Hell: Origins of an Idea – Richard Burky, Jeannette B. Anderson vision.org
Ryan Welsh
1 year ago in Heaven & Hell
The authors of this article set out to answer a simple question – “how can anyone worship a god who sets up fallible humans to be forever tormented in hell?” The idea of perpetual torment …
Halloween – Bill Butler vision.org
Steven Orchard
1 year ago in Paganism, Halloween
Halloween is rooted in ancient pagan rites and customs. Why do those who claim Christian identity keep it? Paul told the followers of Christ to disassociate themselves such customs when he said “…what accord has …
Halloween: Treat, or Trick? – Richard A. Wilson tomorrowsworld.org
Ryan Welsh
1 year ago in Halloween
There is a Gaelic tradition that says, at Samhain, the doors to the underworld open— allowing dead souls and harmful spirits to enter our world. Modern Halloween costumes originated as an attempt to mask one’s …
Where Is God? – Jim Servidio lifehopeandtruth.com
Ryan Welsh
1 year ago in Gospel Message
Why does God stay hidden from mankind? This is a question that many have asked. The answer can be surprising and enlightening. In short, we hide ourselves from God through our sins. Our sinful nature …
Are People Lost Because of Adam’s Sin? – Herbert Armstrong hwalibrary.com
Steven Orchard
1 year ago in Sin, Creation, Human Beings
Christian teachings concerning the “fall of man” hold that God made man complete, perfect, with an immortal spirit soul. Further, that this creation was then corrupted by Satan, forever condemning humanity to hell, and that …
The Last Great Day – Martin Collins bibletools.org
Steven Orchard
1 year ago in Judgement, Last Great Day
The Last Great Day is the 7th and final Holy Day in God’s annual calendar. It looks forward to a time after the return of Jesus Christ, and after the 1,000 year period in which …
Pride, Humility, and the Day of Atonement – John W. Ritenbaugh cgg.org
Ryan Welsh
2 years ago in Holy Days, Atonement
The Day of Atonement and fasting – God devotes one Feast Day, picturing being at one with Him. A day in which He commanding us to go through an exercise in self-affliction designed to promote …
Remember Your Creator – Ulysses Ronquillo thefatherscall.org
Brian Orchard
2 years ago in Human Beings
King Solomon’s depth of experience – good and bad – allowed him to accumulate (with God’s help), a great deal of wisdom. Toward the end of his life he wrote the book of Ecclesiastes in …
Did Paul Do Away With the Law? thebiblesaysthat.com
Ryan Welsh
2 years ago in Law
Did Paul do away with the law? Many believe that he did just that…though scripture, and specifically Paul’s words do not support this belief. The Ten commandments are the foundation of the law of God …
Original Sin – Sam Sweat ucg.org
Steven Orchard
2 years ago in Sin, Creation, Human Beings
Original Sin is a cornerstone of popular Christianity that claims human beings are born evil; i.e. Adam transmitted guilt for his sin to each of us by virtue of simple heredity. This is a fundamentally …
Examining Our Assumptions – Tim Vail thefatherscall.org
Brian Orchard
2 years ago in Human Beings, Family
We all have the proclivity to make assumptions. We make them in our relationships with each other and in our relationship with God. An assumption assumes a certain reality that can be very different to …
The Feast of Trumpets: A Turning Point in History ucg.org
Ryan Welsh
2 years ago in Second Coming, Day of the Lord, First Resurrection, Day of Trumpets
As depicted in Revelation, with seven trumpet blasts, the Feast of Trumpets represents the actual return of Jesus Christ to this earth – establishing the Kingdom of God! With Old Testament prophetic ideas like a …
Paths of the Sea, Highways of the Heart – Bryan Fall tomorrowsworld.org
Marshall Stiver
2 years ago in Human Beings
It is hard to look at the ocean up close and personal and not be impressed with the majesty of its unending waves and tides. It’s power, rhythm and beauty is so immense that it …
DNA: The Tiny Code That’s Toppling Evolution – Mario Seiglie ucg.org
Ryan Welsh
2 years ago in Creation
Darwin Wrote about his theory of evolution in 1859. Life appeared much simpler at that time. Viewed through the primitive microscopes of the day, the cell appeared to be a simple blob of jelly. Almost …
Christian Fellowship – Dave Johnson lifehopeandtruth.com
John Grabara
2 years ago in Weekly Sabbath
The Sabbath was set aside to be a day of rest from secular work, but it is more than a day of rest. It is also a holy convocation. What is a “holy convocation”? It …
Are Fathers Necessary? – Jerry de Gier vision.org
Ryan Welsh
2 years ago in Man/Husband/Father
While many today attack, degrade and blame men for all the world’s troubles, what seems to be lost is how important the role of a good father is. Many of this world’s problems can be …
Proverbs 26: When Should You Answer a Fool? – Mike Hanisko lifehopeandtruth.com
John Grabara
2 years ago in Miscellaneous Topics
There is a Proverb that at first glance might seem contradictory (Proverbs 26:4-5). It reads, “Do not answer a fool according to his folly.” Yet, the very next verse reads, “Answer a fool according to
How do we know that the Bible is the true word of God? thebiblesaysthat.com
Ryan Welsh
2 years ago in Bible
There are many articles that set out to answer “is the Bible true”? Being that there are many “proofs of the Bible” it seems interesting that many articles highlight and focus on what could be …
Knowing God as a Loving Father – Jim Servidio lifehopeandtruth.com
John Grabara
2 years ago in God
Many, even within Christianity, do not know who God the Father really is. He is a mystery to them, but that need not be as Jesus Christ Himself said one reason He was sent was …
Biblical Principles of Health – Douglas S. Winnail tomorrowsworld.org
Ryan Welsh
2 years ago in Human Beings
As we face a global pandemic, this article sets out to show, in extensive detail, biblical health principles. It’s not widely understood but the biblical approach to health focuses on education, the prevention of disease …