I once had a seminary student explain Christ’s mission on earth in this way: JESUS KNEW THAT SALVATION SEEKERS HAVE NO CONTROL OVER SIN, THAT, BECAUSE OF ADAM’S BLUNDER, SIN BECAME PART OF MAN’S SPIRITUAL INHERITANCE. THEREFORE, JESUS DIED SO THAT MAN COULD DO WHAT WAS “NATURAL” WITHOUT SUFFERING THE CONSEQUENCES LIKE NON-CHRISTIANS WILL HAVE […]

General Sherman knew what was needed to defeat the enemy during the American Civil War. In Texas terms, his army had to follow the following directive: “If it moves, kill it; if it stands, level it.” Harsh? Yes. Necessary for victory on the battlefield? Yes. The same mind-set is necessary when it comes to spiritual […]

“Obeying God is just too much trouble.” That is a quote spoken to me by an ex-summer missionary who, as a teenager, “served the Lord” as a student missionary. At the time of the statement she was approximately 60 years old and was still “a good Christian” because she did not drink, smoke, go to […]

Over the past couple of days I have been seeking the Lord’s will concerning the subject of my next website series. This morning as I sat in my office awaiting the answer, God spoke two words to me loud and clear:. He said: “SCORCHED EARTH.” Being a history buff, I knew what those words meant […]

The FIRST RESURRECTION, which will take place at the return of Jesus Christ to earth’s atmosphere, is reserved for a small, select group of people whom the Lord calls His “firstfruits,” “Very Elect,” “peculiar people,” “holy nation,” “pearls of great price,” “chosen generation,” “royal priesthood” and “little flock.” These are those who, at some point […]

How many times have I sung the age-old church hymn which tells about heaven, “where the soul of man never dies.” The answer is: many times, in spite of the Biblical fact that 1) no one is going to heaven at any time (Acts 2:29,34) and 2) every soul (man) will die (Eze. 18:20). These […]

In the first chapter of the Book of Acts we fined the resurrected Christ, having returned to earth, speaking His final words to His disciples. His followers had been meeting with Him for the previous 40 days while He taught them about the coming Kingdom of God which, upon His return, He would establish in […]

Within the Holy Scriptures we find the word “fire” mentioned over 600 times in a wide variety of contexts. Relative to the believer’s personal walk with God and Christ, “fire” is used over 60 times. In many instances the word is used in conjunction with two other words which carry deep, obvious meanings. Those words […]

When a civilization, even one that was established for the purpose of taking God’s Truth to the rest of the world, departs from Him, it will quickly embrace another god, or gods in order to fill the void created by the absence of the true God. As noted in the previous posting, America has followed […]

As goes the spiritual, so goes the social, so goes the national. That rule was first introduced in the Garden of Eden where God’s nation consisted of two persons, and one serpent. As Bible students know, the serpent won the war for the soul of the nation by deceiving her citizens into committing spiritual suicide. […]