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By Francis Frangipane Introduction I want to talk with you about spiritual warfare. Before we proceed, however, I have two concerns. The first is our need for wisdom. There is an old European proverb worth heeding. It reads: “Age and treachery will always defeat youth and zeal.” Before we engage…

By Francis Frangipane As Christians, we spend too much time battling basic, elementary battles: “Am I truly saved?” “Am I really forgiven?” The fact is, God has so much more for us. He seeks to conform our thought-life to the actual thought-life of Christ. Indeed, the Holy Spirit comes, not…

By Francis Frangipane To be in love is to be obsessed with one’s beloved; it is “to think continually about the same thing.” In this sense, the Father is obsessed with love for His Son, Jesus Christ. Indeed, beginning with eternity past, revealing the Firstborn in the womb of time,…

By Francis Frangipane One may argue, “The Lord I know is loving, not confrontational.” Really? I agree He is most loving and accepting of us and has gone to unfathomable lengths to rescue us. Yet that does not mean He is hesitant about correcting us when we are in sin…

By Francis Frangipane Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. —Matthew 5:12, NIV The antidote to persecution is in Jesus’ command to “rejoice and be glad” (Matt. 5:12). If we read the rest…