Science And The Bible

Is the Bible at odds with Science?

The Bible tells us that miracles happen, The birth of Jesus to a virgin, and His resurrection from the grave are cardinal elements on faith in followers of Jesus. The origin of life stems from the mind and act of God.

Science tells us we evolved from single cells, which develop over billions of years ago, from electrical charges. In the face of the amazing complexity of living things. Their is still no evidence of intelligent design in the universe.

Science is often pitted against the Bible, but everything depends on what we mean by science. Science is based on careful events and phenomena. Science is based solely on reasoning from factual evidence.

Everyone one should have great respect for science and accept its validity. Followers of Jesus take the position that science and the Bible are enemies, and they go through life with a chip on their shoulders. This attitude contributes nothing to anyone’s understanding.

Some scientists regard the Bible as collection of myths and story lines and are primitive nonsense. In the world view there is no place for intelligent design. Once one has dismissed the Bible, they look down on believers as people who are trapped in their outdated systems. The two sides and they appear to locked in endless conflict.

Both sides could use a dose of humility. Scientist Nicklaus Compernicus declared that the earth was not the center of the universe and he was called a heretic. And later Galileo was actually put on trial for declaring that the sun is the center of the solar system. Some church authorities demanded that they recant.

Clearly science has made some astounding discoveries and expose trenched beliefs as false. I believe every follower of Jesus should support the quest of science as it tries ti uncover and understand the amazing mysteries of the universe. Our sense of wonder at the complexity and enormity of the universe can only be deepened and enriched.

At the same time archaeologists are digging up some historical acrtifactsIntel under us, that tell of the extraordinary discovery of out past.

Sciences fall into the trap of calling theories, facts when they are only theories, which actually violates scientific method. While among these unproved assumptions those concerning the origin of life and the supernatural.

While the Bible provides a wonderful and totally reasonable alternative. It is a alternative that involves both faith in the timeless existence of the being the Bible calls God.

As I listen to television, they are trying to push that aliens come from different planets. While these extraterrestrial beings have never been discovered. And archaeologists are finding proof the God exists every day.

There is a very sinister ideas making the rounds these days, and even trying to be taught in schools. It’s difficult to fathom that the “science” that is circulating is so much better the Bible.

How To Practice Following God

Yes, I say practice, because you just don’t wake up one day and decide. “This is going to a cake walk,

That being said I and another person are having a “Bible Word Study” for some new believers at church. Last Wednesday I was asked by one to give them some tips on how to start following God.

I thought I would write the things I’ve been studying to share with the group next week here as well.

It’s it simple form, God made the world and created humanity. Man was in a relationship with God for the glory of God, to experience His love. Loving God was at the core of all things was a relationship with God.

However, all that changed when man used the free will that God graciously provided to disobey God. That moment of disobedience, is where sin came into the world. Sin broke man’s perfect relationship with God and brought evil, disease, and death into the world. Which separated us from the perfect God,

Our sin in the problem that corrupts the world and everything in it and we are powerless to overcome our sin apart from God. Our attempts to control the world have increased the chaos around us and within us.

We need healing, healing that can only come from God’s grace, through faith alone, in God alone. This is the ‘Good News‘ believers have been trying to share for many, many, years. But to me, all those people were lacking on thing, love, compassion, and empathy. People don’t need to be preached to. No wonder why people run the other way, when they see believers in Jesus come their way.

God came to forgive us of our sins, and only His spirit can teach us how to live. And we don’t need the ‘rules’ of religion to do that, we do need to dress a certain way or wear special underwear that says we’re going to heaven. To do that,

If I had to wear a dress every time I went to church, I would stop going really fast. And I definitely would not give up my morning coffee to follow a ‘religion.’

God sees us as perfect and holy even after we mess up. Thank God for that.

Whew, after 9 paragraphs, I will start my study on how to practice following God.

Spend time in the Bible everyday, and pray that God will help you understand. Pray and read His Word consistently. This is the most important way to grow a relationship with Him. God will never force Himself on anyone to spend time with Him. You have to want it.

Talk to him daily. This May seems a little weird at first. The Bible says, “pray continually” this does not mean you have to sit and pray all day every day. this means you should always have a mindset of prayer and God should always be first in your heart. If you come to problem during your day, stop and ask Him for help, if good happens stop and say thank you. God is a personal God, He isn’t far away from you.

Develop a relationship with others. Having a relationship with other’s help us develop our relationship with God. Proverbs 27:17, says “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpen another.” We need each other because learning and growing together with God, brings us grow closer to God. Believers help other believers get closer to Him.

Listen to God’s voice and practice obedience to His Word. A relationship is a two-way street. Right? So when we start talking to God, listen for what He is saying. God is always speaking to us, we don’t hear Him because we pray and ask for help, then we get busy with the busyness of life. Pray-Listen-Obey. We can talk until we are blue in the face. But if we don’t listen and obey what Worth is it.

Be willing to Trust Him with your heart. It’s a tough situation to be in if someone doesn’t have trust in the other. I get it we all can get skeptical and doubt. But, when your trusting in the Lord, believing in Him is key. You can tell him anything when you’re angry, when you’re afraid, when you’re frustrated, and everything else. Sometimes I think that God is my best friend He keeps secret really well, He doesn’t judge, and He is always help in times of trouble.

Don’t compare your relationship with God to that of others. We have to have a huge problem of comparison in the world today. But if you want to have a strong personal relationship with God, you have to overcome comparison. The grass is not always greener on the other side. Your relationship with God will be nothing like the other person. I used to compare myself with others because they had their prayer perfectly put together, I was like it just slipped off their tongues, and here I was I couldn’t seem to get a single sentence out without stumbling over my words. I thought ‘I wish I could pray like them. But, the fact is God doesn’t care He just wants us to pray. As time went by things improved with my praying- it’s all practice. Once we do things over and over things seem to run smoothly.

Learn how to depend on God, If you want to develop a personal relationship with God, you should learn how to depend on Him. We are so used to doing thing ourselves. But we have to learn to depend on God for everything. This looks like praying, asking Him for guidance before making a decision, asking Him to be with you throughout they day. Asking Him to get us wisdom in day to day conversations. Depending on God is crucial for a personal relationship with Him.

I have come to learn not to stress over anything because I asked God to handle thing for me. A few years ago my wisdom teeth came in, I was 40 who ever heard of such a thing. Anyway I had to have a surgeon remove them. At the time I didn’t have dental insurance. The surgery was $700. I began praying for God to make away. A few days later I went to check the mail and there was a $600 check there from a insurance company that figured my bill wrong, that I’d payed the year before. The rest I made selling a few things I didn’t need anymore. That check came just at the right time. Some say it was just a coincidence. All I know is I asked God to make a way, and I depended on Him.

The Path To 666

Revelation 13 The Signs of the Mark of the Beast.

What in the world is wrong with this country? As Russia threatens nuclear weapons on Ukraine. Biden says Putin will begin the risk of Armageddon. And Americans are losing hope. Is World War 3 coming?

We are headed for big tech tyranny. A cashless society, Frozen bank accounts, Political Chaos. None of these headlines are made up. They all describe real-time events happening in our day.

While I don’t usually write about doom and gloom. This is something we all facing in today’s world. But, it’s time to wake up our slumbering minds. Revelation is God warning us what’s about to happen.

If your a follower of Christ these events do scare you. Actually many as looking forward to it. If your not a follower of Christ your probably scared, of thinking “What’s the big deal?”

I’ve heard people say “something big is about to happen. Whatever it is we are headed toward dangerous, unstable times.

I think it is no exaggeration to say we are on the cusp of the further perfection of extreme evil, a evil whose possibility the spread well beyond the weapons of mass destruction handed to the nations-states, on to a terrible empowerment of extreme individuals.

We are headed toward technology that makes modern life so pleasant, but it is also paving the way for “the perfection of extreme evil” in the days to come.

The Holy Bible speaks of these days as perilous times. According to Timothy 31, “In the last days perilous times will come.” Jesus spoke of a time, so frightening man would faint for fear of what’s about to happen:

“There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars. On the Earth nations will be in anguish and perplexity. There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars. On the Earth nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. Manual fence from care, apprehensive of what is coming to the world.” Luke 21::25-26

But Jesus went on to explain what happens next:

“At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory“ Luke 22:27

Just as Jesus returns, the world will be in an unprecedented turmoil. Look at the uncertainty over the Middle East, multiply it by a factor of 10, and you have a situation Jesus is talking about.

So where are we on gods calendar? A sobering reading of the New Testament suggests that these are the next events ahead of us.:

  • The Rapture of the Church (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
  • The Worldwide Apostasy (2 Thessalonians 2:1-3
  • The Rise of the Antichrist (2 Thessalonians 2-3-4

Let’s focus on the last item. The rise, reign, and ruin of the man called the Antichrist.

The Name Game

What do these names wall have in common?

  • Nero
  • The Pope
  • Sam Donaldson
  • Adolph Hitler
  • Bill Gates

All of them have been suggested possible candidates for the Antichrist.

But, there are many more like, Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini just a few.

Every recent president is on the list, including Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden.

We’ve been guessing for 2000 years, and so far, every guest has been wrong. Or at least, they haven’t been right yet.

I cannot, and will not attempt to identify the Antichrist.

In God’s time, he will be revealed. But you are free to make your own guesses.

Known And Unknown

When we comes to the antichrist, there are going to be something we know, and some things we don’t know.

  • We know there will be an Antichrist. We don’t know his identity.
  • We know, he rises from the Revived Roman Empire. We don’t know which part he comes from.
  • We know he will work closely with the False Prophet. We don’t know the False Prophets identity.
  • We know he will apparently die and come back to life. We don’t know how that will happen.
  • We know he will control the world economy. We don’t know how he obtains that power.
  • We know he requires his followers to where he is Mark. We don’t know the precise nature of that Mark.
  • We know the number of his name is 666. We don’t know exactly what that means.

All of the things we know are in the Bible.

The Antichrist is given various titles in Scripture:

  • The Little Horn (Daniel 7
  • The Prince Who is Come (Daniel 9)
  • The Man of Lawlessness (2 Thessalonians 2)
  • The Antichrist (1 John 2)
  • The Beast from the Sea (Revelation 13)

Throughout history, a survey of name suggest that the candidates tend to be political leaders. The ones we don’t like we call the Antichrist.

But things have changed.

Today, with the company that transcend all borders. Companies like Amazon, Facebook/Meta, Google, Apple and Microsoft.

These companies are fantastically, wealthy, and global in their reach. They depend heavily on the Internet. Taken together, they control a huge part of the world economy and global communications.

Perhaps we should consider the possibility the Antichrist May rise from the technology sector.

Back To The Bible

What does the New Testament say about this coming world dictator? Let’s look at two strands of teaching in the Bible.

The first one comes from 1 John2:18:

“It is the last hour if you have heard that Antichrist is coming, even now many Antichrists have come.” 1John 2:18

In every generation, you can find people with an “Antichrist spirit.” One day, the final Antichrist will ride to the center of the world stage.

This leads us to the second strand of the Bible teaching. We see it clearly in 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4:

“The man of lawlessness will (be revealed) the man, doomed destruction, he will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up In God’s Temple Proclaiming himself to be God.”

Think about that for a moment. The Antichrist will enter the rebuilt temple in Jerusalem, stop the sacrifices, and proclaim himself to be God. he will then demand that the whole world worship Him. Remember, God never demands, He always gives us a choice.

So there you have it, the bottom line of the Antichrist. His spirit is with us in every generation. But he rises to power in the last days.

Antichrist : Rise And Fall

Let me briefly describe what we mean by the term “the Antichrist.” He will appear in the world seen in the last days, just born return of Jesus Christ to the Earth. He will be there very incarnation of evil, cleverly, disguised as a dynamic, charismatic, visionary leader. He will astound the world with his solutions to human problems.

His empire, will span every continent, and his rule will be the most demonic, the world has ever experience. He will rise to worlds domination by declaring himself a Man of peace, but will later purge the world into global war. Eventually, his true character will be revealed. He will oppose Jesus Christ, and he will offer himself to the world as a savior of humanity. He will control global economy and force his followers to receive a mark on their head or their foreheads. Most of the world will willingly follow him.

Those who do not receive the mark will be hunted down, and Many will be killed. For a short time, he will become the most powerful man on earth. When he is at the top of his power, he will launch an all-out attack on Jesus Christ at a place called Megiddo in the valley of Jezreel in the central region of Israel. We call this the battle of Armageddon. His reign of terror comes to a sudden end, when God destroys him as he returns to the earth to set up His Kingdom .

America Had Gone Insane

How close are we to seeing the Antichrist? Closer than you think.

Storm clouds are gathering on the horizon. America is in trouble morally and spiritually. No matter how much we argue about politics our deepest problems are spiritual.

Each year we are bored over 1 million babies. Sometimes those aborted babies are sold for baby parts. We legalized gay marriage, and now have hospitals performing gender, reassignment surgery on minors.- A form of legalized child abuse. We no longer know the difference between male and female. In a world with 50 genders, what does gender even mean?

A Unhealed Wound

The root cause of bitterness is a unhealed wound. It’s like a poison concoction that stays in the blood. You must get rid of it before it’s too late.

A wound of bitterness usually begins like a infection that enters the body through a open wound. It may be small when it first happens, but left untreated it can have devastating effects.

A critical word, an injustice, a heated argument, a misunderstanding, a betrayal, or some type of abuse are opportunities that can lead to a unhealed wound. They can be caused by anyone around us, and some wounds we cannot control or even change. The wounds we experience are as numerous as grains of sand on a beach. Anyone can be wounded, whether they are real or imagined. Our imaginations sometimes get carried away.

I’ve learned over the years that it’s dangerous to assume we know the inward motivation of others. We can drive ourselves crazy wondering why someone did something.

When a wound is not dealt with properly disappointment soon follows. It’s the next pitstop on the road to bitterness. Disappointment can come when we feel that we have been let down, betrayed, or defeated. Those common feelings when we have been wounded. Next we begin to direct towards others what we are feeling consciously or unconsciously.

I know a person who blames God for a very negative experience she had with a church member. While there is no justifiable reason to be disappointed in God. Nevertheless, this can happen because we are sinful creatures who are prone to wander.

Anger is the next stop to bitterness. Anger is the result of allowing disappointment to fester in our wounded hearts. This untreated ailment begins to stir up passions and emotions. When we allow anger to brew, the effects are apparent. It can be seen in our attitude, negativity, sharp words, irritability, and our lack of peace and joy. The bottom line is that it always manifests itself in some way.

After anger then comes Unforgiveness. If that goes unchecked anger opens the door to it.

Here are a few ways to know if we harbor Unforgiveness:

  • Does a person’s name cause your stomach to tighten up?
  • When you think about a simple situation or conversation does your joy go away?
  • Do you secretly wish for vindication or retribution?
  • Do you long for the day when those who hurt you will experience that same hurt?

The Holy Bible tells us that we are to extend large amounts of grace and forgiveness, because God’s forgiveness is unlimited. Unforgiveness is all about the details, hurts, and wrongs we have experienced.

When we focus on the wrongs of others we are oblivious to our own sin. A bitter person may be in fact a victim of a horrible injustice. However, when we allow the injury of the wrong to remain a unheralded wound can be dangerous.

When we allow bitterness into a unhealed wound we can find it difficult to recognize because it distorts our perception and skews the way we look at things. And we don’t even recognize it, until the damage is done,

Allowing bitterness into our lives we are also allowing an unhealed wound to fester and build. And will in turn purge you into unhappiness. It will erode your optimism, shatter your joy, and kill your ability to love others.

A person that is bitter goes through life with a heart that does not fully function. They live In Spiritual poverty while everyone around them drown.

“Bitterness is a work of our flesh that the devil loves to exploit.”

How To Not Say The Wrong Thing

How often do you find yourself saying the wrong thing? Or saying the right thing, but at the wrong time, or even saying it with the wrong tone of voice. And it ends being totally misunderstood? And thinking you should have just kept your mouth shut.

Word are the most powerful tool in the world. They are a great equalizer; this potent tool of the mind is available to every human being with a brain. So it comes as no surprise that our lives revolve around how to wield these slippery slope mysterious tools that can get us into deep trouble.

Speaking emphatically and compassionately goes beyond the rules of etiquette. Here are a few tips to do next time you want to communicate something important:

  • Listen Before You Speak. Listen to and seek to understand the person on the receiving end of your words, their situation, their wants, their thoughts, and their emotions. Listening to others is a vital component. Listening to others is a vital component of empathy. Ask yourself “Am I just waiting to talk or am I truly listening at all.” Don’t judge just listen. People don’t care that you know until they know you care.
  • Be Humble. Words are a channel for communicating a truth much bigger that yourself. Don’t let you words become hijacked for for your personal gain. It’s best to keep them as transparent and age free as possible.
  • Be Compassionate. Imagine yourself in that persons shoes and speak to that person the way that you’d want to be spoken to.

Words are so innocent and powerless as they are in a dictionary but so potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.

If we practice silence, humility, and compassion, our words will surely be potent for good. Though we can’t control the reactions of others. It’s possible to say the right thing, but still elicit an angry reaction.

But your responsibility is to assure that you have done everything in your power to express yourself clearly and compassionately. Words from the heart enter the heart. Even if the other person cannot absorb your words today, you have planted the seed for then to absorb tomorrow or the next day.

Rearranging Life

Many people feel like their lives are stressful and overwhelming. Part of this have to do with how we work at our jobs. But it’s more than that. It’s how we find our value in ourselves in the way we push ourselves both in and out of work.

If you think about it, how much time do you spend on social media cultivating your appearance to others? Or do you spend time binge watching movies, just so you’ll be “the know“ but not actually enjoying it? Do you say yes to a lot of requests because you want to please others? I know this is a big one for me. I have a difficult time saying no.

It’s no wonder that we feel tired and overstretched. We outpace ourselves and have pushed ourselves beyond our capabilities. For many of us, this is what we call a normal life. I think it’s time we consider what we call normal.

If your like me, are starting to feel overwhelmed and outpaced, it’s time we consider rearranging our life to ourselves more time to feel rested and restored.

I’ve come up with a “battle plan” to start rearranging my life.

1. Say no to technology.

I’m going to stop using social media to compare myself to others or to cultivate my self-image. I have actually started to “fast” on some social media platforms. Restraining myself from certain pages.

2. Say no to obligations.

If I really have to do something I will, but there are certain things that other people feel is your obligation to do. They are not. Take personal time for yourself if need to. You can connect some other time.

3. Saying yes to your family.

I’ll have to admit, this going to be hard for me to do, especially because I’ve been saying yes, for 33 years. I’m growing tired. But, I recognize that once time is gone and they are gone. I’ll wish I’d spent more time with them.

We all need to relearn how to feel okay taking moments to enrich our personal lives without feeling like we are selfish and feeling like we are failing to meet the expectations of others.

We all need to remember that Bible verse in Colossians 3:12-13. “You are enough.” We don’t have to prove ourselves to anyone. We are enough and maybe it’s time we start acting like it.

It’s nosy to push yourself to be better in life to success. But think you don’t measure your value and success this way. Give yourself a break and remember that you only have to remember that God already values you just the way you are. It’s time we start valuing ourselves for who we are,

The Power Of Faith

The scripture keep that faith is it ability to believe in things which are not seen. Faith is so much more than belief, It is complete trust and confidence in someone or something.

Hebrews 11:33-34 says, “Who through faith subdues kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, grew mighty in war, and cause foreign armies to flee.”

The Bible teaches many of the powerful things we can do through our faith. The question remains then how do we turn our faith into a principle of power?

Faith is truly believing. It is that simple. What you believe can we crew indicate your thoughts and your actions. Your thoughts and actions determine your world. Faith, let’s go of doubt, fear, and unbelief and embraces the fact that everything is possible to those who have faith.

Belief is the key element of faith. Actually, it’s the very definition of it. Believe that the scriptures are true, believe that miracles happen. One thing about it, God never changes. He’s waiting for you to recognize that and you believe in his power to save.

Faith is the principal action. It isn’t enough to say, we just believe, we have to have faith. And we have to show it by our actions. Sometimes we have to step onto the darkness before the path is illuminated ahead of us. This is where our faith comes, and it is vital to moving forward.

When we are in the darkness, we have to take that first step out of the dark. And that includes acting on our faith and believing there is light ahead. When our actions are rooted in faith will begin demonstrating the power that comes from believing.

God’s Word teaches us that our thoughts will betray us, and it’s true. We can change a terrible day into a good day, by the thoughts we have. If we wake up in a good mood and a smile it significantlychanges our days outcome.

The words we speak, who ourselves, and others generally define who we are. As a person thinks so they are. If we truly understand that power of our intent, we could create a happy life, simply by thinking uplifting and inspiring thoughts.

If you look forward with an eye of faith, then we can easily listen for what God needs us to do while we are on earth. Then we can fulfill our purpose. Closing our eyes and looking forward, and our mind causes us to see the moment when we are fulfilling our purpose, and be inspired to accomplish it.

We need to let God be the leader, and it will change our life. You will be surprised at how immediate the answers in the prayers are answered, and the miracles come your way.

Moses was able to use the power of his faith to part the Red Sea, because he was doing God’s work. When we turn our lives over to God, we should expect miracles because that is how God for fulfills His plan for our life. When we put God in charge, we do not fear.

God is constantly trying to communicate with us, but half the time we are never listening and we just counted as our own thoughts. That still small voice inside you -that’s God speaking to you.

If you feel the impression to do something, and are unsure of where it’s coming from, Ask God, is it coming from you? He will give you confirmation that it’s from him and that you can move forward and act on what He guides you to do.

If you’re inside voice, you look like something negative. Don’t move forward. It’s almost like you’re driving unknown Road and you don’t know which way to go. One way looks a little rough, and the other is pathed. Which road is that still small voice telling you to go?

If you are not, getting any answers, move ahead through the feeling, that leads to goodness, kindness, and love. If your motivation behind, it is good, then we can be assured that God is in it. For every good thing form’s God.

If you struggle to build your faith, act upon what you feel, you are being directed to do through God, and do it with a willing heart. If goodness comes from it, you can know your impression came from God. The more you choose faith, the easier it will come. Especially when it comes to using it as a principle of power.

Faith is a remarkable gift that we can claim from the Lord. If we use it righteously, it can give us power to move mountains, if we desire. “Fight the good fight of faith.” Not only would change your thoughts, It will change your world.

What About Hell

Have you ever heard someone say, or said yourself there is “No Hell” or “Hell is going to be one big party?”

Here are some common myths about Hell:

  • Hell Doesn’t Really Exist.

If he’ll was not a literal place, why did Jesus talk about it like He did? Hell is a real place, just not the kind most of us imagine. Hell is not a city you can drive in and out of, it’s not a furnace beneath the surface of the earth. It’s an eternal destination of suffering and separation from God for those who reject Jesus (Matthew 7:21-23).

  • Hell Is A Party And The Devil Is Your Wingman.

There is evidence in the Bible that heaven will be a party, not hell (Matthew 22:2; Luke 15:7). The Bible describes hell as a place of suffering and disconnection from God. Satan isn’t some guy dress up in a red costume and fake horns, he isn’t your friend; he’s an enemy who tries anything to destroy you, and to keep you from having a relationship/ friendship with God,

  • Satan Rules Hell And God Rules Heaven.

God controls heaven and God controls hell. Satan does not run hell but he will be imprisoned there when God makes the final call for those who obey Jesus verses those who oppose Him. Jesus is the night authority over all things and all places (Colossians 1:15-18; Psalm 139:7-8).

  • Hell Is Only For Really Bad People.

One sin enough to deserve hell.Sin is so bad because it’s destructive to us and other people. God takes sin seriously because He doesn’t want us to be harmed, and sin separates us from Him.

Let’s look at Matthew 5:21-24,

“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, You should not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of judgement. But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother (fellow man) ‘You good for nothing!’ will be in danger of the council (divine deliberation Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of fire of Gehinnom (Hell). If therefore you are offering your gift at the alter, and there remember that your has anything against you, leave your gift there before the alter, and go on your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.” (Messianic).

We would all go to hell if it wasn’t for Jesus. Everyone is bad because everyone has sinned. But because of God’s grace, Jesus offers salvation from all sins and a way to live with Him forever in heaven. What matters is not how evil our deeds are, but how we respond to Jesus’s offer of forgiveness (Romans 6:23). Without God there is no grace or mercy. We must repent of our sins.

  • People Go To Different Levels Of Hell Based On How Bad Of A Person They Were.

There is no evidence in the Bible that there are different levels of punishment according to how bad a person is. What it does make clear is that we are all bad people who’ve rebelled against God, but Jesus took our place and accepted the punishment for the sin we deserved (Isaiah 53:6).

  • God Would Never Let A “Good” Person Go To Hell.

Sinned everyone has sinned, there are no inherently good people, just forgiven people changed by Jesus. When people reject Jesus and don’t want to be connected to God, He allows them to make their choices. But God never stops pursuing us because He wants us to spend eternity in heaven with Him (John 6:40).

Hell and heaven are both eternal destinations. Throughout our lives, God graciously gives us countless opportunities to choose Him over sin. He’s patient enough to keep His offer open all the time (2 Peter 3:9).

Without God there would be no light on earth, only darkness. Our only hope to not go to hell is His forgiveness, grace, and mercy.

What You Need To Remember When Satan Attacks

Where you think God and Satan are real or not. There is no denying there is a direct line between good and evil. It seems like that becoming more clear in the world today more than ever,

We have a real enemy whose aim is to kill, steal, and destroy (John 10:19). As soon as we were born Satan began his attacks. He loves to whisper lies and looks for opportunities to deceive us (John 8:44).

If you read the Holy Bible, then you know Jesus paid for our lives at the Cross, and defeated the enemy. But, Satan still can work in the world. Satan won’t be able to attack us forever,so he’s making the most of the time he has (Revelation 12:12). We can see more than ever the Satan “is filled with fury,” because he knows his time is short,

If we put our trust in Jesus we will receive the power to overcome Satan’s attacks. It is will God’s help we can get strength to fight him. We have to “fight the good fight,” until Jesus returns, but in the meantime we have to worship our way to victory. We have to love, and pray that others will except God as Lord and Savior.

In not one to go around preaching to others. My motto is “Love God, Love Others.” If people see how I live they can ask me how I’m so at peace in this chaotic world.

When we follow Jesus and do what He says, then no attack from Satan can knock us off our feet. And when we put our trust in Jesus no attack from Satan can separate us from His love.

There’s a promise from Romans 8:38-39:

“Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Here’s some things to reflect on.

  • In what areas of your life are you most likely to be tempted by Satan?
  • When you are tempted, what are some ways that you can avoid giving in to Satan?
  • What steps are you currently taking to grow closer to Jesus?