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• A Plague of False Teachers

  

  By Elizabeth Prata"The early church was married to poverty, prisons and persecutions. Today, the church is married to prosperity, personality, and popularity."... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Lord, Give Me Strength to Be Valiant

  

  By Elizabeth PrataThe greatest gift is Jesus and His greatest gift to us is eternal peace with Him and the right to be called His brothers. That is pretty... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Praises for Prophecy, Higher Praises for the One Who Ordains It

  

  By Elizabeth PrataI love prophecy. In the early days of the blog I did newspaper eisegesis, where I looked at the newspaper (AKA the global news) and then looke... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Sunday Word of the Week- Fruit of the Spirit: Patience

  

  By Elizabeth PrataBut the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Kay Cude Poetry: Mortification of Sin

  

  I recommend John Owen's works. Admittedly, his writing is dense and difficult, being 350 years old. However, there are many helps available to aid... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Blasphemy: Jesus is Not Isa, Isa is Not Jesus

  

  By Elizabeth PrataFor several years now we have been hearing stories of Muslim people in closed Islamic societies claiming to have had a dream of a certain... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Jesus as High Priest

  By Elizabeth PrataFirst published on The End Time in December 2010There are many aspects to the Lord's personality, aspects we have been given through His... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• When the Canon is Challenged...

  

  By Elizabeth PrataElaine Pagels book "Revelations: Visions, Prophecy Politics in the Book of Revelation" was published in 2012. Pagels is a lifelong... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Prophecy Shows That No Matter How Crazy the Culture Gets, Jesus is in Control

  

  I've been a Christian for only 15 years, but I've been alive for 58. Even as a youngster, I asked the eternal question to myself, "Why is the world like this? Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Clothing: Readying the Outer Man and the Inner Man

  

  By Elizabeth PrataI didn't do laundry this weekend. I have just enough clothing to get me through the week, and then I need to do laundry on Saturday to ready... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Sunday Word of the Week: Sovereign

  

  By Elizabeth PrataIn addition to the familiar Bible verses speaking to God's sovereignty, one of which is at the conclusion of this essay, there is a famous... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• A Day in the Life Of: A Fisherman

  

  By Elizabeth PrataI admire and respect fishermen. I've watched the hardy lobstermen of Maine, or the cod fishermen of Massachusetts, the watermen fishing for... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Does John 3:16 Teach That Anyone Can Be Saved?

  

  RC Sproul often spoke in defense of the Doctrines of Grace when someone challenged them by quoting John 3:16. Here is one of his responses over the years to tha... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• From Whence Our Mercies Come

  

  By Elizabeth PrataIn The Pilgrim's Progress, Part 2, there is a scene with Christiana in the House of the Interpreter. The Interpreter was showing Christiana,... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• On Life, Death, Buses, and Trains

  

  By Elizabeth PrataA man died in his car after a collision with a train last week. His small child was airlifted from the scene to Atlanta and was listed in... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• What Are Some Good Books on Prayer?

  

  I am always thrilled when one of the ladies asks me a question, either a theological question, one on Christian life, or a book recommendation. It means she is... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• "Error Almost Always Begets More Error": One Last PS on Women Preaching

  

  I know I've been writing about women who step into biblically unauthorized leadership positions frequently of late. I thought I was done, but then I came... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Sunday Word of the Week: Fruit of the Spirit, Peace

  

  By Elizabeth PrataOn Sundays I usually post a theological word with its definition, then an explanation, and use it in a verse. I also use a picture to represen... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Prata Potpourri: Parenting, Discernment Book Review, Prioritizing Family, Songs...

  

  Hello and welcome to another edition of Prata Potpourri. I've found some interesting links and tossed them into the mix for your consideration. The week ended o... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Is Same Sex Attraction a Sin?

  Reblogging this from Purely Presbyterian, with a foreword from my friend Pastor James Bell. Here's Pastor Bell-IS SAME SEX ATTRACTION (SSA) a sin? What does... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2018 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY