This is a book by retired preacher Charles Capps, first published in 1976. I purchased this paperback a long time ago in a Goodwill thrift store for 50 cents, thinking it was about public speaking. The book turned out to be real gem on channeling the Christian faith to be more effective in our walk with God. The Bible affirmations I have on index cards and repeat regularly are from this little book. I gave my original copy away to someone I thought needed to read it. I recently went on Amazon and bought it again for my reference library. This is an interesting book that will get you thinking about your relationship with God. In my old files I kept notes on the concepts from this book which I’ll put in my blog.
CONCEPTS FROM THE TONGUE BY CHARLES CAPPS:
God’s Word is spiritual law.
The spirit world is controlled by God’s Word.
The spoken Word of God is creative power.
Spiritual law is for your good.
Pray the desired outcome and not the problem.
Walk by faith and not by sight.
Don’t pray to Jesus. Pray to the Father in Jesus’ name.
Pray according to the Word of God. God’s Word will produce after its kind.
Prayer is your spiritual right to use faith-filled words to bring God on the scene on your behalf.
If the Word is in you then faith is in your words. God wants to answer your prayers because God is glorified when our prayers are answered and our needs are met.
Your faith will make prayer work. Faith will work without prayer but prayer will not work without faith.
God’s Word is all-powerful and has creative power. The universe was created when God spoke words.
God gave the earth to Adam and after he ate the forbidden fruit Satan became the god of this world and held Adam and Eve in spiritual bondage.
God can do anything and upholds all things by the Word of his power (i.e. God’s power is in what He says).
Jesus came to take back authority over this world from Satan.
Whatever the Word declares comes to pass with faith.
Upon salvation God gives every believer the same measure of faith and it’s up to us to develop it.
When praying in faith those things you say will come to pass. Start praying the answer and start believing and confessing what the Word says. Invoke the name of Jesus.