The fool says in his heart: I will focus all my energies on my 70+ earthly years, and leave to chance my million-infinite-years. I am so egocentric that God will just have to get in line. Forget God. I am all there is, all I care about. What does “god” have to do with anything? […]
Signs of an unrepentant heart
Excerpt re-edited. From the article: Accepting What God Rejects When I reconcile with God everything changes. You know? That happen in your life? Or not? We need to get this right. Are you for real? You can fool yourself and others around you, but not God. Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived, God is not […]
Pray for salvation
Excerpt from the article: God Speaking Repent now. There is no magic formula or speech. Just speak your heart to Me, sincerely and truthfully. I can hear your voice. I can hear your thoughts. Direct your heart to Me — something like this: Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner. I believe you […]
Sincerity and Truth
You don’t always get what you asked for, right? You ask for truly organic… do you want human waste fertilizer used on your lettuce? What a crock! You ask for and expect true love. But how do you feel when your boyfriend runs around on you? Where’s the truth in that “I love you” of […]
Born Again – reborn from above
…references in the Bible about being “born again” (in the Amplified Bible (AMP) version) John 3:4-7 4 Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother’s womb a second time and be born, can he?” 5 Jesus answered, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, […]
Measuring Your Net Worth
…be careful how you build on Jesus, our foundation How do you prepare your wealth to survive a disaster? Where are you safeguarding your wealth? Do you put your wealth into “wood, hay, straw” type of quality? Well that won’t work. That “treasure” will get all burned up! You’ll end up with nothing in the […]
Puny humans
…quotes about mere puny mud-men and women of clay – us. – From The Damning God “What God thinks. God has spoken to man – through the Bible. And He is the One that made it all happen. Doesn’t that sort of trump us all? Shouldn’t the Truths of God take precedence over whatever it is […]
Hell Fire Insurance
I have really tried to, but can’t seem to find in the Bible any reference to “Hell Fire Insurance”. Have you? That’s what some call it: where you can somehow “accept Jesus”, but then, well, all kinds of pressures push you away and back into sin… and you just continue there, blustering defiantly, defensively, when […]
Our Life As God Sees It
*Capture each part of the process of being made alive in Christ. Here the passage is broken into its separate phrases and nuanced truths …explained here by the Apostle Paul in Ephesians chapter 2, verses 1-10. Ephesians 2:1-10 Amplified Bible (AMP) 2 “And you [He made alive when you] were [spiritually] dead and separated from […]
No Tolerance for Error
God is not sloppy nor wishy-washy. God is not a slacker with low standards. God is not… lackadaisical, namby-pamby, banal, bland, inane, milk-and-water, vapid, milk-toast, enervated, languid, listless, spiritless neither one thing nor the other (-Babylon) God is very sure of Himself! After all – who else is there like he? He is the One […]
A God Damn
“Come now, and let us reason together” – Isaiah 1:18 Have you ever tried to grasp the deep intensity of God’s feelings against your sin? Do you know how much He hates sin? Sin is: anything done contrary to God’s will. And His will is made quite clear by God in the Bible. His […]
Baptism in the Bible
About Baptism: 1. Baptism was commanded by Christ: Matthew 28:18-20. (Also read passage in the list below: Major Passages on Baptism) 2. Baptism is done in His name. It is to be done “in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit“: Matthew 28:18-20. 3. Baptism does not save you. Baptism […]
2 Peter 3
2 Peter 3:1-18 The Day of the Lord Will Come 3 This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them g I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, 2 h that you should remember the predictions of i the holy prophets and the commandment of […]
What Jesus Taught
*This article, What Jesus Taught, is based on an article by Brendon Powell: Which Jesus do you serve? Would Jesus have suffered and died on a cross – if He did not love us, His created ones? Through His life and death Jesus taught us so much. Jesus taught that we need salvation: Jesus […]
Romans 10:8-13
“The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, 9 [e]that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes, [f]resulting […]
Vortex of Good & Evil
As mere humans, we are engulfed in the vortex of battle between good and evil. Whether we like it, or not, that is the reality within this world that God created. We must remember – it is God who created us, not we ourselves. We have an obligation, by God, to choose Him, the Good, […]
The Roman Road
The Roman Road to Salvation is simply a compilation of verses in the book of Romans that clearly explains the message of salvation in Christ. Bible verses throughout the book of Romans present the good news of Jesus Christ: why we need Jesus’ forgiveness, what’s wrong with “sin”, why does God care, what do I […]
A New Creation
The Apostle Paul wrote several times about what is necessary for salvation. Have you been saved? By God saved? Or are you merely hoping you “got it right”? Can you explain to someone else what the Bible requires for salvation? Paul wrote to make sure we know. ¨Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is […]
Titus on: What the Word of God Teaches
Titus 2:11-15 What the Word Of God Teaches 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and […]
Enduring To The End
Those who are called of God will “endure to the end” and inherit eternal life, but those who are not His “elect” will not endure. The verses that speak of “enduring” are not speaking of any doubt that you will, but rather pointing-out that all of us who are truly His own – will endure. […]
The Christ, Jesus
The Christ, Jesus …son of Mary, son of Creator God the Father, come in the flesh as a mere man It was utterly astounding – the biggest event in the history of the universe: Creator God Himself came down to earth as a human being. Because He loved us so much, He wanted to free […]
Jesus Saved Me
This is how I see my life. I guess one would call this “my testimony”. I am sharing about my life here – from a theological viewpoint, considering “God’s relation to the world”. Theology is: the study of religious faith, practice, and experience; especially : the study of God and of God’s relation to the […]
This Man, Jesus
Jesus was a man who really did walk the earth, from the years 0-33 AD. There is no doubt whatsoever that he really existed, because the historical evidences are overwhelming – proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that he was born of Mary and Joseph, in Bethlehem. This man claimed to be the Messiah, […]
Who You Are In Christ
Option: open original interactive Excel document here: Who Are You In Christ? Author: CGrobler. According to the Bible, if you accept the Lordship of Christ, having accepted Jesus as your Savior, having repented of your sins and asked God to forgive you… then you are “in Christ”, and everything is new for you. Your name […]
Me, When I Die …forgiven
Me, When I Die …forgiven forever in Christ When I die, I will see the dawning of a brand new existence. I will be free from this body of death and dying[i]. Pain and grief will be no more[ii]. The Bible tells me what it will be like to die and what to expect on […]
Me, When I Die…still in sin
Me, When I Die…still in sin not forgiven by Christ Are you still rejecting Christ? Do you know that if you die in sin, you will die without hope, lost forever, never to see the goodness that is in God? God declares that all creation is condemned and due to be cast out of His […]
Evidence. What Evidence?
God has provided us with plenty of evidence to show Himself to us, to show us the truth of the resurrection of Jesus after His crucifixion, to show us the Truth and reliability of His Word, the Bible, and so much more. Evidence is clear and speaks truth. The truth of God and Jesus’ offer […]
Faith and Works
Featured Image: Missionary in the 50’s – serving in the Peruvian Andes -By Pastor James K Waiya; Kenya Faith, according to Hebrew 11, is believing unseen things and the substance of things hoped for. Such faith made men and women of Old Testament great. For example, in Hebrews 11 we see: Abel worshipped God by […]
Oh what a day that will be!
Oh what a day that will be! To enter into the Kingdom of God – freely as His redeemed child. No cringing in shame, no sweating in fear, no burden of sinfulness before a Holy God. I can only imagine. There is no greater grace. There is no greater grace. There is no greater grace. […]
God Damned On Earth
Being God damned on earth is to be simply living your life – without Christ, living in rebellion against God, refusing to bow your knee to God, refusing his free gift of eternal life, living for anyone or anything else but Christ, against Christ, against what God has established, forever against God’s call to repent […]