Stephen Stanfield's Blog – February 2011 Archive (3)

Temptation. There is no escaping it. But know this: it can help you to deepen and grow spiritually, causing you to cling that much tighter to the Lord Himself.

It's been said, "Christians are a lot like teabags. You don't know what they are made of until you put them in hot water." Perhaps you're in the "hot water" of temptation right now. God has given you a weapon to use, and it's called the Bible.

When Jesus faced His temptation in the wilderness, He gave us an example to follow,…

Jesus is not the best way to heaven… he's the only way to heaven.                                                                                   Now, I know this is a very exclusive statement to make in the day of tolerance and inclusion. But there is an exclusive nature to the Gospel even though many call this a narrow perspective.

The Scripture is clear on this matter. Christianity exists only because of the deity and sacrifice of Christ. Without Christ, there is no Christianity!…

There is no point in trying to avoid battles because, in life, they are inevitable. As Christians, we are guaranteed to experience affliction, persecution, adversity, and trials. However, God has promised us absolute victory in every situation we face. Our job is to fight the good fight of faith and remain steadfast where God’s Word is concerned. By refusing to be moved from what God has said in the Bible, activating our faith, and rising up in the authority invested in us through…