Skeptics of the Bible often accuse God of being inconsistent, cruel or unjust. Is He a God of love, or a God wielding harsh punishments sometimes on large swaths of people? The argument stems from some of the more graphic stories of the bible and ask how a “loving God” could do that. The problem is that, almost universally, these stories are presented without any…
Story Category: Creation
Drunk With Blood, Part Two: Understanding Love sabbaththoughts.com
Julie Modad
4 years ago in Plan of Salvation, Human Beings
In Part Two of this series, we learn that Godly love makes a clear distinction between right and wrong, good and evil—and what’s more, it refuses to condone or approve of anything wrong or evil. Godly love comes with the understanding that the best life we can live exists within the boundaries of God’s law, and that by stepping outside that law, we expose ourselves…
Drunk With Blood, Part Three: Beyond Justice sabbaththoughts.com
Julie Modad
4 years ago in Plan of Salvation, Human Beings
We know that sin, unchecked and unchallenged, spreads like a disease. We know that God’s decision to put an end to corruption is just, fair, and ultimately an act of love from a patient God no longer willing to watch His creation engaged in a cycle of self-destruction. In Part Three, we learn the final piece of the puzzle. The actions that seem so final…
Why Does God Allow Evil and Suffering? cdn2.hubspot.net
Delisa Brown
5 years ago in Human Beings
God and the Word lived for eternity in the past in perfect harmony. Evil and disharmony began when one of the angels, Lucifer, rebelled. His rejection of God was by his own choice. He turned hostile to God and pride led him to turn against and attack his perfect Creator. God doesn’t want us to become as Satan is, but when He created humanity, man…
Mystery of the Mind – Wallace G. Smith tomorrowsworld.org
Marshall Stiver
5 years ago in Spirit in Man
The human mind is fascinating on every level of analysis that it can conceive of to examine itself. It seems that the more it is studied, the more proportional the mystery that unfolds. One thing that is not debatable, however, is that the human mind is far more advanced than any other in the animal kingdom. But why is that? Humans have a brain just…
Evidence of God’s Design – Bill Jahns lifehopeandtruth.com
Marshall Stiver
5 years ago in Physical World, Creation, Evolution
Many wonder when they look up in the heavens at night or simply at all the life forms here on earth, “Is there really a God who designed and created all these things?” Well, there is a great deal of evidence that points to a creator God. We marvel at some of the design and subsequent construction of complicated mechanical devices that are credited to…
When Demons Are Real! – Steve Myers ucg.org
Marshall Stiver
5 years ago in Spirit Beings
Many believe that Jesus is truly the Son of God as revealed in the bible. But the bible also reveals that Satan and his demons are real too. They are the enemy of Christ and of all humanity. Their goal is to undermine and destroy the faith of the godly who seek to follow and apply God’s truth in their lives and to further darken…
Angels – Chris Moen lifehopeandtruth.com
Steven Orchard
5 years ago in Spirit Beings
Angels are ministering spirits carrying out God’s work. They praise God, they execute His righteous judgment, and they protect those that are His. Although they can be found in different forms, most often angels have appeared as men when making themselves known on earth. Angels are intelligent and have free moral agency which is why Lucifer was able to deceive one third of God’s vast…
Hope in Times of Depression – Marissa Baker churchofgodnetwork.org
Ryan Welsh
5 years ago in Human Beings
In times of great stress and anxiety the Bible is an excellent source for hope. This hope is not a superficial, “I hope everything turns out the way I want.” The words of the Bible give us hope in something greater than ourselves. Knowing God is working out a greater purpose in us is strength in itself. We then take this knowledge to face stress…
How To Search For Truth – HWA cogiw.org
Ryan Welsh
5 years ago in Human Beings
Through this article we are asked a simple question, how do we search for “truth”? So many accept their beliefs or opinions as truth. Why is this? One reason presented is habit. We are born without knowledge. We grow up accepting what we are taught starting with our parents, and this continues all the way through our formal education. Learning to accept what we read…
“You Will Not Surely Die!” – Jim Franks lifehopeandtruth.com
Ryan Welsh
5 years ago in Gospel Message, Plan of Salvation, Human Beings, Second Resurrection, Immortal Soul
At some point we all face and wonder what happens after death. Most accept without question that what they are taught comes from scripture. That is “we are an immortal soul that at death lives on eternally in heaven or in hell.” What most don’t realize is this belief predates the first coming of Jesus, having its origins in paganism. It can arguably be traced…
Source of Morality vision.org
Ryan Welsh
5 years ago in Law, Sin, Creation
Morality seems to be as unattainable as truth these days. This article sets out to explain why that is and the ultimate reason for it. The example set forth in this article was specific to the time in which it was written but the conclusions are the same for whatever time you find yourself. I think the author stated it best when he concluded: “Until…
Finding Peace of Mind – J. Davy Crockett III tomorrowsworld.org
Amanda Stiver
5 years ago in Human Beings
What if you could find, in one place, a guidebook to solve all the problems in the world? Would you read it? Or are things too scary and stressful? Do you just want to hide from it all? The Bible has been interpreted many times, in different ways, by many people, but have you ever read it for yourself to actually understand it? It offers…
Prove Evolution Is False Without the Bible – Mario Seiglie ucg.org
Amanda Stiver
5 years ago in Creation, Evolution, Miscellaneous Topics
At school the theory of evolution is taught in science class. To doubt or question it can often result in being the object of ridicule. But is it okay to just accept a theory of science because it is the “typical” explanation for the origin of life in this day and age? Is the theory of evolution infallible? How can you effectively question that theory…