Posts filed under ‘eternity’
Say What?
So let’s understand that because each and every believer has been crucified with Christ, Paul tells us in 2 Timothy 2:11 that because of our death with Christ, we are also alive with Him and will live with Him. Ultimately, this means we will actually and eventually live in His personal Presence when we arrive to eternity.
Erring on the Side of Grace
If you talk to many believers today who are in the reformed camp and who have adopted Lordship Salvation as a mantle, if they are honest, they will likely tell you they never or rarely experience a sense of peace or spiritual well-being about themselves. In fact, many might even admit that they are not terribly happy or even unhappy with their lives. They don’t believe they have come up to a standard they have sought. Instead, they constantly deal with anxiety about their standing before the Lord. They never feel good enough and as Moffitt says, there is always more to do. It never ends.
Know, Reckon, Present, Obey
Because of what Jesus accomplished for us and our faith in His work on our behalf, we are no longer under the Law in order to be sanctified. Our sanctification occurs as we willingly present ourselves to God on a daily basis. If we ignore the knowing, reckoning and presenting, we will be jumping right to obeying, putting it before everything else. Obedience stems from right thinking and that comes from understanding what God’s Word tells us.
Continue Reading September 28, 2026 at 11:21 AM Leave a comment
An Eschatological Bone to Pick
I’ve never been one of these people, but we probably all know folks who like being scared. They watch horror movies and enjoy them for the rise they get out of them. They love the freakiest roller coaster rides for the thrill of it. It scares them enough to get their adrenalin pumping. I’ve never been one of those people. Yet, what seems to be happening is that for some believers, the content, the constant warnings of doom and the dire predictions are something they gravitate toward because they like having their hearts quaking with fear, I guess. So what then? They have their fear-created adrenalin, but what else? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
Can You Know for Certain?
But then, you hear sermons that seem to create a tension within you. On one hand, yes you are saved. On the other, if you stop working, you may well either lose your salvation or learn you never really had it in the first place! The focus then is directed right back onto SELF. You begin constantly looking at your life, your motives, your words, your thoughts and your actions, always judging them by whether or not you think you are doing everything correctly. If not, then you are in serious danger of either losing your salvation or not ever having had it (depending on which theological camp you find yourself in). If this isn’t maddening enough, you are then, because of your focus, always looking inward trying to judge whether or not you are persevering in the faith, rather than focusing on God, His love for us sinners and just how great His grace is toward us.
Here’s Why It is So Difficult
Do we ever stop to consider what our approach to Jesus will be when we come face to face with Him in eternity?? It’s difficult for us to shape that thinking because He is invisible to us. We are separated by this physical life, though He is clearly here within us via the Holy Spirit. When I finally see Him, I hope I will prostrate myself before Him. I hope I will caress His nail scarred feet and hands. I hope I will give Him all the love I possess for Him. I hope out of all the wonderful things in eternity, Jesus will be my main focus.
Continue Reading August 25, 2026 at 12:31 PM Leave a comment
True Antidote for Vanity
It all boils down to Solomon’s final thoughts on the subject. That is, to fear God and keep His commandments, period. This is the be- all, end-all of everything related to humanity and our need to glorify God. The problem is that we too often go after things in life (even if they appear to be good), from a position of serving self. If/when we do this, we are essentially chasing vanity.
Celebrating Evil
Cue Bill Gates because he is now warning about a future water bankruptcy that he says will kill billions of people if the UN doesn’t get control and oversee the management of water globally. Does he really believe we buy into a water shortage and that he is actually concerned about billions of people dying? If you have a home that uses a water meter, you are already charged based on water usage. Could you then be fined if it is deemed you use too much? Could the city also simply turn off your water? The UN says they are concerned that certain groups (indigenous, women, children, third worlders), are not getting their fair share of water so control needs to be taken of all the earth’s waters in order that it can be disseminated “fairly.”
Continue Reading August 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM Leave a comment
It Has Come Around Again
It has come around again and it’s here now. The Bible tells us that the people of Noah’s day were so extraordinarily evil that they didn’t know how to think a non-evil thought. Everything they thought, did and said was related to the intense evil in their hearts as it simply bubbled up out of them. They lived out what their hearts thought and intended. This tends to be a theme also of ancient Israel as far as Isaiah, Jeremiah and some of the other Old Testament prophets were concerned. It was very common for political leaders, kings, priests and even the average person in Israel to have hearts of evil while pretending they were not evil. They were fully duplicitous and did everything for their own gain. They would use and abuse people to increase their wealth and sphere of influence. The only love they had was love for self. It was over the top requiring God to seriously discipline them in many cases.
What’s the World Coming To?
The Antichrist is the “little horn” of Daniel 7. Daniel 12 tells us that information, technology and transportation will increase as the age progresses. Look at where we are today, with the Internet, artificial intelligence (AI), cell phones, satellites, electric cars, data centers allegedly for greater cloud expansion, etc. All of this is creating the foundation for the Antichrist to step onto the world’s stage and be able to do what he will do to deceive the world into believing he is God. This has been Satan’s dream since he fell (Isaiah 14; Ezekiel 28), and he finally gets his chance to try to make it happen (with God’s permission). Of course, it is very short-lived (3 1/2 years; second portion of the Tribulation).
