From what Jesus taught in Matthew 25, most Christians believe that the unrighteous will suffer forever by being tortured in burning flames that will never consume them. That, however, presents us with an immense moral problem.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 25:41, 46
If God is God, why can’t He just forgive those who repent without the mediation of Jesus? Why did Jesus have to die for us to be saved?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 26:28
David asks a very thought-provoking question about two people who die just one day apart.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 25:41, 46
Like Peter, we are all apt to think that we are more devoted to the Lord than we really are. And like Peter, the Lord is apt to reveal to us the truth about ourselves.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 26:29-33
David offers an alternative view of the “eternal punishment” that is promised to the goats in Matthew 25:31-46.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 25:41, 46
God permitted Satan to “sift Peter like wheat,” but not without a divine purpose that ultimately made Peter a better man. Is there also a redemptive purpose in the trials God allows us to face?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 26:29-33
Although many of us have been taught that the spirits/souls of all people will live forever, Scripture warns the unrighteous of “the second death” and Jesus warned of God “destroying” bodies and souls in hell. David considers these scriptures that stand at odds with tradition.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 25:41, 46
Although many Christians believe that the phrase “eternal life” means much more than just “living forever,” Jesus once indisputably defined the phrase as meaning precisely that. Today, David takes a look at His words.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 25:41, 46
David has previously proven that all Christians hold to some standard of holiness if one is to qualify for eternal life. But is our standard the same as God’s standard?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 25:24-30
Having just learned that their eternal destiny would be determined by their stewardship, Jesus’ disciples found fault with a woman who seemed to have wasted a large sum of money. Jesus’ view, however, surely surprised them.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 26:1-9