I hear people ask, "Why would a loving God send people to hell?" My answer has been, "He does not". Some who hear my answer and ask then, "Do you not preach that sinners go to hell?" or something along that order of thought. Of course I do believe in hell. I believe in hell …
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A Throne in Captivity
"And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought …
The Dangerous Truth of Preaching
"Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die." Jeremiah 26:8 (KJV) Jeremiah was not the only prophet of Judah or …
Upon Them Has the Light Shined
"The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined." Isaiah 9:2 (KJV) The nation having departed from the Word of the LORD, His law, and His prophets is in darkness. A darkness covers the land. A …
So Great Mercy
"The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will He keep His anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His …
Dying to Live Again
"If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. Thou shalt call, and I will answer Thee: Thou wilt have a desire to the work of Thine hands." Job 14:14-15 (KJV) As I was reading Job 11 - 14 this morning I …
On a Cart?
Today's Reading: 2 Samuel 4 - 6 "And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart... ...And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand …
The LORD Did Wondrously
Today's Reading: Judges 11 - 13 "So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the Angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on. For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the Angel …
Look and Live
Today's Reading: Numbers 19 - 21 "And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that He take away …
Keeping the Guard
Today's Reading: Numbers 3 - 4 "But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put …
The Name of the LORD
Today's Reading: Leviticus 24 - 25 "And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death." …
Verse for Thought 201426-27
"In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and His children shall have a place of refuge. The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death." Proverbs 14:26-27 (KJV)
Verse for Thought 20102-3
"Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but He casteth away the substance of the wicked." Proverbs 10:2-3 (KJV)
121611 Without faith it is impossible to please Him
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. By faith Abel …
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101911 Therefore now amend your ways and your doings
"Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, 'The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard. Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent …
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