An angel fell from Heaven without any other passion except pride, and so we may ask whether it is possible to ascend to Heaven by humility alone, without any other of the virtues. — John Climacus 49 Never water down the Word of God, but preach it in its undiluted sternness. There m...
Nor aught availed him now to have built in heaven high towers; nor did he scrape by all his engines, but was headlong sent with his industrious crew to build in hell. — John Milton 5 Most government officials are rushing headlong to solve the problems of 50 years ago, with their ears...
It is a rare gift that Jerry has, to be able to listen attentively, to hear what you have to say, and then counsel in a manner that leads you to a path that is consistent with God's will for your life. This gift is more valuable than Jerry's vast experience and rock solid advice...
Trump has pandered to both Catholics, “I have a message for Catholics: I will be there for you. I will stand with you. I will fight for you.” and Protestants: Franklin Graham (Billy’s son) called Trump’s the most critical election of our lifetime”, coalescing the whole wide worl...
Jenkins’Left Behindseries, evangelicals do believe in the return of Christ via the rapture. Just how that return will be and what it will mean to the world differs among evangelicals, but most believe in thesecond coming of Christand that he will come to “rapture” believers...
If they were, then the word "seek" would clearly be out of place. Again, Paul did not believe the Greek philosophers who taught the immortality of all souls, neither did Yeshua (Jesus):I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live ...
When you remove the hope of heaven, you remove the ultimate value and purpose of life. What difference would it really make whether we lived like a Billy Graham or an Osama Bin Laden? Everyone's fate would be the same anyway. This is the hopeless outlook of those who base their belief...
Maybe there is no Heaven. Or maybe this is all pure gibberish — a product of the demented imagination of a lazy drunken hillbilly with a heart full of hate who has found a way to live out where the real winds blow — to sleep late, have fun, get wild, drink whiskey, and drive fa...
“Hope…means a continual looking forward to the eternal world….Aim at heaven and you will get earth ‘thrown in.’ Aim at earth and you will get neither….” - C.S. Lewis Prayer is the hand of faith on the door handle of your heart. ...
“{When you die they might} have ajury trial to decide whether you’re going to heaven or hell. Put your assests and your faults…But I think they’ll say, ‘Well, he’s the only one who can play like that; we better let him in.'” ...