Spiritual Warfare

Blow Up Your T.V.

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:13:00 GMT

If you find yourselves breathing hard at the end of the day, might I suggest in all humility (because I promise you that I am NOT the fount of all knowledge and wisdom) that you take stock of your activities and see if there isn’t some time that could be better used in your relationship with the Savior. “Blow up your TV (hyperbole mine) and try to find Jesus on your own!”

Turning Away

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:58:00 GMT

Their sin and folly were that they did not hold fast the doctrine of Christianity as it had been preached to them, but suffered themselves to be removed from the purity and simplicity of it. (Matthew Henry)

Left Hand Defense

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:12:00 GMT

Here is the Christian's proud privilege and almost terrifying responsibility. The honor of Christ and of the Church are in his hands. By his every word and action he can make men think more-or-less of his Church and of his Master. (William Barclay)

We use the weapons of righteousness in the right hand for attack and the left hand for defense. (2 Cor 6:7b NLT 2Ed)

We have righteousness as our weapon, both to attack and to defend ourselves. (2 Cor 6:7b GNB)

Spiritus Cum Verbo

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:31:00 GMT

"Do not go beyond what is written" (1 Corinthians 4:6 NIV)

That struggle is not over; it is perennial and carries the potential for undermining the power of the Reformation today. (Richard B. Gaffin, Jr., B.D., Th.M., Th.D.)

Somebody Else

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:53:00 GMT

There's a clever young fellow named Somebody Else—
There's nothing this fellow can't do.
He's busy from morning 'til way late at night
Just substituting for you. (Unknown)

Equal and Opposite Errors

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:12:00 GMT

"There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fail about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an unhealthy interest in them." (C. S. Lewis, The Screw Tape Letters)

Satan's Chapel

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:09:00 GMT

Whenever God erects a house of prayer
The devil always builds a chapel there:
And ’twill be found, upon examination,
The latter has the largest congregation.
Daniel Defoe, Author of Robinson Crusoe

Groping for the Door

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:48:00 GMT

And they struck with blindness the men who were at the entrance of the house, both small and great, so that they wore themselves out groping for the door. (Genesis 19:11 ESV)

Organized NOT

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:46:00 GMT

Christianity exists not merely as a power or principle in this world, but also in an institutional and organized form which is intended to preserve and protect (not to obstruct) it. Christ established a visible church with apostles, as authorized teachers and rulers, and with two sacred rites, baptism and the holy communion, to be observed to the end of the world. (Schaff, P., & Schaff, D. S. (1997). History of the Christian church.)

The Enemy is Us

bob@cmfhq.org (Bob Flynn) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:12:00 GMT

And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow Him. (Colossians 2:6 NLT)