Jesus Said More about Hell Than Anyone in the Bible August 21, 2023 by: John Piper The Descriptions Jesus Uses for Hell Jesus spoke of hell more than anyone else in the Bible. He referred to it as a place of “outer darkness” where “there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth” (Matt. 8:12). In…
The earlier revelation was intended simply to get us ready for the Messiah, who then puts everything right for those who trust him to do it. Moses wrote that anyone who insists on using the law code to live right before God soon discovers it’s not so easy—every detail of life regulated by fine print!…
So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear…
Where Do We First See the Hope of the Resurrection in the Bible? August 20, 2023 by: Mitchell L. Chase An Old Testament Proclamation The resurrection is all over the New Testament as a proclamation. The New Testament Gospels tell us of Jesus’s resurrection. The apostles are proclaiming the resurrection to the first century audiences…
How the Bible Talks about Corporate Responsibility and Repentance August 20, 2023 by: Kevin DeYoung Following the Threads of Complicity Is it a workable ethic, for anyone, to insist that every connection to human sinfulness, past or present, renders us culpable for that sin? Even if we could rid ourselves of every place and every…