Articles
Articles by Larry Fox help Christians form a biblical perspective of many spiritual, personal, social, end times and other topics. Scripture quotations are taken from the New International Version, unless specified otherwise.
Categories:
The True Nature of Our Spiritual Conflict
Our Covenant Relationship with God
Christian Living
This Life
Understanding our eternal destiny is vital to living a God-pleasing life. Read now
Working with God
Many people think “working with God” is only relevant to spiritual activities like ministry and witnessing. This Bible study recommends having God as a working partner in whatever it is you’re doing. Read now
Scriptural Confession
Several recitations designed to conform one’s thinking to scriptural principles. Read now
Prayer Recommendations
These are prayers you can adapt when praying for America, your local economy, local Christians and your geographical region. Read now
Daily Thanksgiving
This is a statement based on Psalms 23 and 103, which you may use daily to help you enter God’s presence with thanksgiving. Read now
Daily Worship
This statement will help you focus on God in true worship. Read now
The Kingdoms and the Covenants
A chart representing the primary kingdoms on earth (Adam, Satan, Jesus, God) and the primary covenants found in scripture. (PDF format) View chart
Christians, Are You Ready for This?
Are you prepared to be openly criticized, ridiculed, harassed and even confronted face-to-face in public for your Christian beliefs? If not, I’d suggest…. Read now
Unforgiveness: Is It Really a Problem?
To ask God to forgive our sin while we refuse to forgive others is both hypocritical and inconsistent with godly character. Read now
Spiritual Covenant, Physical Health
God has made everything we need available through our covenant relationship, so we can use what he gives us and rely on him to produce the desires results. Read now
Teaching Young People About Money
Young people can learn healthy financial habits with this plan based on biblical principles that will help them for the rest of their lives. Read now
Love the Lord Your God
The most important thing we do is love God with our entire being. Read now
Taking God’s Name in Vain
Taking God’s name in vain isn’t about using it as a profanity or swear word. Read now
What Deeply Disturbs Me
What deeply disturbs me regarding Christians (including myself) and the ineffectiveness of the American church. Read now
Godly Character
Humility Before Love
The two most important godly character traits for us to develop are humility and agape (love), in that order. Read now
The Foundation of Godly Character
One trait is the most fundamental quality of godly character, even more fundamental than love. Read now
It All Began in the Garden of Eden
The most fundamental trait of sinful human nature first appeared in the Garden of Eden. Read now
Your Character, Perverted by Sin
Sin perverted or corrupted God’s creation, including human nature. Read now
Your Character, Redeemed by God
God redeems our character from its sinful condition so it functions as he intends, but only as we do our part. Read now
The Great Benefits of Testing
Our temporary trials in life can produce unimaginable eternal benefits for us if we entrust ourselves to God’s care. Read now
Spiritual Authority
Authority — The Legality of Earthly Dominion
This outline shows how Jesus restored the dominion Adam and Eve lost in the Garden of Eden to his followers, so we have spiritual authority over our earthly domains. This applies to all believers, not just spiritual leaders. Read now
Our Spiritual Authority
Jesus gave his disciples — and us — authority over the enemy’s power, even before he defeated Satan at Calvary. Read now
Our Domain
Our spiritual authority is effective in our domain, the realm or realms over which we have influence. Read now
How Our Spiritual Authority Affects our Domain
God gave us spiritual authority, so we directly affect our domains and what happens in them. Read now
The Lord’s Prayer
The Lord’s prayer includes an official invitation we extend to God. Read now
Spiritual Laws
Introduction to Spiritual Laws
Spiritual laws govern the spiritual realm and our temporal, earthly existence. Read now
Spiritual Law of Action and Results
All activity in the spiritual realm produces results in both the spiritual and physical realms. Read now
Spiritual Law of Blessing Israel and the Jews
God’s promise to bless those who bless the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and curse those who curse them is still in effect. Read now
Spiritual Law of Contact
God’s power doesn’t require physical contact to flow to a person, but as an expression of compassion or faith, it’s often part of the process. Read now
Spiritual Law of Exchange
The Law of Exchange is vital to our relationship with God and other believers. Read now
Spiritual Law of Faith and Action
Unless we act on what we believe, our faith is dead and has no value. Read now
Spiritual Law of Increase
Whenever God gives us something, he holds us accountable for what we do with it. Read now
Spiritual Law of Reciprocity
We receive what we need to the same degree we give or do something for someone else. Read now
Spiritual Law of Regeneration
When we sacrifice something very important to us for the sake of God’s kingdom, we can anticipate multiplied blessings. Read now
Spiritual Law of Separation
Separation from the world and the profane is holiness, being set apart for God and service to him. Read now
Spiritual Law of Sin and Death
Everyone who violates God’s standard of righteousness will receive the judgment prepared for Satan and those who follow him. Read now
Spiritual Law of Synergy
God combines everything we experience to produce compounded benefits for us. Read now
The True Nature of Our Spiritual Conflict
The nature of spiritual conflict changed at the cross from war-like battles to legal conflicts. To function as spiritually mature believers, we absolutely must understand how God’s legal-judicial system governs both the spiritual and physical realms. Then we can use our spiritual authority to enforce God’s will and Jesus’ victory in the spiritual realm and experience results in the physical.
A Legal Conflict, Not a Battlefield
The Judge
The Prosecutor
The Defense Counsel
Entering the Court
Statutes and Evidence
Silencing the Accuser
Presenting Our Case
Enforcing the Verdict
Our Covenant Relationship with God
Our relationship with God is based on covenant, and we’ll understand that relationship much better when we understand what covenants are and how they work. The following articles examine important aspects of that relationship.
Introduction to Covenants
The New Covenant
Entering God’s New Covenant
Covenant Terms
Covenant Identity
Covenant Blessings
Covenant Curses
Covenant Service and Protection
Covenant Authority
The Old Testament, but Not the Old Covenant
The Old Covenant and Law of Moses
Purposes and Results of the Law
Ineffectiveness of the Law
Old Covenant Versus the New
The Old Testament’s Value
Christian Activism in America
It’s Time for Christian Activism in America
It’s time for American Christians to become spiritually active and a positive influence, because many of our nation’s problems are symptoms of our spiritual ineffectiveness. This is not the time to be passive, pessimistic or confrontational. Rather, it’s time to be salt and light in our world. Read now
America’s Spiritual Civil War
America is experiencing a spiritual civil war. Christians must boldly bring God’s kingdom to earth and function as its representatives. Read now
Practical Spiritual Tactics
We must recognize the cause of social and political turmoil in America, and respond biblically. Read now
Biblical Values in the Political Realm
Biblical values supersede politics and should guide our political choices, actions and votes. Read now
It’s Us, Not Them
It’s easy for us American Christians to blame others for the many problems that threaten our nation, but most of those problems are merely symptoms. We must identify and address the fundamental problem. Read now
Responding to a Changing Culture
American society continues to change and a large part of the population no longer supports Judeo-Christian values. Our society is divided and conflict between opposing views is increasing, yet Christians should anticipate the good that will result. Read now
Wake Up and Get Ready
A new Great Awakening already is beginning and spiritual activity is escalating, as is the conflict between the godly and ungodly kingdoms. Read now
PUSH for Your Awakening
To experience the great spiritual awakening, we must accept responsibility for our own spiritual development, defer to the Holy Spirit, make the awakening a personal priority, and PUSH. Read now
Cultural Relevance, Lost and Regained
As American Christians, we have become virtually irrelevant to our culture and people’s lives by substituting human-centered government for God. We can once again assume our responsibility, but our focus must become primarily spiritual, not just political or social. Read now
A Time of Hope and Grace
Despite the problems developing in the world, followers of Jesus can experience great hope and grace, which enables us to serve those who need our help and have no hope. Our best days are just ahead. Read now
Social Issues
A Biblical Perspective of Self-Defense
Is it appropriate for you as a Christian to defend yourself? How should godly character and your life purpose affect your response to personal danger? Should you defend family members? Or strangers? What kinds of defensive measures are appropriate? The conclusions may surprise you. (book excerpt) Read now, View book info
A Biblical Perspective of Civil Disobedience
God ordained human government and the New Testament says to submit to human authorities, yet the authorities considered Jesus and his disciples criminals. What does it really mean for you to submit? Must you obey a corrupt government official or ungodly laws? This Bible study develops some clear guidelines for civil disobedience that honors God. (book excerpt) Read now, View book info
Repentance
Biblical Repentance
Biblical repentance is the process of changing the way we think and what we think about – including our attitudes, values, standards and priorities – to conform to God’s. Read now
Changing Our Attitude
We have a vital role in becoming Christlike: changing our attitude or mindset. God will help us, but this is our responsibility and a key to repentance. Read now
Repentance is for Believers
The New Testament directs most of its statements about repentance to believers, and it repeatedly encourages us to repent. Read now
Believing by Choice
We decide whether to believe and what to believe, so accepting God’s truths is a matter of choice. Read now
Forgiving When it Hurts
Forgiving is a choice and it produces definite benefits. Read now
Who and How to Forgive
God shows us how to forgive those who hurt us, whether they did it intentionally or unintentionally. Read now
Thankful for What?
When we understand that God works all events together so they have a compounded benefit for us, we can be thankful in and for everything. Read now
An Alien in a Human Body
As Christians, we’re citizens of heaven and aliens to the world’s system. Read now
An Integrated Guidance System
God uses various elements of guidance to reveal his will: the Bible, Holy Spirit, spiritual peace, circumstances, and other believers. Read now
Personal Success
Biblical success involves our becoming the people God created us to be, and using our unique character and abilities to serve him and the people around us. Read now
Being Perfect While Becoming Perfect
Perfection relates to our spiritual and mental state, not to our actions. Action is the result of perfection, not its definition. Read now
A Matter of Integrity
[Coming soon: A major revision of this article.]
How Do You Feel About That?
[Coming soon: A major revision of this article.]
Proper Judgment
[Coming soon: A major revision of this article.]
Biblical End Times
Overview
- Beginning of Birth Pains: worldwide turmoil
- Great Distress/Tribulation: abomination of desolation, Satan’s/world’s wrath against Israel, Jerusalem trampled 42 months, 2 witnesses
- Cosmic Disturbance: sun black, moon red, stars fall, earth shaken, terrain changes, seas roaring; likely an earth impact
- Day of the Lord: Lord removes the church, 144,000 Jews marked, great multitude in heaven, God’s wrath, Lord returns to set up kingdom, battle of Armageddon, Babylon destroyed, Satan into the Abyss, Jesus’ 1000-year reign, new covenant’s blessings for Israel, unbelievers to eternal punishment
- Eternity: new heaven, new earth, new Jerusalem, God dwells with his people
Charts (PDF format)
- Sequence of end-times events, briefly identifies key timing clues
- Detailed chart, alignment of major Bible end-times prophecies; key timing clues identified in red
Post-Trib, Pre-Wrath Rapture
Many people believe Jesus will return for the church before the great tribulation occurs and is imminent, which is the pre-tribulation rapture perspective. This article examines scriptural evidence that it will happen before God’s wrath, but after the great tribulation. Read now
The Beginning of Birth Pains
The “beginning of birth pains” referred to in the Bible will include deception, violence, wars, food shortages, natural disasters and Middle East war. Read now
The Great Tribulation
The Great Tribulation described in Bible end-times prophecy will include the abomination of desolation, Russian and Muslim invasion of Israel, the destruction of Jerusalem. Read now
Cosmic Disturbance
Bible prophecy describes devastation by objects from space. Historic biblical accounts describe sun darkening, meteorite storms, oceans roaring, tidal waves and cosmic fire. Read now
The Day of the Lord
Understanding the day of the Lord is a key to understanding the biblical end times. Read now
Unprecedented Worldwide Awakening and Spiritual Conflict
A spiritual awakening has begun, an unprecedented move of God in which people will experience God’s nature, power and authority as never before. Read now
Authoritative Prayer Strategy for Unprecedented Worldwide Awakening
A new spiritual awakening has begun in isolated spots around the world and we can help it spread to every nation and community with prayer. Read now
America in Bible Prophecy
When we examine Bible end times prophecies, we might conclude America doesn’t have a significant role in the last days. Read now
What’s Going on in America?
There’s a period of great turmoil and uncertainty developing in America, resulting in numerous blows that will overwhelm the nation, so it’s important for us to know what is happening and why. However, this may be the American church’s finest hour. Read now
Dream: The Approaching Storm
God will allow – not cause – devastating events to occur to encourage people to turn to him. Read now
A Strategy for the Times
We live in an inherently dangerous world and end-times events are beginning to occur, so it’s essential that we honor God and his ways in everything we do. If you are uncertain what to do, we recommend the following strategy: Transform, Engage, Prepare and Anticipate. Read now
Emergency Preparations
A summary of recommendations from God’s Plan to Protect His People in the Coming Depression, by David Wilkerson (1998). Read now
World Government
What is the world kingdom of the last days as described in Bible prophecy? A world government, a revived Roman Empire, the European Union? Read now
Distinctions and Blessings
God will make a distinction between his people and the world before the end of this age. Read now
Get Ready for What’s Ahead
This is a wake-up call for the church. Read now
Why Are We Still Here?
Two specific reasons Christians are still on earth during the last days. Read now
Israel’s End-Times Relevance
The People
God has plans for both the Jews and the Church. He will protect a remnant of the Jewish people through the end times and into eternity. Read now
The Land
The land God claimed as his own and promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob also was known as the Promised Land by the Israelites when they left Egypt. Read now
The Capital
Jerusalem is a key to end-times events. Read now
The Festivals
The details and timing of the Jewish festivals provide insight to biblical new beginnings, God’s relationship with his people, his redemptive plan, and end-times events. Read now
The Future Wars
There is scriptural evidence for three major Middle East wars involving Israel (future wars as of 2019): the Psalm 83 war, the Magog invasion and the battle of Armageddon. Read now
A Prayer of Blessing for Israel
This is a prayer of blessing based on Isaiah 61 and 62. Read now
Miscellaneous
Sons and Daughters of God
Believers in Jesus are new creations, sons and daughters of God. Read now
The Bride of Christ?
It is widely believed that Christians are the bride of Christ, but that may be a weak analogy at best. Read now
A Sinner Saved by Grace?
Many Christians claim we’re sinners saved by grace, but is that true? Read now
Regardless of What You’re Doing
Why we should learn to rely on God, even in our areas of expertise. Read now
Human Dignity
All humans inherit the image and likeness of God, which motivates us to treat everyone with respect. Read now
Multiplying Our Insight
The Parable of the Sower in Matthew Chapter 13 contains important insight that many of us may overlook due to the translation of a key word. Read now