Where is the God of Elijah?

by Mike Ratliff
“And he took up the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the water, saying, “Where is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” And when he had [...]

Teach Me Your Paths

by Mike Ratliff
To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me. Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.
Make me to know your [...]

THE ABSURDITY OF ATHEISM

by Fred Klett
So you’re an atheist. Mazel Tov, at least you aren’t wishy washy. As a former atheist myself, I won’t condemn you. How could I? Some atheists think they’ve taken a heroic stand, but could it be that they really don’t want to face up to the possibility that God is indeed there? [...]

Atheism

Atheism
Window on the World
Philip Ryken
You may not realize this, but there is an embattled group of religious believers in this country that is badly in need of protection from public hostility. Fortunately, help is on the way. Bestselling books by Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins are providing encouragement, support, and supposedly rational argumentation to help [...]

Why I’m Not an Atheist

by Alex MacDonald
Why am I not an atheist? The cynic might say right away, “I can tell you why you are not an atheist - it’s because you are a preacher and you have a professional interest [...]

The Tactics of Our Enemy

by Mike Ratliff
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers [...]

The Second Battle

by Mike Ratliff
I have taught and written much about the battle believers have, and will always have in this life, with their flesh. Most believers are enslaved to their flesh. Why? We were made with an insatiable desire for fulfillment. At birth we inherited our Sin Nature from Adam. We were all born that way. [...]

Attitudes Essential for Effective Evangelism

by Mike Ratliff
I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with [...]

The Keys to Biblical Evangelism

by Mike Ratliff
Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes. (Proverbs 26:4-5 WEB)
Evangelism that is biblical is not numbers or results based as if it is a process we can control through methodology. The [...]

God Wills Us to be Holy

by Mike Ratliff
“Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. For this [...]

By Grace Through Faith

By Grace Through Faith
1And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3among whom we all once lived in the passions of our [...]

False Prophets and Teachers

by Mike Ratliff
“Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared,” (1Timothy 4:1-2 ESV)
In these last days, there appears to be a clarifying work of God going on in within [...]

Our Final Victory

by Mike Ratliff
“On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined. And he will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is [...]

A Glorious Body

by Mike Ratliff
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death [...]

The Effects of Denying the Resurrection

by Mike Ratliff
“Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your [...]

The Risen Christ is the Firstfruits

by Mike Ratliff
“But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For this [...]

The Risen Christ is Our Hope

by Mike Ratliff

“But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For this [...]

The Risen Christ is Faith’s Reality

by Mike Ratliff
“So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” But [...]

The Marks of Such as Believe in Christ - Part 9

by Mike Ratliff
8λεγω γαρ χριστον διακονον γεγενησθαι περιτομης υπερ αληθειας θεου εις το βεβαιωσαι τας επαγγελιας των πατερων 9τα δε εθνη υπερ ελεους δοξασαι τον θεον καθως γεγραπται δια τουτο εξομολογησομαι σοι εν εθνεσιν και τω ονοματι σου ψαλω 10και παλιν λεγει ευφρανθητε εθνη μετα του λαου αυτου 11και παλιν αινειτε παντα [...]

The Marks of Such as Believe in Christ - Part 8

by Mike Ratliff
1οφειλομεν δε ημεις οι δυνατοι τα ασθενηματα των αδυνατων βασταζειν και μη εαυτοις αρεσκειν  2εκαστος ημων τω πλησιον αρεσκετω εις το αγαθον προς οικοδομην  3και γαρ ο χριστος ουχ εαυτω ηρεσεν αλλα καθως γεγραπται οι ονειδισμοι των ονειδιζοντων σε επεπεσαν επ εμε  4οσα γαρ προεγραφη εις την ημετεραν διδασκαλιαν εγραφη ινα δια της [...]

The Marks of Such as Believe in Christ - Part 7

by Mike Ratliff
14οιδα και πεπεισμαι εν κυριω ιησου οτι ουδεν κοινον δι εαυτου ει μη τω λογιζομενω τι κοινον ειναι εκεινω κοινον 15ει γαρ δια βρωμα ο αδελφος σου λυπειται ουκετι κατα αγαπην περιπατεις μη τω βρωματι σου εκεινον απολλυε υπερ ου χριστος απεθανεν 16μη βλασφημεισθω ουν υμων το αγαθον 17ου γαρ [...]