Psalm 34:16 “The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.” In the previous two devotionals, I talked about how God sees and hears what His children do and go through. He also sees what the wicked do – all the time. Two… Read More »
Matthew 18:2,3 “And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.” Because of sin, people tend to be proud. It is especially true… Read More »
Matthew 13:38-41 “The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and… Read More »
Revelation 20:12 “And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.” The Great White Throne Judgment occurs at… Read More »
In the KJV, the word “hell” is found in 54 verses. Some of the modern versions try to minimize the occurrences of this word, which they wrongly do. A few cults (Jehovah Witnesses and others) deny the existence of the place, simply saying it refers to the grave. Some people also deny its existence, saying… Read More »
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 excellently sums up the matter of salvation for fallen man. Because of sin, our final destination is Hell, and then the Lake of Fire. There is… Read More »
Angels are mentioned throughout the Bible. The first appearance is of the evil angel – Satan – in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3). He was allowed to visit the Garden in order to tempt the new couple. No doubt he had been observing them for some time to learn how to tempt them –… Read More »
John 10:27,28 “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give to them eternal life, and they shall never perish.” Yesterday, I talked about how the Lord Jesus and His real sheep have a special relationship. The primary distinction as given in these verses is that they hear… Read More »
Now that Christmas has passed, let’s take a couple of minutes to see why Christ had come to earth to die for us. Many of you that read the title above may have been surprised by it. It may also surprise you when I tell you that it is not a trick. It is just… Read More »
James 2:10 “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.” Nearly all religions declare that the only way to Heaven is by being good and trying to keep the law. Interestingly, people all over the world have a similar understanding of what is right and… Read More »