by Jacob Toman As Christians one of the greatest joys we possess is our hope for the future. It is a hope in things not yet fully realized, but already fully guaranteed. The same covenant keeping God who has kept all of his promises, has promised to return, and to spend eternity dwelling among his […]
God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you whoare troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed fromheaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels. (2 Thes 1:6-7 NIV) The Bible and God’s view of sin It was […]
The Curse of Death My wife and I have always taught our children about death. This means, as Christian parents,we have also taught our children about the hope of the resurrection. It can be difficult to haveconversations with little ones, and that’s a truism that has been proven time and time again aswe raise our […]
25 I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. 26 And after myskin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; 27 I myself will see him with my owneyes—I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me! (Job 19:25-27 NIV) Peace […]
What will heaven be like? One word to describe heaven is freedom. Freedom from all sorts of ailments, evils, and features of the present age that will pass away with the great coming of our Lord. Richard Baxter (17th century English theologian and pastor) wrote extensively on Heaven in his masterful work “The Saints’ Everlasting […]