Appease the conscience

 by David Long

Appease the conscience. Escape reality. When the family pet dies we will tell the children that the pet goes to heaven (All dogs go to heaven). Why? Because we want to appease the conscience or escape reality. We do the same thing when our loved ones die. We want to think that they are in a better place but if they died lost, they are not in a better place (Lk. 16:19-31). We want to think they resting in peace but if they died lost, they are not resting in peace. Death is real and what happens after death is real (Being in comfort or suffering torment). The truth is if you die lost you will be where the rich man is. 

Trust in lying words

 by David Long

God through the prophet Jeremiah said to Israel, "Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit" (Jer. 7:8). How true today in our society. People trust in lying words when they believe that there are more then two genders. They trust in lying words when they believe a boy can become a girl or a girl can become a boy. They trust in lying words when they believe that evolution is a proven fact of science. They trust in lying words when they believe one can be saved by faith only. What's the result of believing a lie? "That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness" (2 Thess. 2:12). 

Absolute truth

 by David Long

One of the main problems today with people's thinking is that they believe that there is no absolute truth. They have allowed themselves to believe so many lies that their thinking is messed up. They are people of corrupt minds (1 Tim. 6:5; 2 Tim. 3:8). They believe that a boy can become a girl and a girl can become a boy. If that is true that 2+2=5. And you may believe that but you believe a lie. 

Love of the truth

 by David Long

"And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved" (2 Thess. 2:10). Notice why they perish, because they received not the love of the truth that they might be saved. If we want to be saved we must love the truth more than anything else. But therein lies the problem for most people. They love their man-made doctrines and their traditions of men. 

Horse thief

 by David Long

You are still a horse thief as long as you have the horse. The Bible says Repent (Acts 17:30). 

Headed down the broad way

 by David Long

Ways most people live their lives:

1. Everybody does it.

2. Follow your heart.

3. Do what feels right.

4. Doing what's right in their own eyes.

5. Following after the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and the pride of life.

All these ways lead to destruction (Matt. 7:13-14) and that's where most people are headed. 

Sinneth not

 by David Long

"Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him" (1 John 3:6).

"Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God" (1 John 3:9).

Do these passages teach that a Christian cannot sin? No. They teach that a Christian does not continue to practice sin, that is, live a life of sin. Why? Because he continues to abide in Christ and the word of God continues to abide in him. 

The NASV translates it, "No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God" (1 John 3:9). 

When the fulness of time was come

 by David Long

"But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law" (Gal. 4:4).

It didn't happen by accident!