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Seeing with Spiritual Eyes

Art Thomas 1 Comment November 2, 2010

Have you ever wanted to see more clearly with your spiritual eyes? This would mean: Engaging in the hope to which you have been called in Christ (Ephesians 1:18) Perceiving the spiritual realm (2 Kings 6:17), Discovering revelation in the Word of God (Psalm 119:18), Recognizing the presence of Jesus (Luke 24:31), Seeing opportunities for evangelism […]

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Music and Demons

Art Thomas 6 Comments October 11, 2010

What types of music should we consider “demonic?” What forms of musical expression are out-of-place in the Church? I received a question from Naomi, who writes: I read your article where you talked about how music can be used to conjure up evil spirits. Do you know exactly what type of music this would be? I […]

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Discerning Strange Signs and Wonders

Art Thomas 0 Comment October 7, 2010

Last night in our youth group meeting, we had a time of waiting on God. The Lord gave me a prophecy about how someone felt too dirty to approach Him; but His response was that if they would just step into His embrace, He would clean them completely. At the end of the meeting, another […]

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The Truth about Strange Signs and Wonders

Art Thomas 1 Comment June 12, 2010

I am often asked about the many “strange” signs and wonders that happen in some Charismatic church gatherings–things like feathers and gemstones falling out of the air, the appearance of what seems to be “manna” (the bread the Israelites ate in the desert), people receiving gold teeth, and people being spontaneously covered in gold dust […]

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Babies and Bathwater – Who or What Gets Thrown Out?

Art Thomas 0 Comment January 18, 2010

A relatively prominent ministry recently put out an e-mail with a list of other ministries and ministers who they believe to be dangerous to the Body of Christ. Some of them I completely agreed with. There were a couple names of people who I have seen blaspheme God unrepentedly, and I have outright refused to […]

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Offending the Mind? The Need for the Gift of Discerning Spirits

Art Thomas 0 Comment January 8, 2010

The scene often plays out like this: Some unruly, disorderly display of an unidentified spirit’s influence over a person grips the attention of those present. Many look at the situation and declare, “Something’s happening! It must be the Holy Spirit!” Another believer, though, sits back and takes it all in. He doesn’t feel right. Something […]