A lawyer asks Jesus, Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Matthew 22:36-40
What is the meaning of love in these verses?
Continue readingWe suffer because earth is not heaven.
To suffer is to undergo, be subject to, or endure pain, distress, injury, loss, or anything unpleasant. Suffering is an inevitable part of life. Still, there is common suffering we all endure, and then there is extraordinary suffering, such as that which comes from natural disasters, horrific accidents, terrible illness, the murder of a loved one, or the murder of everyone, e.g., genocide.
Continue readingIt is well known that Christians, particularly the Evangelical Protestants (who make up only 12% of the world population), have an irritating and offensive trait of claiming their religion as the only valid or true way to God. To say that all other paths lead to an eternity of agony in the fire of hell seems a bit intolerant and narrow-minded. Here is a look at why they are convinced the doctrine of their faith is superior to all other paths.
Continue readingI therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Continue readingBut sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear. 1 Peter 3:15
Continue readingThere is a lot of noise in our profane world. There is confusion from those mishandling the word of God and deception from an appallingly deep bench of false teachers. Matthew 7:15 Thankfully, the crucial truth is simple and clearly revealed in the word of God. Here are the essential beliefs; if you hold these in your heart and live by them, you will do well.
Continue readingPeace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Continue reading700 years before Christ, the prophet Isaiah wrote astounding prophetic details about the Messiah to come. He wrote about Jesus and his sacrifice to save mankind from the wrath of God. Seven centuries later, Jesus reads aloud to the Jews about himself from Isaiah’s book:
Continue readingIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1
Continue readingFor the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The fate of unrighteous mankind is to suffer forever in the fire of hell. But, we who submit our lives to Jesus Christ are saved from the coming wrath of God to eternal life in the joy of heaven. Our only hope is faith in Jesus.
John 3:36 