Death is not a spectator sport. The mortality rate of humankind is the same all over the world: one death per one person. The question, “What does the Bible teach about life after death?”, becomes vitally important. Not everyone thinks there is life after death, though. Regarding the afterlife, Stephen Hawking, the brilliant cosmologist and… Continue reading We believe in the Life Everlasting
Category: hell
The horror of hell and planting churches
We are familiar with the idea of separation. We’ve all experienced it at one time or another. Jesus taught that at the end of this age there is going to be a separation. According to Jesus, this world is not going to continue forever. There will be a supernatural end, a cataclysmic event, a universal… Continue reading The horror of hell and planting churches
Jesus said don’t fear ISIS terrorists
On 16 July 2016 a faction of the army in Turkey tried to take control of the government in a coup. Soldiers, tanks and F16 Jet Fighters invaded Istanbul. 280 people were killed, but ultimately the coup failed. TIME magazine called it: Turkey’s long night of the soul. The good news was that the… Continue reading Jesus said don’t fear ISIS terrorists
Hell of a subject
This past Sunday at our church we started a new sermon series on the book of Lamentations. The title of this series is “Hell of a subject” because Lamentations teaches us about the wrath or “fierce anger” (1:12) of God, of which an eternal hell is the ultimate expression. We don’t often hear about the… Continue reading Hell of a subject
Hell of a problem
People tend to have a problem with the doctrine of hell because of three main reasons. 1. I’m not Adolf Hitler We think that sin is not serious or offensive enough to warrant an eternal, conscious, state of suffering. However, the Bible teaches that sin is horrendous and hugely offensive to God. God… Continue reading Hell of a problem