Hell Pt. 2: First Death, The Intermediate State
"You didn't expect to be here? Me neither!"
A Godly Wife
How can a man be given a good and faithful wife, and return to her, even one day, never mind a life? How delicately to carry this fine vessel of clay; to leave all to marry and hold dear all the way! Infatuation was led by desire, but love stuck through war. Appreciation taught me
THLIPSIS
Thlipsis: Renewed hatred, Idolatrous worship, Bent on death, Unorthodox, Lawlessness. Already- The Man of Sin In lies and death. Omnipresent- Not yet. Revelation 1:9- "I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus..." Revelation 2:9, 10- "I [Jesus] know your tribulation and your poverty
Wilderness and Witness
How long O Lord before you kill these people the things they say and do are so sinful. Deep in the dark they lurk as if to cover up their deep rooted hatred for one another. They keep coming to hear the same things? 'Why," I ask, "when you wont obey these words I utter
Hell Pt. 1: The Precursor
Pointed at the face of man constantly The bow of God strains tautly...
Prepare, the Way! (A Christmas Hymn)
1_Break forth ye hills and sing, clap your hands ye trees for joy. "Your God reigns!"- Christ the king! "Behold your God!"- a baby Boy! Refrain: Hark! ye night, and burst to day, for, this Child, He is the Way! 2_The great King deigns to bring, His righteousness, peace, and joy; with healing in His
The King
Anyone could tread on the King's court as he pleased, there was no royal carpet to roll on the floor. As One entered some bowed to their knees, but we thought Him a jester by the clothes He wore, less taste than us and ignorant in speech. He carried on ahead with eyes straight before,
A New Moses: The New is not the Old
Some think Jesus sends us backwards in redemption history to the Ten Words, back to Moses for growth in holiness. Erroneous! Who was it that told you this?
Two Cities
What happens when man bands together and consents to cohabit in a community
Do you see?
When Jesus said, "Do you see this woman?" What awesome words he said to Simon! "Do you see, you Pharisee? You say 'We see,' but in reality her sins, which are many, are forgiven." It was as if to say, "Simon says, 'I saw this fleshly creature defiled by sin touch the Teacher. I would not