One of the greatest themes in scripture is that of God’s mercy. In Romans 3:23 we read that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”. And Romans 6:23 tells us that “the wages of sin is death.” Our sins have earned for us the death that the apostle John speaks about in Revelation 21:8, it is what we deserve. However, in Titus 3:4-5 we...

Generally speaking, most people like life to be nice and pleasant. We don’t like problems, we don’t like trouble, we don’t like conflict. Unfortunately, the real world intrudes from time to time and we find ourselves having to deal with troubles and trials. Sometimes the problems that we find ourselves facing have no discernible cause, sometimes...

When having a religious discussion with our denominational friends and neighbors it is not uncommon to hear them say something like, “We are all going to the same place, just by different roads.” The idea being that there are many roads leading to heaven and it doesn’t really matter which one you are on. The bible doesn’t support this idea. In...

We tend to think of the beginning of a new calendar year as a time of new beginnings. We make New Year’s resolutions and plan on getting rid of bad habits and starting new good habits. We plan to lose weight, get more exercise, and do all sorts of things to improve ourselves. Unfortunately, often our good intentions fall by the wayside and we end...