We Protestants passionately and resolutely proclaim that salvation comes through faith alone! We boldly cite Paul’s letter to the Ephesians as our “proof text” to support our belief. But let’s take a closer look at the tension between faith and...
Most Christians do not know about the astonishing future that Jesus has waiting for them upon receiving their “resurrected bodies”. Christians will be “partakers of the divine nature” and will be divine as a reflection of Jesus who is, of...
God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”EXODUS 3:14 In recent years I have begun to wonder why modern translations of the Bible use the word “LORD” (all capitals) instead of Yahweh...
This blog post is going to be challenging for some readers. However, if you are a “believer” and a “follower of Christ”, then I implore you to consider the direct commands of God to you and me from His Word. Consider what the prophet Samuel said to King Saul when he...
If this topic is too traumatizing to read, just jump to the end where I explain how to escape condemnation, and instead receive a warm welcome into Heaven with God for eternity. But you must make the choice to escape your condemnation at The Final Judgment. What will...
“The essence of idolatry is the entertainment of thoughts about God that are unworthy of Him. It begins in the mind and may be present where no overt act of worship has taken place. … Wrong ideas about God are not only the fountain from which the polluted waters of...
Every year, our culture stops to celebrate the Easter holiday. For many, the focus is religious or quasi religious and centers around the person of Jesus Christ. For others, the focus is more secular and is centered on colorful eggs, chocolate candy, and a pretext for...
“Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God. You must warn each other every day, while it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened...
The thought of anyone suffering in the anguish of eternal flames is unthinkable. When we imagine the possibility of ourselves in such a place as Hell, we can’t think of sending anyone there…even our worst enemy. So it’s perhaps reasonable for us to...
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9 According to the Law of God revealed to Moses, a...