God Looks at the Heart – For Better or For Worse

God Looks at the Heart – For Better or For Worse – “If God looks at the heart, then we are all laid bare before the Lord at any given moment. He knows the real us. Better than anyone else. Better than ourselves. And to make matters worse, this One from whom we cannot hide is the One to whom we must give an account.”

Distinguishing Judgment from Godly Reproof

Distinguishing Judgment from Godly Reproof – “It is difficult to think of a verse more misused than ‘Do not Judge’ (Matt. 7:1). If you are in the habit of reading the Word of God and upholding Godly standards, then you have most likely had this verse thrown your way while commenting on some behavior or trend of which God disapproves.”

 

Wrath Is Not an Attribute of God

Wrath Is Not an Attribute of God – “We must understand that wrath is not an attribute of God. God is love. God is holy. God is just. God is not wrath. His wrath is the rightful expression of his holy love in the face of sin and evil.”

Is God OK with Genocide?

Is God OK with Genocide? – “While I have no desire to dodge this being a difficult passage, I do want to offer five observations that give a more nuanced understanding of what’s happening.”

 

Getting America’s Most Famous (Or Infamous) Sermon Right

Getting America’s Most Famous (Or Infamous) Sermon Right – “God that holds you over the pit of hell much as one holds a spider or some other loathsome insect over a fire . . . tis nothing but his hand that holds you from falling into the fire every moment. Sinner, consider the fearful danger you are in.”

Is God a Bully? (Some People Think So)

Is God a Bully? (Some People Think So) – “Does the Bible talk about God’s wrath? Yes. But does this mean God is a wrathful being looking to seek and destroy anything that comes in his way? Nope.”

“Judge Not”

“Judge Not” – “Judge according to the Word of God, yes, but never indulge in self-righteous, hypocritical, hypercritical, prejudiced, merciless judgmentalism.”

Who Will Judge the World?

Who Will Judge the World? – “Every single human being will be held personally accountable before the Maker of the universe.”

‘In Faithfulness You Have Afflicted Me’

‘In Faithfulness You Have Afflicted Me’ – “This great declaration of God’s great faithfulness was made in the context of severe affliction.”

Imagining Your “Well Done”

Imagining Your “Well Done” – What would you want your eulogy to say? What would you want God to say?

The Grace of Warning

The Grace of Warning – “What a gift of God’s grace to be alerted to what is coming, whether it’s a tornado, a flood, or God’s final judgement.” 

One Day Tolerance Will End

One Day Tolerance Will End – “Now is the day of salvation. Don’t risk meeting King Jesus on the white horse, having rejected him on the donkey.”

Bashing Babies on Boulders

Bashing Babies on Boulders – “How does a psalm that celebrates little ones dashed against rocks (Ps. 137:9) belong in the same Bible where Jesus says, ‘Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven’ (Matt. 19:14)?”

The Rationale for Wrath

The Rationale for Wrath – “Can you say that it is unjust for God to be angry with you? Can you possibly imagine that you are a special case, different that all the rest? Certainly you cannot. But all is not lost if you will trust Christ for your salvation.”

How the Judgment of God Actually Brings Grace

How the Judgment of God Actually Brings Grace – “You may feel as though you are the only one walking with God in your world. Be encouraged to remain steadfast by the life of Noah.”

How Unspeakably Solemn

How Unspeakably Solemn  - “Our reflection on the final judgment is meant to lead us as sinners to see our need for Christ and the redemption He accomplished in His first coming into the world. It is faith in Christ that differentiates between those who will stand in the judgment and those who will not.”

Ravi Zacharias and the Judgment of God

– The story is tragic but we are also reminded here that no one escapes the judgment and justice of God.

The Land That Turns Women into Ostriches

The Land That Turns Women into Ostriches – “In Scripture, the presence of ostriches in the land signifies desolation...More specifically, the ostrich becomes an emblem for a desert land leveled by judgment.”

Christ Will Come to Judge: What We Still and Will Believe

Christ Will Come to Judge: What We Still and Will Believe – “He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.”

There Is No Excuse

There Is No Excuse – “We cannot escape this subject in the Word of God. The Bible clearly and repeatedly warns us so that each of us is without excuse.”