There are those who look at the amazing love God has for mankind and simply deny that there will be an eternal hell for the disobedient. While it is true that God is love (1 John 4:8, 16), it is also true that God is just. No man has the right to decide the nature of God. Every man has the obligation…

I have spent time trying to figure out the “when,” the “how” and the “why.”  When was it that preachers became my heroes?  How did it happen?  Why did it happen?  I’m not sure that I’ve been able to pinpoint the precise answers to those questions.  All I can determine is that it started very early and that there were two groups…

To submit is not a popular thought. For most, it brings up ideas of subjugation and conquest, the rule of power exerted over the will of others. Submittance means I am no longer in control of my own future. For a nation that prides itself on freedoms and rights, submission seems counterintuitive. What concept should we have of submission? We need to…

That there will be final appearance before God and a final judgment is obviously taught in the Bible. It is not that in some vague way, open to various interpretations, that somehow men might be brought into His presence. The Scriptures are filled with clear statements which leave no doubt about that final judgment. Listen to the finality of these words from…

It is foolish to fail to think soberly about what really matters. Our secular world focuses on misguided values and attributes while failing to see that heaven’s value system is so different from theirs. Far too many Christians suffer from low self-esteem simply because we have embraced a secular view of how we measure ourselves. The worldly view of importance is determined…

There has long been a discussion regarding the Bible as to whether it is “A Rule Book” or “A Love Letter.”  (Note: The Bible nowhere uses those kinds of terms to describe itself, so recognize that we are using language that man has created in an effort to describe the Bible.  Thus, this language falls short in many ways of adequately and…

There are some who have taken a closer look at Psalm twenty-two, twenty-three and twenty-four.  From these psalms, they have drawn three aspects of the Christ, each one highlighting a different characteristic of our Lord. Psalm twenty-two turns our attention to the cross.  It was quoted by Christ while He hung there, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?” (Matt.…

Often the Bible presents lessons from nature. “Go to the ant, o sluggard, observe her ways and be wise” (Prov. 6:6). For this lesson, let us consider the bear. During the winter they will spend four to eight months in hibernation, depending on the severity of the winter. During the months they are awake, they are consuming up to ninety pounds of…