Combat faith / Hal Lindsey.
Now, more than ever, we must learn to break the "faith-barrier" ... to overcome worry, anxiety, and fear and enter into a new dimension of peace and stability ... to claim the invincible inner peace that God has promised each of us -- no matter what the circumstances.
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- ISBN: 0553343424
- ISBN: 9780553343427
- Physical Description: 238 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Toronto ; Bantam Books, 1986.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238). |
Formatted Contents Note: | I. Hope for the gathering storm -- Will the church go through a great persecution? -- Few dare call it conspiracy! -- The advent of an age of paranormal -- The dawning of the "New Age Movement" -- The religious invasion from the East -- The New Age "diets" -- The New Age and physical fitness -- The New Age invasion of education -- The New Age and visualization -- The New Age and "alternative medicine" -- The coming collision -- The Communist threat -- True Christians are at top of Communist hit list -- The need for a "combat faith." II. The many facets of faith -- God's definition of faith -- Being sure of what we hope for -- Being certain of what we do not see -- Faith is object-centered -- The paradox faith -- No faith, no fellowship -- How faith relates to grace -- Faith is a gift of God -- How grace relates to works -- How faith relates to good works -- Faith only grows in the atmosphere of grace -- Faith-rest: God's base for victorious living -- Faith-rest operates through a new worldview -- Flying by instruments and the divine viewpoint -- Some close parallels -- The faith-rest defined. III. Cracking the "faith barrier" -- Introduction to God's rest -- The meaning of God's rest -- Our new Sabbath -- God's faith course No. 101 -- VI. The impact of parents' faith -- The heritage of faith -- Abraham's greatest sacrifice -- God's commendation of Moses' parents -- Encouragement for today's parents -- Concerning teaching children -- V. An act of faith that changed history -- Moses' amazing decision -- Source of Moses' knowledge -- Who was the fool? -- Settling the question of whose will. VI. God's B.D. degree -- Disciplined by grace -- The flight into bootcamp -- How God turned failure into blessing -- God's forty-year seminary -- Nice going, God! -- God's gracious providence -- The lost forty years -- A lesson in solitude -- The principle of broken things -- Another broken vessel -- Principles of God's B.D. degree -- VII. Power perfected in weakness -- God re-calls his champion -- Any old bush will do, Moses! -- God's glory in earthen vessels -- Moses! Moses! -- Moses tries to "chicken out" -- Excuse no. 1: "I don't know your name" -- Excuse no. 2: "What if the Israelites don't believe God sent me?" -- Excuse no. 3: "I am not eloquent" -- Lord, I believe; help my unbelief! -- Keeping a covenant and busting a marriage -- A comforting reunion -- VIII. How faith humbled an empire -- The Moses who returned -- Moses' first confrontation with Pharaoh -- God's strongest promise -- Reasons for delay -- Signs and wonders in judgment -- The occult in Pharaoh's court -- Israel's great liberation. IX. The Passover: God's drama of the cross -- When the humble get angry -- Humility is no pacifism -- The night a nation was saved -- God's perpetual reminder to Israel -- X. The battle is the Lord's -- The miracle of Israel's foretold history -- The population of the Exodus -- The Lord's strange leading -- Where's that pillar going now? -- The Lord's way of leading -- Pharaoh takes the bait -- Israel's glorious opportunity-fumbled! -- "Spiritual geometry?" -- Moses cracks the faith barrier -- When it's wrong to pray -- How one man's faith saved a nation -- The baptism of Moses -- Moses' reputation: from hero to bum to hero -- Israel's 20/20 hindsight faith -- The Red Sea and you -- XI. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory -- The curse of a short memory -- One of life's most dangerous addictions-grumbling -- The "wrong king of water" test -- Growing from smaller to greater faith exploits -- The dynamics of praise -- Faith is like a muscle -- God's solution for bitterness -- a tree -- The Lord who heals -- Palm Springs of Sinai. XII. The no food, no water test -- Surprise! Surprise!ÖIsrael gripes again! -- The sin of looking back -- The worst sin Christians commit -- Promises for the worry addict -- The sin the Lord could not forgive -- Grace upon grace -- No water -- A smitten rock that became a spring -- Some sad lessons -- XIII. Grasshoppers or giants? -- The majority report, Part 1 -- The minority report, Part 1 -- The majority report, Part 2 -- You are what God says you are! -- The plague of the human viewpoint -- So what's new? -- The minority report, Part 2 -- One man and God are a majority! -- The majority is usually wrong! -- Upward to the pinnacle of faith -- True intercessory prayer -- Forgiven but disqualified -- The reward of faith -- The true fountain of youth -- The real tragedy of it all. XIV. The real war -- The ancient conflict -- The beginning of sorrows -- Like begets like -- The great cause of human suffering -- Why man was created -- Satan won the first battle -- Round one -- Satan's strategy -- God has won the great battle -- Is God unfair? -- XV. The weapons of our warfare -- Three-dimensional warfare -- The filling of the Spirit, our source of power -- Jesus Christ is our model -- The war against the flesh, and the filling of the Spirit -- The indwelling of the Spirit -- The filling of the Spirit and spiritual gifts -- The filling of the Spirit and maturity -- The filling of the Spirit is not a mutual assistance program -- Why the believer can never be condemned -- Two principles of life contrasted -- How to be filled with the Spirit -- How to be filled with the Spirit -- The war against the devil -- Our strength -- Intelligence report on our enemy -- Checking out our armor -- The belt of truth -- The breastplate -- The shoes -- The shield -- The helmet -- Our sword -- Prayer, our heavy artillery -- Having prepared, be ready to fight -- Combating the world-system -- The battle for our affections -- Worldliness defined -- The delicate line -- Final briefing. XVI. Why do Christians have trials? -- Need we fear trials? -- Do committed and spiritual people have trials? -- God's love for each believer -- The eternal perspective -- Discipline for sin -- 1. The discipline of divine love -- 2. Discipline versus punishment -- 3. Four principles of discipline -- Trials to keep us from pride -- Trials to build faith -- Trials that cause growth -- Trials that teach obedience and discipline -- Trials that prevent us from falling into sin -- Trials that equip us to comfort others -- Trials that prove the reality of Christ in us -- Trials that glorify God -- Trials for a testimony to the angels -- 1. God's revelation to the angels -- 2. In defense of Job -- 3. Jesus' negative confession -- 4. The twelfth commandment -- XVII. Endurance in the race of faith -- The dynamics of waiting on the Lord -- Learning to run in God's race -- Casting off excess baggage -- Endurance: the essence of combat faith -- Jesus, the supreme example of combat faith -- When deliverance is delayed. XVIII. Focusing on things not seen -- The eternal things that are not seen -- Our new bodies -- Our new dwelling place -- Our crowns -- The crown of righteousness -- The crown of life -- The crown of glory -- The crown of exultation -- Our new garments -- God's special books -- The book of tears -- The book of remembrance -- Kings and priests -- Higher than angels -- We shall know God as He now knows us -- Hope, the key to a dynamic present faith. |
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Combat Faith : Now, As We Head Toward the Last Days, Finding Inner Peace and Stability Requires a New Dimension of Faith Far Beyond Positive Thinking and Positive Confession
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Combat Faith : Now, As We Head Toward the Last Days, Finding Inner Peace and Stability Requires a New Dimension of Faith Far Beyond Positive Thinking and Positive Confession
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
---|---|---|
Chapter 1 | Hope for the Gathering Storm | p. 1 |
Will the Church Go Through a Great Persecution? | ||
Few Dare Call It Conspiracy! | ||
The Advent of an Age of Paranormal | ||
The Dawning of the "New Age Movement" | ||
The Religious Invasion from the East | ||
The New Age "Diets" | ||
The New Age and Physical Fitness | ||
The New Age Invasion of Education | ||
The New Age and Visualization | ||
The New Age and "Alternative Medicine" | ||
The Coming Collision | ||
The Communist Threat | ||
True Christians Are at Top of Communist Hit List | ||
The Need for a "Combat Faith" | ||
Chapter 2 | The Many Facets of Faith | p. 21 |
God's Definition of Faith | ||
Being Sure of What We Hope For | ||
Being Certain of What We Do Not See | ||
Faith Is Object-Centered | ||
The Paradox of Faith | ||
No Faith, No Fellowship | ||
How Faith Relates to Grace | ||
Faith Is a Gift of God | ||
How Grace Relates to Works | ||
How Faith Relates to Good Works | ||
Faith Only Grows in the Atmosphere of Grace | ||
Faith-Rest: God's Base for Victorious Living | ||
Faithrest Operates Through a New World-View | ||
Flying By Instruments and the Divine Viewpoint | ||
Some Close Parallels | ||
The Faith-Rest Defined | ||
Chapter 3 | Cracking the "Faith Barrier" | p. 35 |
Introduction to God's Rest | ||
The Meaning of God's Rest | ||
Our New Sabbath | ||
God's Faith Course No. 101 | ||
Chapter 4 | The Impact of Parents' Faith | p. 45 |
The Heritage of Faith | ||
Abraham's Greatest Sacrifice | ||
God's Commendation of Moses' Parents | ||
Encouragement for Today's Parents | ||
Concerning Teaching Children | ||
Chapter 5 | An Act of Faith That Changed History | p. 55 |
Moses' Amazing Decision | ||
Source of Moses' Knowledge | ||
Who Was the Fool? | ||
Settling the Question of Whose Will | ||
Chapter 6 | God's B.D. Degree | p. 63 |
Disciplined by Grace | ||
The Flight into Bootcamp | ||
How God Turned Failure into Blessing | ||
God's Forty-Year Seminary | ||
Nice Going God! | ||
God's Gracious Providence | ||
The Lost Forty Years | ||
A Lesson in Solitude | ||
The Principle of Broken Things | ||
Another Broken Vessel | ||
Principles of God's B.D. Degree | ||
A Different Kind of Man | ||
Chapter 7 | Power Perfected in Weakness | p. 79 |
God Re-calls His Champion | ||
Any Old Bush Will Do, Moses! | ||
God's Glory in Earthen Vessels | ||
Moses! Moses! | ||
Moses Tries to "Chicken Out" | ||
Excuse No. 1 | "I Don't Know Your Name" | |
Excuse No. 2 | "What If the Israelites Don't Believe God Sent Me?" | |
Excuse No. 3 | "I Am Not Eloquent" | |
Lord, I Believe; Help My Unbelief! | ||
Keeping a Covenant and Busting a Marriage | ||
A Comforting Reunion | ||
Chapter 8 | How Faith Humbled an Empire | p. 89 |
The Moses Who Returned | ||
Moses' First Confrontation with Pharaoh | ||
God's Strongest Promise | ||
Reasons for Delay | ||
Signs and Wonders in Judgment | ||
The Occult in Pharaoh's Court | ||
Israel's Great Liberation | ||
Chapter 9 | The Passover: God's Drama of the Cross | p. 97 |
When the Humble Get Angry | ||
Humility Is Not Pacifism | ||
The Night a Nation Was Saved | ||
God's Perpetual Reminder to Israel | ||
Chapter 10 | The Battle Is the Lord's | p. 105 |
The Miracle of Israel's Foretold History | ||
The Population of the Exodus | ||
The Lord's Strange Leading | ||
Where's That Pillar Going Now? | ||
The Lord's Way of Leading | ||
Pharaoh Takes the Bait | ||
Israel's Glorious Opportunity--Fumbled! | ||
"Spiritual Geometry?" | ||
Moses Cracks the Faith Barrier | ||
When It's Wrong to Pray | ||
How One Man's Faith Saved a Nation | ||
The Baptism of Moses | ||
Moses' Reputation: From Hero to Bum to Hero | ||
Israel's 20/20 Hindsight Faith | ||
The Red Sea and You | ||
Chapter 11 | Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory | p. 119 |
The Curse of a Short Memory | ||
One of Life's Most Dangerous Addictions--Grumbling | ||
The "Wrong Kind of Water" Test | ||
Growing From Smaller to Greater Faith Exploits | ||
The Dynamics of Praise | ||
Faith Is Like a Muscle | ||
God's Solution for Bitterness--a Tree | ||
The Lord Who Heals | ||
Palm Springs of Sinai | ||
Chapter 12 | The No Food, No Water Test | p. 127 |
Surprise! Surprise! ... Israel Gripes Again! | ||
The Sin of Looking Back | ||
The Worst Sin Christians Commit | ||
Promises for the Worry Addict | ||
The Sin the Lord Could Not Forgive | ||
Grace Upon Grace | ||
No Water | ||
A Smitten Rock That Became a Spring | ||
Some Sad Lessons | ||
Chapter 13 | Grasshoppers or Giants? | p. 137 |
The Majority Report, Part 1 | ||
The Minority Report, Part 1 | ||
The Majority Report, Part 2 | ||
You Are What God Says you Are! | ||
The Plague of the Human Viewpoint | ||
So What's New? | ||
The Minority Report, Part 2 | ||
One Man and God Are a Majority! | ||
The Majority Is Usually Wrong! | ||
Upward to the Pinnacle of Faith | ||
True Intercessory Prayer | ||
Forgiven but Disqualified | ||
The Reward of Faith | ||
The True Fountain of Youth | ||
The Real Tragedy of It All | ||
Chapter 14 | The Real War | p. 153 |
The Ancient Conflict | ||
The Beginning of Sorrows | ||
Like Begets Like | ||
The Great Cause of Human Suffering | ||
Why Man Was Created | ||
Satan Won the First Batle | ||
Round One | ||
Satan's Strategy | ||
God Has Won the Great Battle | ||
Is God Unfair? | ||
Chapter 15 | The Weapons of Our Warfare | p. 165 |
Three-Dimensional Warfare | ||
The Filling of the Spirit, Our Source of Power | ||
Jesus Christ Is Our Model | ||
The War Against the Flesh, and the Filling of the Spirit | ||
The Indwelling of the Spirit | ||
The Filling of the Spirit and Spiritual Gifts | ||
The Filling of the Spirit and Maturity | ||
The Filling of the Spirit Is Not a Mutual Assistance Program | ||
Why the Believer Can Never Be Condemned | ||
Two Principles of Life Contrasted | ||
How to Be Filled With the Spirit | ||
The War Against the Devil | ||
Our Strength | ||
Intelligence Report on Our Enemy | ||
Checking Out Our Armor | ||
The Belt of Truth | ||
The Breastplate | ||
The Shoes | ||
The Shield | ||
The Helmet | ||
Our Sword | ||
Prayer, Our Heavy Artillery | ||
Having Prepared, Be Ready to Fight! | ||
Combating the World-System | ||
The Battle for Our Affections | ||
Worldliness Defined | ||
The Delicate Line | ||
Final Briefing | ||
Chapter 16 | Why Do Christians Have Trials? | p. 192 |
Need We Fear Trials? | ||
Do Committed and Spiritual People Have Trials? | ||
God's Love for Each Believer | ||
The Eternal Perspective | ||
I. | Discipline for Sin | |
The Discipline of Divine Love | ||
Discipline versus Punishment | ||
Four Principles of Discipline | ||
II. | Trials to Keep Us From Pride | |
III. | Trials to Build Faith | |
IV. | Trials That Cause Growth | |
V. | Trials That Teach Obedience and Discipline | |
VI. | Trials That Prevent Us from Falling into Sin | |
VII. | Trials That Equip Us to Comfort Others | |
VIII. | Trials That Prove the Reality of Christ in Us | |
IX. | Trials That Glorify God | |
X. | Trials for a Testimony to the Angels | |
God's Revelation to the Angels | ||
In Defense of Job | ||
Jesus' Negative Confession | ||
The Twelfth Commandment | ||
Chapter 17 | Endurance in the Race of Faith | p. 220 |
The Dynamics of Waiting on the Lord | ||
Learning to Run in God's Race | ||
Casting Off Excess Baggage | ||
Endurance: The Essence of Combat Faith | ||
Jesus, the Supreme Example of Combat Faith | ||
When Deliverance Is Delayed | ||
Chapter 18 | Focusing on Things Not Seen | p. 227 |
The Eternal Things That Are Not Seen | ||
Our New Bodies | ||
Our New Dwelling Place | ||
Our Crowns | ||
The Crown of Righteousness | ||
The Crown of Life | ||
The Crown of Glory | ||
The Crown of Exultation | ||
Our New Garments | ||
God's Special Books | ||
The Book of Tears | ||
The Book of Remembrance | ||
Kings and Priests | ||
Higher Than Angels | ||
We Shall Know God as He Now Knows Us | ||
Hope, the Key to a Dynamic Present Faith | ||
Notes | p. 237 |