"There are preachers and teachers and parishioners and students that don't believe that the story of Lazarus and the rich man was true. They don't believe that the other Lazarus was really dead. They don't believe that the man next to Jesus went to paradise.
They don't believe in:
- Salvation by grace alone
- Sanctification through the Word of God
- The great commission
- They don't believe that there's power in the blood
- They don't believe that satan is a spiritual being
- They don't believe that prayer is for today
- They don't believe in the indwelling Holy Spirit
- They don't believe in an end of the age
- They don't believe that Jesus is the only name by which we must be saved
- They don't believe that Jesus took a coin from the fishes mouth
- They don't believe the wicked will be punished
I could go on for hours. Unfortunately, there are far too many people, many who claim to be Christians, that don't believe what God says about Himself. They can't see God, taste God, touch God, smell God or feel God, so they don't believe God.
- They have prayed and nothing happened
- They have called and heard no answer
- They have begged and God did not respond
They have decided that if God were real, He would prove Himself to them in a tangible way, not once, but over and over again. Since God has not performed a miracle suitable for them, they will not believe. So be it."
Excerpt from The Power of God Thinking by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2010
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