Sin created a great gulf between God and man that would keep us from Him forever. But God desired us to be reconciled to Him so He sent Christ to shed His blood for us. This is the heart of the Christian message.
Why is there so much pain in the world? Most of us of can understand the justice of the suffering of the wicked, but why does God allow the righteous and the innocent to go through anguish?
Why must the righteous suffer? We may not completely understand till we are safe in Jesus' arms but the Bible gives us some reasons.
It is possible to abuse the name of God in several different ways. A study of the Third Commandment reveals that we may misuse it not only by swearing but also by irreverence and hypocrisy.
In the last days of this earth a satanic trinity will arise who will attempt to consolidate the whole world around Satan. It will be composed of Satan himself, the Antichrist, and a figure called the False Prophet.
Do you know the scriptural reasons for women to cover their heads? Many professing Christians reject this command of God or attempt to explain it away. Yet there are many biblical reasons to practice it today.
Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, spent a great amount of time hunting for happiness. He sought it in luxury, knowledge, wine, and lust but he couldn't find it because it wasn't there. Finally he realized that the only place happiness can be found is in the Lord.
Christ came to earth once as a baby, the next time He will come as a judge. Are you ready for Him to come again?
Can you picture Jesus Christ on the cross? The pain, the blood, the agony. And yet no words of hate or pleas for release came from His lips. In His darkest hours He spoke seven times, and the words were words of love.
The Bible emphasizes control of the tongue as a matter of great importance. For such a small thing it has an amazing amount of power. Who has not heard things said that ripped their heart open or been encouraged by a compliment?
Genuine faith will produce action. Good works can never save us, we need faith; but saving faith will produce works. Will someone believe that you love them because you told them you do if you never treat them kindly?
Worry is an almost universal illness. There is a never ending stream of things that can be worried about yet doing so never fixes anything. If you want to be free from the curse of worry learn to trust Jesus. He is the only source of true peace.
The devil tries to deceive us into believing that we can sin and get by, and that we can break God’s laws and never get caught. His philosophy is that “no one will ever know". But the truth remains, sin will find you out.
The epitaph of all generations is: He was born; he lived; he died. One day your heart will forget to beat and the hearse will be at your door. Will you be ready?
When the Holy Spirit quietly moves in the heart of a repentant sinner and changes him into a son of God we call it the new birth. It is a marvelous work of grace that humanly cannot be explained but that must take place if you want to reach Heaven.