Quotes from Neil T. Anderson

The most common and naive response in the Western world is to ignore the battle or

Ignorance is not bliss; it is defeat. If you are a Christian, you are the target. If

The distinction between a Christian and a pagan is no longer obvious. The

Christianity does not work" is the message sent into the world when we fail to live a righteous life.

Find some disgruntled member, whisper a lie in his ear and he will wreak havoc in your church.

God will test your faith in order to strengthen it, but Satan's temptations are intended to destroy your faith.

To assume that a Christian who is spiritually alive and struggling to overcome sin can't be deceived is hopelessly naive!

Do you have secret meetings going on in your church? You are in trouble with God!

We must take into account all reality and strive for a balanced answer to our problems.

do all you can to stop the ungodly chatter.

Submitting to God requires us to deal with the sin in our lives. Sin

We shouldn't want demons to manifest. We should desire that the Lord be manifested and

we ask the following questions before we listen to gossip: What is your reason for telling me this? Where did you get your information? Have you gone directly to the source? Have you personally checked out all the facts? Can I quote you if I check this out?2

Moses never called for a committee when the Egyptians were breathing down his neck.

Just because a pastor does well in one situation does not guarantee he or she will do well in another.

You can't bring an accusation against a pastor simply because you do not like him.

Being submissive does not mean that we don't give honest feedback.

Authority does not increase with volume. We

Believers have both the authority to do God's will because of their position in Christ, and the power to do God's will as long as they walk by the Spirit.

In his book The Sensation of Being Somebody, Maurice Wagner wrote: Try as we might by our appearance, performance or social status to find self-verification for a sense of being somebody, we always come short of satisfaction. Whatever pinnacle of self-identity we achieve soon crumbles

It is always a painful process and often a most discouraging one. The process continues until all that can be shaken is removed and only those things which cannot be shaken remain. Through this shaking the deliverance for which we prayed is accomplished. Through it all, we will be brought into the secure place for which we long."3

share any mental or physical opposition that you are experiencing.

Individuals and church bodies are often caught in the paralysis of analysis. We

A growing church sees that the work of the ministry should be done by all