Crosslines

Where Was Jesus For 3 Days?

Where was Jesus for the 3 days from the cross to when the stone was rolled away from the tomb? There are 3 major beliefs on this subject. 1 - He stayed in the tomb. 2 - He ascended to the Father in Heaven. 3 - He went to hell and fought the devil. Are any of these doctrines true? Or does the Bible lay out something completely different? 

Preventative Praying vs Sour Grapes

Have a lot of things happened in your life that are not the will of God? Those things are like sour grapes. You wish you had never experienced them. They happen at a time in your life before you were walking in authority. Authority is needed to see God's will come about in your life. The truth is, God's will is so much better than our past experiences where the devil took advantage of our perceived powerlessness. God uses His extravagant goodness to offend our mind so He can get to our heart to restore. Many times God gives warnings before evil comes. But if we view ourselves as powerless or worse yet, that God is one causing the evil, we won't do anything in prayer to turn the situation around. God is always working to turn what the enemy meant for evil into good. We must partner with Him in turning evil plans around by resisting the enemy and his schemes. 

The Doctrine of Applying the Blood of Jesus

The precious blood of Jesus. Each of us should be forever grateful that Jesus took our punishment on the cross. Part of being grateful for what Jesus did in taking our punishment is not receiving the punishment the devil tries to place on us. If Jesus took our punishment, we don't need to bear it again. The blood of Jesus will deliver you. Because the devil's time is short, he is very angry and working to destroy everything he can. According to the book of Revelation, we overcome by the blood of the lamb...where the blood is, the destroyer cannot enter. 

Facts or Faith

What is the difference between facts and truth? Facts and the Word of God? Facts are not final unless we let them stand. But you cannot simply avoid the facts and live in denial. Facts must be faced head-on with the Word of God. And then the facts you were facing become part of your testimony of what God overcame. 

Authority of the Believer

In Matthew 28, Jesus was given all authority in heaven and on earth. In that same passage, He passed the baton of authority on to us as believers. All of us as believers should be walking in Jesus' authority. When the disciples couldn't cast out a demon in Mark 9, Jesus called them an unbelieving and perverse generation. Could it be that Jesus' frustration towards us comes from our lack in doing the same things He did when He walked on the earth?