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- A Fierce Shepherd
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Tag Archives: judgment
There is No Savior Like Jesus
In an excellent article titled, “The Importance of Hell,” Tim Keller explains how the doctrine of hell reveals the love of Christ like nothing else does. Tim Keller: Fairly often I meet people who say, “I have a personal relationship … Continue reading
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The Saturday Post(s)
8 Responses to Friendly Fire. Intended for pastors specifically, but easily applicable to everyone who knows the hurt of being attacked by friends. “No New Testament pastor had his character assaulted and sabotaged more than Paul. Time after time, those … Continue reading
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Tagged church, heaven, heavenly tourism, hell, idolatry, iphone, judgment, laziness, manhood, sloth, technology, womanhood, worship, wrath
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Why Does God Demand a Payment for Sin?
“For the wages of sin is death…” Romans 6:23 Have you ever asked yourself, “Why are the wages of sin death?” Why does God have to pay us back for our sins? Why can’t He simply forgive and forget? Jonathan … Continue reading
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Tagged glory, god's glory, hell, jonathan leeman, judgment, punishment, sin
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Until, Unless
Although the Bible is filled with precious promises of comfort, it is also filled with terrifying pictures of sobering realities. Some of the sobering realities the Bible offers is truth about those who live outside of faith in Jesus Christ; … Continue reading
The Saturday Post(s)
To Parents Who Have Lost a Child. “Losing a child is the most difficult and painful experience I can personally imagine. What do you say to someone who has lost a child? What can you say? And, perhaps more importantly, what … Continue reading
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Tagged blasphemy, brian regan, children, complementarianism, dating, death, derek thomas, discipline, fatherhood, gender, hell, holy spirit, jesus, judgment, kevin deyoung, kids, loss, marriage, motherhood, music, parenting, sin, suffering, tim challies, tragedy
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Hellfire, Brimstone, Wrath, Torment, & Fury
I recently re-read a sermon and thought I would share with you some quotes from it. As you read the following quotes, I ask that you do it slowly and ask yourself, “Do I believe this?” God will execute the … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, character of god, hell, jonathan edwards, judgment, sin, sinners, theology, wrath
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The Most Terrifying Picture in All the Bible
Have you ever met anybody who champions Jesus as the model of perfect love who never gets angry at anything or anyone? You know, a Jesus that is all mercy and no wrath? Martyn Lloyd-Jones reminds us well of one scene … Continue reading
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Tagged evil, jesus, judgment, martyn lloyd jones, revelation, revival, wrath
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Why is Hell Forever?
“God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you 7 and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire … Continue reading
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Homosexuality in the Church. This is sure to be an excellent podcast series on a very important topic. 5 Insights Into Idolatry. Our middle school summer camp is on idolatry, so this caught my eye. “Most modern people don’t quite … Continue reading
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Tagged evangelism, hell, homosexuality, idolatry, judgment, prayer, religious liberty, worldliness
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God is Unchanging…So What?
Many have learnd the Biblical truth of God’s unchanging nature. Moses calls God the Rock (Deuteronomy 32:4) and the Apostle James (the brother of Jesus) calls God, “the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change” (James 1:17). This … Continue reading
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Tagged character of god, christian life, christian living, comfort, faithfulness, grace, immutability, judgment, promise, theology
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