The Cambridge dictionary defines fear as an “unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or might happen.” We don’t really need to have the word defined for us because every human being has experienced this emotion countless times in countless…
“I never knew you; depart from me” are words of utmost dread spoken by the Lord Jesus Christ. We’ll delve into the significance of this declaration, its intended recipients, and the specific moment in which it will be stated. The wider context for these words is found in Matthew 7:21–23: “Not every one that saith…
Whether you’re religious or atheist, most people are curious about the end of the world. For this blog, “world” includes earth and the rest of the universe. We all have the sense that the world will not go on forever. Even the 2nd law of thermodynamics supports the notion of an end to all thing’s…
In all of Christendom, there’s no subject debated more than whether a person is saved by grace or works. Salvation is either through God’s grace or man’s efforts. One camp believes that a person is saved solely by trusting that the Lord Jesus paid the full penalty for their sins. The other camp believes…
Before we consider Noah’s Folly and the penalty for sin, I would like to remind you of Fulton’s Folly. Robert Fulton was born in Lancaster County, PA in 1765. He grew up to be an artist, designer, inventor, and entrepreneur. He is famous for designing and building a 150 f00t steamboat in 1807, which would…
The human race and the animal kingdom were created with a survival instinct, sometimes referred to as self-preservation. Nothing is more fearful than death. The Bible speaks about two different deaths. Every human being is subject to the first death. However, not everyone is subject to the second death. So dreadful is the thought of dying…
“The other Jesus” is not a reference to another literal person. It’s actually a misrepresentation of the true Son of God as revealed in Scripture. The purpose of this post is to distinguish the true Jesus from the other Jesus. Far too many people have a distorted or incomplete understanding of the Person and mission…
This is one of the most frequently discussed topics about the God of the Bible. I specify “God of the Bible” because there are varying belief systems about God’s nature, and many reject the notion that God will send people to hell. However, the Bible is the only place where one can find the true…
It’s been said that God created mankind with a Divine Void in his soul, which can only be satisfied by Himself. Isaiah 55 alludes to this: “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why…
In Chapter 3 of the book of Romans, the apostle Paul quotes Psalm 14: “There is none righteous, not even one; there is none who understands, there is none who seeks for God; all have turned aside, together they have become useless; there is none who does good, there is not even one.” Generally speaking,…