20 The person who sins is the one who will die. The child will not be punished for the parent’s sins, and the parent will not be punished for the child’s sins. Righteous people will be rewarded for their own righteous behavior, and wicked people will be punished for their own wickedness. – Ezekiel 18:20…
Over and over again I hear Christians and non-Christians alike make inaccurate and incomplete statements about judging. The misunderstanding is usually framed as a question: “Who has the right to judge?” Or statements like, “I’m far from perfect so who am I to judge.” Another popular one is, “I’m not here to judge anyone.” Some will say…
A Strange Jesus Popular culture often creates the impression that Jesus was a softy. We are all familiar with the false portrayals of a gorgeous Caucasian male with long flowing hair whispering passive words of love and good will. Yet this dumbed down, sanitized depiction of Jesus is alive and well in many of our modern…
The Biblical Answer is NO! While heaven will be wonderful for all inhabitants, Scripture makes it clear that not every believer’s position and experience in heaven will be the same. Heaven’s rewards —its possessions and positions—will vary from person to person. Some Motivational Realities About Rewards • Not all of us will hear the Master…
The resounding Answer is YES! If…. “10 Because of God’s grace to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have–Jesus Christ….
From here to Eternity’s Rewards Two men owned farms side by side. One was a bitter, confident atheist, the other a loyal follower of Christ. Constantly annoyed at the Christian for his trust in God, the atheist said to him one winter, “Let’s plant our crops as usual this spring, each the same number of…
The kind of faith the Bible describes is more than intellectual assent. It is placing yourself in the position where you must trust God by acting on your belief! I’ve always said there is a fine line (cable) between faith and stupidity☺ “And [Abram] believed, [trusted in, relied on, remained steadfast to the Lord, with…
In modern Christendom the most famed passage of Scripture with regard to the concept of being “born again” is John 3:1-15. This passage is the wonderful story of Nicodemus the Pharisee who encounters Christ at night and then poses a question which has traveled down the corridors of history for the last 2,000 years. “1…