“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” (Revelation 7:17) You know what? We don’t talk about Heaven enough. Preachers rarely preach a sermon just on Heaven, and I don’t remember when I last heard a Sunday School lesson devoted to it. In fact, about the only time you can count on hearing about Heaven is at a funeral, the reason for which is obvious. It’s to comfort those who loved the saint that he or she is in a better place. If we believe that, […]

“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” (Galatians 6:7) We all know what the Bible teaches: “For the wages of sin is death.” (Romans 6:23) Yet, we often don’t equate chronic everyday sin as something that will eventually lead to spiritual death. The truth is sin can often be a silent killer, one that doesn’t show the damage it can do until it’s in its late stages. I recently realized in a very personal way just what sin […]

“But I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members.” (Romans 7:23) Do you ever have those times when you can’t believe what you just said, or worse yet, what you just did? Sure you have. We all know there’s no such thing as a perfect Christian, but I hate those looks I get from other believers when they realize I’m not […]

“And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross!” (Philippians 2:8) Here’s a question for your Sunday School class. Ask your classmates how many of the seven deadly sins they can name. (Just in case you don’t know, they are pride (vanity), envy, gluttony, lust, anger, covetousness, and sloth.) One of these sins is described as an abomination to God. Do you know which one? I recently saw it played out in an exchange I had with […]