Theologian Carl Henry once said, “The gospel is only good news if it gets there in time.” Why is that? Because Scripture is clear that it’s appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment. There is no reincarnation. There is no post-death decision. You have one life as your only opportunity to…

Did you know that just a few months ago, the world population hit 8 billion for the first time ever? That’s a lot of people, and that number increases by 140 people per minute. All of these people, so different and unique, but they and we all have this one thing in common:  we are…

Did you know that one of the purposes for which you were created is to be righteous? You and I were made with the intention of righteousness, and God expects us to be righteous. But how do we as fallen human beings get there? The typical and natural way that folks pursue righteousness is by…

Have you ever heard somebody say, “There but for the grace of God go I,”? Keith Urban even had a hit song based on that phrase. It’s a phrase that expresses humility. It’s saying that if God in His grace hadn’t intervened in my life, my life would be so much worse. Keith Urban sang,…

Shakespeare once said through his character Juliet, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” That’s a poetic way of saying, what makes a thing what it is is its characteristics and essence, not what we call it. What makes a rose a rose? Not its name. What makes a rose a rose…

Are you going to heaven? If you’ve turned from sin and are trusting in Christ as your Savior and Lord, then you undoubtedly are. And praise God for that. But for those of us who are going to heaven, does it bother you that some of your friends, family, and neighbors are going to hell?…

We’ve been talking about what could be said in light of the amazing Golden Chain of Redemption found in Romans 8. We’ve already covered four of the five rhetorical questions:  If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all,…

We’ve been talking about what could be said in light of the amazing Golden Chain of Redemption found in Romans 8. We’ve already covered two of the six rhetorical questions:  If God is for us, who can be against us? and He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us…

Paul asks this question of reflection in Romans 8:31: “What then shall we say to these things?” What is “these things” referring to? He’s referring to the grace-filled, hope-building, joy-inducing realities of the Golden Chain of Redemption that I explained in our last episode. There are 5 links to that chain. If you are in…

There are so many passages in the Bible that give us great hope, but one of the best has to be found in Romans 8:29-30. It’s commonly called the Golden Chain of Redemption. It’s called that because each reality mentioned is precious like gold and linked together like a chain to bring about our full…