Tag: suffer
Biblical Principle #103: God Allows Suffering for the Greater Good
Biblical Principles List Principle God allows temporary suffering for the greater collective good. Explanation GOD knows everything, including the future. GOD loves us and wants what is best for us. GOD has the power to do anything and everything. Because GOD has complete knowledge and the power to do anything, His love motivates Him to…
Biblical Principle #102: God Works Everything for the Good of His Children
Biblical Principles List Principle God works all things together for good for His children. Explanation We observed that GOD allows suffering, even in situations when the person seemed to be innocent. Suffering is a consequence of living in a sin-cursed world. For the child of GOD, thankfully suffering is not meaningless or for naught. Rather,…
Biblical Principle #101: God Allows Suffering
Biblical Principles List Principle God allows people to suffer. Explanation We have previously established that: Earth is filled with sin and the consequences of that sin. We experience it every day. One of the consequences of sin is more sin. Sin begets sin. For instance, when one sibling shoves the other, what does the second…
Why Do Christians Pray? (Here are six reasons)
Why do Christians pray? The short answer is that Christians pray because they have faith. But since you probably knew that, let me offer a more thorough explanation. Honestly, there are probably innumerable reasons why Christians pray. Christianity is a relationship with GOD through Jesus Christ. Amazingly, the almighty Creator and Sustainer of the universe…
The Cost of Following Jesus (Loving GOD More than Friends and Family)
Jesus clearly stated, repeatedly, that there is a price to be paid for following Him. He told His disciples: 18 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to…
The GOD of Tragedy (How GOD Works Good out of Bad)
Perhaps it’s just my perception, but the world seems to be filled with more tragedy recently. National headlines included numerous shootings, including the terrible Newtown school shootings, a shooting at a Portland, Ore. shopping mall, and what seems like countless suicides. Closer to home, people we know have been affected by various tragedies and deaths.…
Top 10: Myths About Hell
Note: Hell is a subject that I studied afresh since writing this post. I left the contents of the post intact. However, I highly recommend the video linked at the bottom. —Tim In this article, I look to dispel ten of the most common myths about hell. Myth #10: Hell doesn’t exist. Let’s get this…
December 30 – Revelation (part 4)
Reading Rev. 14:1-19:5 Devotional Today’s reading is full of symbolism and figurative language that can be quite difficult to understand. The text begins with the 144,000 redeemed souls—first mentioned in Rev. 7—praising Jesus with a new song that only they could learn. There was the sound of harpists playing harps which accompanied the song. GOD’s…
December 29 – Revelation (part 3)
Reading Rev. 8:7-13:18 Devotional The seven angels sounded their trumpets, one after another, and various events occurred following each trumpet sound. Each of these events was some form of suffering or death for people on the earth, and the descriptions of these events closely resemble the ten plagues GOD sent on Pharaoh in Moses’ days.…
December 25 – Run While Looking at Jesus
Reading Heb. 10:19-13:25 Devotional Having explained why Jesus is superior to the old covenant, the Hebrew writer reminds his fellow Christians how they need to live. We need to draw near to GOD, and think about one another, how we can encourage each other to love and good deeds. And GOD wants us to continue…