"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)
TRUSTING GOD IN TIMES OF PERIL
“You will surely die”. This was the gracious, but foreboding warning God had given Adam in the garden paradise where He and Adam lived together in perfect fellowship, a warning that Adam would share with his wife and helpmate Eve who would subsequently join them (Genesis 2:21-25). It was a warning of the penalty they […]
The Genesis of Grace – Part 2 Read More »
“Salvation” – the act of being saved, is a big word in terms of what it encompasses in both the dictionary definition and what it represents in the Bible. It is defined in the dictionary as the state or experience of being rescued from peril or danger, protected from harm or kept from calamity, loss
Salvation is of the LORD cont. Read More »
In Genesis Chapters 2-3 we have the LORD God revealing Himself to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden as gracious creator; the one who designed and made of all of the beauty and wonder that surrounded them, all of which is given to them to freely enjoy and exercise dominion over. Most gloriously
Exiled Rebels – East of Eden Read More »
I have probably given way too much attention to Satan or the devil these past few posts, but only because our eternal destiny, Heaven or Hell, lies in our knowledge and understanding of his existence, of his diabolical ways, of our helplessness in ourselves to defend against them, and of his ultimate goal of separating
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This was originally posted in March 2021. I would suggest that the advice is still pertinent. If you are reading this, it is not too late!!!! Over 2000 years ago it was too late for me! ☹ I went through my short life in your world, believing that I was a good man, at least
Question: How do you know a politician is lying? Answer: Their lips are moving. This is meant to be a “joke”, but as we have seen over the past several elections in this country, there is more truth to this than we would like to believe. Mankind, according to the Bible, is by nature, at
Liar, Liar, and the Lake of Fire Read More »
This is a significantly revised version of a post with the same title from December 2021 The Bible has many descriptive names for the one referred to in Revelation 12:9, as the “great dragon”, “the serpent of old”, “the Devil and Satan”. These and a number of other names/titles for him found in scripture represent
The god of THIS World Read More »
The following is a revision of a post with the same title published in November 2021. 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 (confidence) game or a swindle, wherein they
This was originally part of a series I posted in October/November 2021 “exposing” the person and works of the devil. Some revisions have been made. 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
Satan Exposed – Part 3 Read More »
This was originally part of a series I posted in October/November 2021 “exposing” the person and works of the devil. Some revisions have been made. Hal Lindsey was a New York Times bestselling author back in the 1970s and 1980s. Most of his books centered around eschatological (end time) prophecies in the Bible regarding the
Satan Exposed – Part 2 Read More »