Posted in God's grace on Feb 2nd, 2012
The Bible says that God wants everybody to be saved since He loves them all.
Remember, Jesus died on the cross as punishment for all the sins of mankind.
But most people won’t be wearing white robes in heaven.
Not by God’s choice, but instead their own.
Millions of Christians have debated for [...]
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Posted in mercy on Jan 12th, 2012
You perhaps recall those days in beginning chemistry class when the teacher handed out little strips of colored paper and told you to stick the tips in various liquids on the desk in front of you.
Depending on the liquid tested, the strip turned different colors. Those strips of litmus paper were short-cut indicators of [...]
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Posted in salvation on Nov 4th, 2011
Never forget that the desire of God’s heart is to have a forever relationship with you.
That’s why He sent Jesus to earth.
That’s why He asked Jesus to die on the cross for your sins and mine.
And that’s why He placed in scripture the words found in Hebrews 6:19-20.
“We have this [...]
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Posted in sinfulness on Nov 2nd, 2011
As small children, we wondered how our moms or dads knew we had done something wrong when we were sure that nobody was watching.
Later, we realized that our parents could tell if we were acting nervously or if something in the house had been rearranged or was missing.
Because they loved us and knew us very [...]
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Posted in God's grace on Oct 5th, 2011
We’ve all said, or at least thought, that it’s good that we’re not God.
Of course, we could never qualify for such a role because we’re sinners.
Yet, the idea of having supreme, omnipotent power and authority does prompt us at times to ponder.
Such as if we had been on the throne of heaven when the people [...]
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