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The Silence of God

Sir Robert Anderson · Biblical and apologetic argument · 1897

…en evil flourishes and His people cry to Him? Anderson refuses the easy answer that every unanswered prayer is caused by defective faith. He places the apparent silence of heaven within his reading of the biblical programme and argues that God's patience is not absence, weakness,…

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Article · Bible StudyBiblical exposition · Pastoral reflection · Christian living

When Faith Does Not Answer Back

Trusting God when voices seek to weaken our confidence

…He brought its contents into the presence of the One whose power exceeded the threat. In prayer, Hezekiah acknowledged that the Assyrians had devastated other nations. Faith did not require him to deny the facts. But he also recognised what the enemy’s argument concealed: the go…

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Article · Apologetics and WorldviewBiblical discernment · Biblical exposition · Cultural analysis · Church history

Test the Spirits

Spiritual ecstasy, altered states, and discerning what is from God

…the behaviour had spread to many others. The surviving records leave important questions unanswered. Later chronicles say that some danced themselves to death, but the number of fatalities—and whether deaths occurred at all—remains disputed. Suggested explanations include neurol…

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