I will not pretend to have solved the mystery of hell. Just as we cannot possibly envision the new heavens and earth, neither can we fully envision hell, whatever it is. But the truth is, the Word does give us the broad contours, enough to say with confidence that hell is NOT the caricature that we’ve been told.
LIE: Heaven is not connected to earth
For most Christians today, ‘the heavens’ that God created includes the vast emptiness of space — of stars, galaxies, quasars, black holes, etc, of which the Genesis account offers only the briefest of accounts. But is ‘space’ – how it’s commonly understood now – what Genesis is referring to by ‘the heavens?’ Do you want to hear a secret? The biggest lies are the ones that create entire false realities, and ‘space’ appears to be one of them.
LIE: Our battle is only with spiritual enemies, not human enemies, part 1
Lie: Our battle is only with spiritual enemies, not human enemiesTruth: We must enter into the battle with inseparable enemies – both spiritual and human. We cannot fight the one without the other. He delivered me from my strong enemy,From those who hated me;For they were too strong for me.They
LIE: Our battle is only with spiritual enemies, not human enemies, part 2
In Part 1 we learned that we have real enemies and those enemies are both spiritual and human. We also learned that they’ve teamed up to oppress, discourage, accuse, destroy, entrap and enslave us. Now in this part we’ll learn how to overcome them, and how NOT to try to
Five ways Transgenderism is Transhumanism
Transgenderism is just the warm-up act, it’s the vanguard for the end game — full-blown transhumanism.
The trans movement pretends to be a grass-roots, completely organic groundswell of trans rights activists fighting for the oppressed and disadvantaged transgender class. But like many international movements that suddenly erupt on the global scene, the trans movement is not what it appears to be. It’s actually a well-orchestrated, well-funded, socially-engineered movement designed to, yes, destroy the concepts of sex and gender and generate widespread confusion. But it also is poised to usher us into the transhumanist era.
LIE: Division is avoidable
Division is unavoidable. Sects are unavoidable. As the darkness encroaches on the church, the need to confront that evil and darkness will grow. This is not a time to be passive or fearful.[7] Yes, we should not accuse, slander, gossip, or provoke, but like Jesus, we must boldly, for the truth’s sake, for the sake of the church, for the sake of the gospel, speak the truth in love.
LIE: Fear and anxiety are unconquerable
LIE: Fear and anxiety are unconquerable TRUTH: Fear and anxiety can and must be conquered We feel trapped and have no clue how to overcome fear. Some downplay it as anxiety and believe that no one can live fear free. But they would be wrong.[1] Now, let me quickly say
LIE: God is a vast impersonal force
It’s shocking to see the numbers, but it should come as no surprise that a majority of Christians now believe in a variety of ‘New Age’ beliefs. According to . . .