“And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, 28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation” (Hebrews 9:27-28). The mystery of death has puzzled saint and sinner alike since near the beginning of time, and here the inspired writer decidedly states it is a one-time occurrence in the life of every person—and he makes it permanent. From death, t

“And the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive, as it is this day. 25 Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us” (Deuteronomy 6:24-25). In both Testaments, the word righteousness appears many times, leading us to conclude that it is extremely important to God. Moses, here, clearly explains w

“Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:04). Pride has never been the way to the heart of God, and here Jesus makes a rather startling statement to bring that point home to those who are listening to Him. Jesus is attempting to get His disciples to discard their pride, ambition, and jealousy and to put on a cloak of humility. Their question about the “greatest in the kingdom” shows their hearts are not

“But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth” (Colossians 3:8). In this and several other places where the Apostle Paul teaches Christians about the high standards of behavior they are to exhibit, he mentions anger and wrath. In fact, he deepens the difference between anger and wrath in some of his writing and labels the more severe emotion as “outbursts of wrath.” “Anger” is a negative emotional resp