Simple Answers From Biblical Truths
James 1:20 (GNT) Human anger does not achieve God's righteous purpose.Hebrews 10:30–31 (CSB) — 30 For we know the one who has said, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, and again, The Lord will judge his people. 31 It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God. There isn't …
Abstract: Arminianism has been used so broadly that it means different things to different people and, as a result, it has been unfairly accused of sentiments that are not truly Arminian. Arminianism champions the Biblical theology of redemption in Christ as being freely offered to all by grace through faith. The need in our time …
Jesus: Isaiah 61:2 & Luke 4:18-19 Luke 4:18–19 (CSB) — 18 The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed, 19 to …
The Biblical view of this world portrays a fundamental conflict between “light” and “darkness”, between “good” and “evil”, between “God” and “Satan”. This conflict is essential to the Biblical narrative, which portrays God as all-good and Satan as entirely evil. Although Scripture tells us that evil is fighting a losing battle, it nonetheless presents the …
https://soundcloud.com/david-istre/acts-5-1-42 Ananias and Sapphira Sermon on Acts 5:1-42 Introduction Acts 4:32 (CSB) — 32 Now the entire group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common. Attention to what authentic Christian community looks like: …
Greed has gone largely unaddressed in Western Christianity because it has such a powerful grip on our culture and it can sometimes be difficult to identify, but we have protected greed by veiling it in heavy cloaks of subjectivity so that no one can confront it without being condemned as “judgmental” and “divisive”. Indeed, this …
Verse 26: Those Trying to Lead You Astray I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. The apostle John is doing battle with the word of God against the lies of Satan in order to stop the Devourer by reaffirming the true apostolic declaration about Christ. “Those …
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There is an idea that hell is not punitive – in other words, hell isn’t punishment for our sin – which is more palpable because it allows preachers to say that things like "hell is not God’s will, but ours", but this isn't faithful to the witness of God's word. God tells us that hell …
We are continuing our series on the most unpopular doctrine of hell: 2nd Thessalonians 1:5-10 (CSB) It is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment that you will be counted worthy of God’s kingdom, for which you also are suffering, 6 since it is just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you 7 …
The judgment of God is exactingly just; there will be no unrighteous judgment from God exacted on us when Jesus returns: Psalm 145:17 (CSB) The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all his acts. Job 34:21 (CSB) For his eyes watch over a man’s ways, and he observes all his steps. …
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