by admin | Aug 8, 2022 | Section Six, The Lost Son of Perdition
This is a continuation of my consideration of God’s love for Satan revealed in the book of Job. The Lord (Yᵊhōvâ, יהוה) allowed (Job 1:12) Satan to carry out his scientific experiment on Job, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil.1...
by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Section Six, The Book of Life, The New Covenant
If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, that person was thrown into the lake of fire.1 This verse follows the one I quoted in another essay: Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.2 This is...
by admin | Feb 5, 2022 | My Reasons and My Reason, Section Six, The New Covenant, Who am I?
I shared the first essay of this series with two friends. Both preferred the judgment focus of my Pastor’s sermon, what I called “an invitation to do-it-yourself religion.”[1] To one it was a desirable limit to “grace,” which was seen as a come on to an open-ended...
by admin | Sep 4, 2021 | Funeral, Section Six
A friend asked for the transcript of the prayer I prayed at my mother’s funeral. I should apologize to my sister. She asked for the same thing many months ago and I never got around to it. So, finally, here it is. It is a prayer that Jesus has taught, and continues...
by admin | Jun 27, 2021 | Gospel Proclamations, Section Five
Peter’s second Gospel proclamation concluded (Acts 3:24-26 NET): And all the prophets, from Samuel and those who followed him, have spoken about and announced[1] these days. You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors,...