Redemption & Salvation
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Understanding Human Value
Understanding Human Value “Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve… But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” (Joshua 24:15) From a biblical perspective, human worth is not earned, measured, or negotiated. It is bestowed by God. Scripture consistently teaches that human value flows from who God is,…
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Biblical Lessons of Trust that Lead to Success
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” (2 Timothy 3:16, NKJV) Below are timeless biblical lessons especially relevant for our present age: Trust God Above Circumstances Lesson: Faith is choosing to rely on God even when outcomes are uncertain. “Trust in…
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What Determines Human Worth?
What Determines Human Worth? Key Text: Isaiah 43:1 (NKJV) “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine.” INTRODUCTION We live in a world that constantly assigns value—by productivity, wealth, influence, appearance, usefulness, or approval. People are praised, dismissed, elevated, or discarded based on what they can…
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The Measure of a Soul: What Determines Human Worth
The Measure of a Soul: What Determines Human Worth Welcome, friends. Today we’re asking a question that every human heart wrestles with at some point— What am I worth? And maybe even more importantly… Who decides? The world measures value by success, appearance, intelligence, usefulness, influence, and productivity. But the Bible tells a very different…
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The ‘In Christ’ Motif
When Christ came to this world 2,000 years ago, He came primarily to be the gospel, not just to explain the gospel. It is Paul who God set aside to explain the gospel. Paul tells us about himself and his ministry: Ephesians 3:8: Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given…
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The Love of God
There is no book in the whole of the Bible that so clearly and so masterfully explains the wonderful gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ than Paul’s epistle to the Romans. In this letter Paul expounds the full counsel of God pertaining to our salvation. He has told us that we are desperately sinful. He…
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Life in the Spirit
In our study of the Book of Romans, we have discovered two main facts and have had the opportunity of being totally convinced of them and of accepting them. The first is the fact of our total depravity, that we are sinners, not eighty percent but one hundred percent. From head to foot, there is…
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From Under Law to Under Grace
In Paul’s introduction to his letter to the Romans, he referred to the gospel as the power of God unto salvation, salvation not only from the condemnation and the death sentence that the law brings to us, but also from sin itself. Joseph was told that, when Jesus was born, he should give Him the…
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The Two Counterfeits
A counterfeit is something that looks like the real but it isn’t. When I was in Ethiopia my father wrote to me and said, “There is a coin, a very special coin in Ethiopia which was produced by the Italians during the five years they were there called the Maria Theresa coin.” My father is…
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The Two Adams
John tells us that, when we understand the love of God, His perfect love will cast out fear and there will be no more fear of the judgment. It is not because we are good but because, as He is, so are we in this world. But the fact that God loves us unconditionally is…
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The Righteousness of God
In 1972, my family and I had the “privilege” of being deported from Uganda by Idi Amin. I say “privilege” because the other alternative was to be put into a concentration camp and be shot. When we left, we lost everything. Idi Amin would not allow us to even touch our bank account. Each one…
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The Signs of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ
“Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore, be ye also ready; for in such…
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Noah’s Time And Ours
“For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be.” A picture of…
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Real Hope In the Second Coming of Jesus Christ
The promise of Christ’s second coming to complete the great work of redemption is the main theme of the Sacred Scriptures. Since Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden, the children of faith have waited for the coming of the Promised One to bring them to the lost Paradise again. GrH_a 38.1 Enoch, the…
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Second Coming of Jesus Christ: Prominent and Important
The second coming of Christ is a subject of great importance to the church. This is evident from the amount of testimony relative to it, in connection with the resurrection of the just and the Judgment, found both in the Old and New Testaments. The inspired writers, in their threatenings against the ungodly, in their…
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The Sufferings of Christ
“God is love.” His love manifested toward fallen man, in the gift of his beloved Son, amazed the holy angels. “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever beliehristveth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” The Son was the brightness of the Father’s glory, and the…
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What Is Sabbath in the Bible? Finding Peace in Divine Rest
What is Sabbath? It’s a topic as ancient as earth itself. Many have heard of it, some observe it, and yet most don’t understand it (at least not completely). Whether you’re new to the Bible or a seasoned student, God’s unchanging Word can show you the answers you’re looking for. Let’s dive deep into Scripture…
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Why Many Religions Teach the Nonbiblical View of Eternal Torment or Hell
Why Many Religions Teach the Nonbiblical View of Eternal Torment (Hell) Below is a careful, historical, and theological explanation of why some religions reject eternal hell and how the doctrine of eternal conscious torment emerged, with special attention to early Christianity and the influence of Greco-Roman philosophy. I’ll keep this clear, structured, and balanced rather…
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Finding Grace in the Gospel | From Eden to Eternity
Grace. It’s one of the Bible’s most beautiful, most powerful themes . . . and one of its most misunderstood. Grace is not a New Testament invention. It’s not something we can earn. The Gospel, the true, sweeping story of God’s saving love, tells a better story. From the earliest pages of Genesis to Revelation’s final blessing, grace…
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Why Eternal Conscious Torment Contradicts the Bible: Understanding God’s Justice and Love
One of the most serious and emotionally charged questions in all of Christian theology is this: Does the Bible truly teach that God will torment sinners consciously, forever and ever, with no end: without relief, without mercy, without hope? For centuries, this doctrine, often called eternal conscious torment, has catalyzed fear, confusion, and doubt about…
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New Year of Hope By Walking With God
New Year of Hope By Walking With God As we step into a new year, our hearts naturally look forward with a mixture of hope, questions, and prayerful longing. The new year stands before us as an unwritten chapter—but the beautiful assurance of Scripture is that God already walks within it. The Bible reminds us:…
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God’s Character Attacked: Annihilationism vs. Eternal Torment
Explore the profound theological debate surrounding the final fate of the wicked and how it shapes our understanding of God’s character. We walk through a side-by-side comparison of eternal conscious torment versus biblical annihilationism, examining why words like “destroy” and “perish” point to a final end rather than unending misery. Discover the compassionate truth of…
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Eternal Torment or Annihilationism? What Does the Bible Teach?
Take a step-by-step biblical journey to uncover the truth about the final fate of the wicked. By examining the primary language of Scripture, words like “death,” “destruction,” and “perish”, we challenge the traditional idea of eternal torment with the evidence for annihilationism. Discover why the Bible describes hellfire as a consuming force that leaves only…
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Ray Comfort or Kirk Cameron? What Really Happens to the Wicked? A Biblical Case for Annihilationism
Does a God of love really torture people forever? We tackle one of Christianity’s most difficult questions: the final fate of the wicked. By comparing popular traditions of eternal torment with the biblical case for annihilationism, we explore how words like “perish,” “destroy,” and “death” reveal a God of merciful justice. Discover why immortality is…