Jim Novell

“GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD, THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, SO THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH (IN HELL) BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE (WITH HIM IN HEAVEN)” (John 3:16) Here we have the above passage from the Bible that summarizes what Christmas is truly about, namely the entry 2000 years ago […]

The Apostle John in his first epistle or letter to the early Christian church gives them, and us, a very clear and specific command in 1 John 2:15-17, “Do not love the world nor the things in the world.  If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.  For all

We are entering what is referred to as the Christmas season, a time of joy and revelry, filled with bright colorful lights, gleeful singing and an abundance of good food.  Thus, to continue my series of exposés regarding the one the Bible refers to as Satan or the devil during such a season may seem

The horrific news of the shooting and murder of students at Oxford High School this week by another student was heart wrenching, tragic, and shockingly devastating to our society’s sense of comfort, control and safety. The grief, pain and sorrow experienced by the children and families involved is unimaginable and as in all such cases,

One of the most humiliating, frustrating and distressing experiences a person could have in this world is to realize that they have been deceived – scammed – the victim of a con game or a swindle, wherein they are fraudulently persuaded to give up something of value to obtain something of greater value, or to

I would like to continue considering the why question regarding God’s purpose in the creation of Satan/the devil, and subsequently allowing the evil and destruction the devil has brought into God’s good creation. Our good friend Jonathan Edwards, in The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Volume 2, writing on the Fall of the Angels, sees God’s

In my two most recent posts I have looked at the reality and origin of the being the Bible identifies as Satan or the devil.  He is revealed to be an angel, created by God, who led innumerable other angels in rebellion against God’s purpose for and rule over their existence.  The Bible reveals that

Hal Lindsey was a New York Times best selling author back in the 1970s and 1980s.  Most of his books centered around eschatological (end time) prophecies in the Bible regarding the rapture (catching away) of the church and the coming great tribulation (Matthew 24:21) that will usher in the end of the world, and the

I had planned this post to address God’s final judgement and ultimate penalty for sin, namely consignment to Hell, or what is referred to in Revelation 20:10-15, as “the lake of fire”, and to argue for the justness and righteousness of such a penalty.  However, I determined that Hell can wait, as I would like

Few of us like the idea of any type of judgement, wherein our actions, our words, our performance, our appearance, even our motives are evaluated, scrutinized and may receive an unfavorable or undesirable response or verdict. We would much rather live our life under the banner of Planet Fitness, which markets its gyms as being