THE SWAP MINISTRIES

Satan, the devil is "the ruler of the kingdom of the air." Satan and his evil forces inhabit the region between earth and the sky. Satan is pictured as ruling an evil spiritual kingdom., with the demons and those who are against Christ! In the resurrection, Christ was victorious over Satan and his power. Therefore, Jesus Christ is the permanent ruler of the whole world! Satan is only a tempoary ruler of part of the world that choses to follow him. The fact that all people, without exceptioon, commit sin proves without Christ we have a sinful nature. We are lost in sin and cannot serve ourselves. Does this mean that only Christians do good? Of course not, many people do good to and for other people. On a relative scale, many are moral, kind, and law-abiding. Comparing oneself to criminals, we would say that they are very good indeed! But on God's absolute scale, no one is good enough to earn salvation, because ("you were dead in your transgressi...

Following a little pleasure and giving in to every senual desire leads to slavery. Many think freedom consists in doing anything they want. But following this path leads to a slavish addiction to senual gratfication. A person is no longer free, but a slave to what ever his or her body dicates. Christ freed us from these desires and gave us control over sin. When Christ saves us, we move from a life full of sin to one where we are led by God's Holy Sp irit. All our sins, not some of our sins, are washed away. Washing refers to water of baptism, which is a sign of salvation. In becoming a Christian, the believer acknowledges Christ as Lord and recognizes Christ's saving work. We gain eternal life, with all its treeasures. We are renewed by the Holy Spirit, and He continually renews our hearts. None of this occurs because we earned it or deserve it: it is all God's gift to us! Please Read: Titus 3:1-11 KJV

Don't think the devil won't hunt you simply because you've been wishing him well. For there's one thing I know: his sympathizers are his most victims. Choose to fight or resign to an ugly fate of eternal damnation. This is what makes him truly evil. This can't be overemphasized!

Pope Francis kicked off the start of a three-nation trip across South America today with his first mass, with over a million Ecuadorians in attendance, in the coastal city of Guayaquil. Delivering the mass in Spanish, the Pope spoke about the importance of family in modern society, saying, “It needs to be helped and strengthened, lest we lose our proper sense of the services which society as a whole provides.During his sermon, Pope Francis announced to Christians around the world that God had called upon him, instructing him “to revise the most sacred of texts, the Ten Commandments.” Given to the Israelites by God himself at Mount Sinai, the Commandments include instructions for worship and list several prohibited practices. Pope Francis said Christians around the world are “faced with ever-increasing temptations brought on by the evils of modern society.” The Pope said the updated Commandments reflect the changing times and include some minor rewording of the ex...

WHEN THE LORD SPEAKS... Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance (Proverbs 1:5) This morning, God was busy talking to me, revealing things to me. I believe you also will be blessed by these clear words of wisdom from the Master Himself: It all started as I stormed out of my bed this morning full of excitement as a result of the dream I had, in which I saw myself in the midst of some Christians, praying and prophesying on them all, then, the LORD began to speak to me as I meditated the vision and on the Word: HE SAID... Son, spiritual exploit is not so much about maintaining a steady prayer life, but rather, sustaining a life of discipline. For the problem is not the anointing, the problem is the discipline which is the price to be paid. Son, many of my children don't want to pay this price and as a result are deluded of power. Another thing also, is how they control their thoughts. I tell you the truth, no matter...

Brother Joseph has this to say about why our prayers often hit the brass wall and bounce back to us unanswered: The intense prayer of the righteous is very powerful.—James 5:16b God promises all believers that if we live righteously and pray fervently, our prayers will be effective and produce significant results. How do we treat a promise like this? We might argue, “But I do pray, and nothing happens!” Our problem is that we do not hold ourselves accountable to the Scripture. God's Word says that prayer ought to accomplish much. If our prayer life is not acco mplishing much, what should we do? If we are praying but seeing no results, should we conclude that this promise is untrue? Should we excuse this Scripture as impractical and unrealistic? Or should we examine ourselves to see if we meet its conditions? James says that fervent prayer avails much. Could it be that we are not as fervent in our praying as we should be? Fervent prayer means we do not quit easil...