious doctrine to be found in Christ by a genuine, abiding believer. It is, however, a deadly doctrine if embraced by a person who makes a profession of salvation while not being truly born again. Such individuals tend to use the doctrine as a license to sin and live lukewarmly, never knowing the reality of the indwelling Christ. Jude 4 warned of certain men who would creep in unawares (among God's people), "turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ." Because of the lack of sound Bible teaching, we are witnessing more and more professing Christians who deny the Lordship of the Father and the Son in their lives while claiming to be secure no matter what they do. …