Tag: The Gospel

IS JESUS REALLY COMING SOON? Part 2

IS JESUS REALLY COMING SOON? Part 2

WATCH AND BE READY Looking around at our own part of the world in the prosperous West it may be difficult to imagine that anything remotely resembling any events in the book of Revelation could ever occur.  So perhaps we should be considering how difficult life is for people in other parts of the world, … Continue reading IS JESUS REALLY COMING SOON? Part 2

IS JESUS REALLY COMING SOON? Part 1

IS JESUS REALLY COMING SOON? Part 1

IS THE SECOND COMING LATE? When I became a Christian over thirty years ago, I was expecting to be “snatched up” in the Rapture of the Church at any moment. I had read and re-read Hal Lindsey’s “The Late Great Planet Earth”, digested every word, and  began to study world history and current events with … Continue reading IS JESUS REALLY COMING SOON? Part 1

WHAT DO YOSEMITE SAM AND JESUS CHRIST HAVE IN COMMON?

WHAT DO YOSEMITE SAM AND JESUS CHRIST HAVE IN COMMON?

  What do Jesus Christ and Yosemite Sam have in common? Survivalists might answer that both packed guns.  Atheists might say that both are fictional characters. Mormons would likely suggest that both lived in the USA. The politically correct may say that they were both far too masculine and assertive. Dwarves might claim that they were very … Continue reading WHAT DO YOSEMITE SAM AND JESUS CHRIST HAVE IN COMMON?

WHAT IS THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST?

WHAT IS THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST?

  The Greek word translated “gospel” in the New Testament means “good news”, and in the context of the Bible the gospel is the “good news” about Jesus Christ. But what exactly was and is that good news, and what does it mean for us? In answer to the second question first, read what Jesus said: "I tell you … Continue reading WHAT IS THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST?

HEAVEN: WHAT WILL BE LEFT OF YOU?

HEAVEN: WHAT WILL BE LEFT OF YOU?

In the twinkling of an eye we will be immortal (1 Corinthians 15:50-52). That is, those of us who’ve accepted the gospel message about Jesus Christ (verses 1-8), and so are forgiven of our old way of life. What intrigues me is the question of who we will be when we are changed. Oh, the … Continue reading HEAVEN: WHAT WILL BE LEFT OF YOU?