News Flash!


You’ve heard what the world calls news.  Have you heard what God calls news?

1 “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.” (2 Timothy )

3 “Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. 4 They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” 5 But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water. 6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. 7 By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.” (2 Peter 3)

By His Grace

Hell is where the cool people are.


Do you know someone who has said they aren’t concerned about hell cause all their friends are there?  Well, perhaps they’re right.   But what they don’t  consider is the following.

There are a lot of things in hell.  And there are a whole lot of things that aren’t there.  Identity is not there.  You have no name and no one cares.  No tomorrows, only regrets for what you did or failed to do in your yesterdays.

Nothing to divert your attention from your failings.  No sky.  No ground.   No sleep.  No gadgets to help you pass the time.

You will remember that you are guilty of sin.  That memory will be with you without relief forever.  You will consider your everlasting fear and desire that your loved ones don’t share the same fate.  But you will be utterly helpless to help them.  And the simple pain of your self purchased torment will never leave.

What freedoms you have now, from activity to hope, will no longer exist.  Yea your friends might be there.  But neither you or they will find the slightest solace in that fact.

Turn away from folly and pride.  What good will they do you in hell?  Humble yourself before God.  As it say, “Humble yourself before the Lord and He will lift you up.”  Or not.  The choice belongs to you.

Please share this.  Perhaps one or two will read it and come to an understanding.

Is God Prone to Violence?


By the way people keep away from God you would think He is a horribly violent individual.  I am not making fun of the unsaved or ungodly folk.  I am just pointing out a rather curious “confusion”.

Jesus is the exact representation of His Father in Heaven.  So if we look at Jesus’ character and actions we can determine if God is violent by nature.

Read the Gospels (matthew, mark, luke and john).  Besides the event in the temple where Jesus made a whip and drove out the greedy, where do you find violence in Him?  (Take note that the people were displaying a misunderstanding of God’s reason for building a temple).  The answer will have to be “nowhere”.  Why, then, are folks so terrified at the Bible, Christians who love to share the knowledge of salvation, godly living, a consistent prayer habit, and going to church?

The answer is not found in God.  The answer is to be found in the people’s love of every form of pleasure and wickedness.  Yep!  That’s right folks!  You find yourself shying away from God because the idea of making friends with Holiness is a sincere offence to you.  By our very nature we are far too proud to humble ourselves before Him and ask for help. 

Yet help is exactly what Jesus is offering.  He promises to work with you to transform you from a God hater to a God lover.  I know you don’t think much of that God lover stuff yet.  But you’ll see, in time, why Christians aren’t afraid to be hated by the world.  And in the place of hopeless futile little pleasures and foolish pride appears a magnificent joy.

Who would know better what is right, good, lasting and perfect behavior,  God (who has been forever and will never cease to live) or man?  He is watching you read this.  Do you care?  Tell Him so.  Listen to Him.  He has promised to lead us to righteousness, love, and eternal life.  If only we will just listen and obey.  If you cant hear, tell Him.

Truth or Right


Truth or Consequences

Are we interested in truth?  Or are we interested in being right?  A person who is interested in truth has already dealt with the issue of pride.  The person who is proud is not interested in truth.  For when truth is presented by another, the proud person considers their words evil.  The humble person will take words of truth regardless the source.

 

By His Grace.