WHAT ABOUT GOD THE FATHER? My grandchild speaks of "dear Jesus." The Christian songs they sing are about "sweet Jesus." Most of the modern spiritual songs are about "my Jesus." So what's wrong with that? By itself, there is nothing wrong with that. Jesus is our Savior. He deserves our praise and expressions of gratitude. But let us be honest,…
We know the world is full of sin and you and I sin, but who is to be blamed for it? Many years ago I read “The Gospel According to PEAUNUTS” by Robert Short.[i] Until then I did not realize that the cartoon strip featuring Charlie Brown, Lucy and Linus, written by Charles Schulz, had a deeper spiritual message. Robert…
The prevalent notions and ideas people had of HELL during medieval times are reflected in paintings of that time that were intended to picture hell. Ask yourself, is this what the Bible is teaching? I want to encourage you to read the article on this website, THE WORD HELL IS NOT IN SCRIPTURE. The Last Judgment by Jan van Eyck …
It is actually a no-brainer. Scripture is written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek and therefore no one should expect to find the word “hell” there. However, you will find the word in most English Bible translations. The reason is that sheol in the Hebrew Scriptures, and hades and Gehenna in the Greek scriptures are mostly translated “hell”. Whether the translation…