Posts Tagged ‘ holiness ’

Marks of An Especial Manifestation of Christ

Jun 13th, 2010 | By Bryan Purtle | Category: Featured Articles, The Kingdom of God

“…. and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.” Acts 4.13b
The true Christian life is not a life of spiritual hand-me-downs in terms of experience. We can be encouraged by other saints, but we cannot live off of their testimonies and stories. We can receive insight from the brethren but we cannot [...]



Press Release on New Book Confronting Charismatic Church

Apr 14th, 2010 | By Marcus French | Category: News, The Kingdom of God

Respected Journalist Exposes the Scandals of the Charismatic Renewal–and Offers Hope
Contact: Brett Benson, 952-829-2529
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 14 /Christian Newswire/ – Financial scandal. Faulty theology. Moral failure. The last few years have shown that the Church and her leaders are not immune to scandal and corruption. The real problem, however, is that no one is holding [...]



Regained Sight

Feb 5th, 2010 | By Eric Gilmour | Category: The Kingdom of God

To speak the word “regain” is to state that the subject in view had previously been realized. In this case, the blind man asked to “regain” his sight.  He wanted to get back that which he previously had.  I believe that many modern American Christians are backslidden.  Backslidden, meaning, they have lost the sight that [...]



Heart Transplant

Feb 1st, 2010 | By Daniel Kolenda | Category: Scripture

Psalms 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” [...]



Day of Purity: February 14th

Jan 26th, 2010 | By Marcus French | Category: Culture, News

Liberty Counsel is asking youth around the nation to participate in the annual Day of Purity on February 14th. According to their website:
The Day of Purity is a day when youth can make a public demonstration of their commitment to remain secularly pure, in mind and actions. Today’s culture encourages youth to become sexually [...]



VOR Looks at Holiness

Jan 9th, 2010 | By Marcus French | Category: News, The Kingdom of God

Recently, one major Christan magazine editor mockingly spoke of the church’s “holiness heritage kick[ing] in” after someone comes to faith in Jesus because of the church being “deathly afraid of cheap grace.” In contrast [...]



Liberty From Sin, Not Liberty To Sin

Jan 9th, 2010 | By Michael L. Brown | Category: The Kingdom of God

Liberty From Sin, Not Liberty To Sin
Jesus came to set us free! This is one of the fundamental truths of the gospel, repeated over and again in the New Testament. As expressed by Paul, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free” (Gal 5:1a). In the words of Jesus [...]



Blameless On That Day: Holiness and Love

Jan 9th, 2010 | By David Harwood | Category: Scripture

Blameless On That Day
Holiness and Love
Justified believers are urged to pursue holiness. We are promised that the pure in heart shall see God. (Matthew 5:8) We are warned that without holiness no one will see the Lord. (Hebrews 12:14) In the hope of seeing Him as He is we are exhorted to purify ourselves as [...]



The Sense of God’s Holiness

Jan 9th, 2010 | By Bryan Purtle | Category: The Kingdom of God

The Sense of God’s Holiness
‘Among those who approach me I will show myself holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.’ -Lev. 10.3
The nations are perishing and the Church is languishing for want of the knowledge of God. This generation of American souls is largely ignorant of the God of the [...]



The Top Ten Most-Read VOR Articles of 2009

Dec 31st, 2009 | By Marcus French | Category: News, The Kingdom of God

The Hollow Sound of Anti-Israel Protests
Apalling Grace: A Response to Mark Galli’s “The Scandal of the Public Evangelical”
What is the Difference Between Holiness and Legalism?
Cleanse Our Eyes: A Call to Consecration in the Area of Entertainment
Why Have Jewish People Been So Hated and Persecuted Through the Centuries? [...]