Month: May 2022

I know a secret I think you should know. Please share it with everyone. I have found that distributing Christian tracts is the best way to fulfill the Great Commission that Jesus Christ gave to his disciples, which is to witness the gospel message to all nations and all peoples. If you’re a believer like me then you’re also a disciple of Jesus Christ. God’s word is alive and Jesus is alive in heaven. As disciples, Jesus is speaking directly to us through the pages of the Bible as if he were having a one on one conversation with us. The Great Commission is not a request; it’s a direct command from Jesus Christ to his servants, which we are. In the dictionary the word lord means master or ruler so when we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior it means Jesus is our master and we’re to obey all of his commands if we want to please God and remain in fellowship with our maker. Jesus is God in the flesh. We cannot please God by being disobedient. We’re not in fellowship with God if we’re not obedient to God’s word. To disobey God by failing to witness for Christ is a sin. Your other good works will go up in flames if you don’t first witness for Christ.

Matthew 28:18-20 – (Jesus speaking) – All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you.

John 14:15 – (Jesus speaking) – If you love Me, you will obey what I command (witness).

Matthew 7:20 – (Jesus speaking) – Therefore by their fruits you will know them (believers).

2 Corinthians 5:11 – Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord (hell), we persuade men.

We know God put us here on earth to seek him out and accept his saving grace through faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Salvation is a one time event that happens in an instant and it can never be reversed. Once saved always saved. But God also has a second reason for our life on earth and it’s ongoing for the rest of our lives. We’re to glorify God by how we live our lives and by our good works. The number one good work we do for God is sharing the gospel message of Christ through personal witnessing. All the other good works we do are meaningless to God if we don’t first share our witness for Christ. Sharing the gospel message is the main thing, everything else is just icing on the cake. If you’ll notice in the Scriptures, every time God talks about our “work” or “works” here on earth it’s usually in the context of our witnessing for Christ and not about good works in general.

Romans 4:4 – Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.

Galatians 6:9 – And let us not grow weary while doing good (witnessing), for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

Titus 2:7 – In all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility.

1 Corinthians 3:7-9 – So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor (witnessing). For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building.

Of course, one on one witnessing is always the best way to witness but the problem we have is that personal witnessing opportunities are few and far between. It’s difficult to find nonbelievers who will be receptive to our witness. People who do try to witness eventually start to shy away from the rejection they receive. Rejection wears you down and wears you out after a while. It’s human nature and it takes a very strong person to persevere when they’re continually facing rejection. I’m a positive person and I can speak from personal experience that when I repeatedly face rejection it tends to wear me down. People are easily influenced by peer pressure and most believers either don’t witness at all or when they do witness they quit after a few attempts have been rebuffed. Satan has many effective ways to prevent believers from sharing the gospel with nonbelievers.

John 9:4 – I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work (witness).

John 4:36 – Even now the reaper draws his wages, even now he harvests the crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.

Luke 6:38 – (Jesus speaking) – Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.

Hebrews 6:10 – For God is not unjust to forget your work (witnessing) and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister (witness).

God is very creative and over the centuries he’s adapted with the changing times in order to make sure the gospel message of Jesus Christ reaches nonbelievers of every race and creed. People are now sharing their witness for Christ on cable television programs and on Christian radio stations. Christian authors share their witness through the many books they write. That’s fine for Christians called to those ministries but what about the rest of us who don’t have a specific calling from God or who don’t have those resources, gifts, or opportunities? I’ve been studying God’s word for over twenty years now and I haven’t found any better way to share the gospel message of Jesus Christ than by distributing Christian tracts. Christian tracts have been around for over 75 years and we have numerous eyewitness testimonies that tracts have saved tens of thousands of people for the kingdom of God. How can we be sure Christian tracts are approved by God? Let’s look at the evidence. One of the proofs that the Bible is God’s word is its worldwide distribution and effectiveness at changing the lives of millions of people for the better. We can easily see that the Bible is the fruit of God’s labor.

Hebrews 11:6 – But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

Isaiah 45:22 – Look to Me, and be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.

Job 22:2 – Can a man be profitable to God, though he who is wise may be profitable to himself?

2 Corinthians 5:9 – Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.

Christian tracts have traits similar to the Bible. Well over one billion Christian tracts have been sold worldwide over the last 75 years. What started with Chick Publications has now grown so that there are many companies publishing Christian tracts in just about every language. This proliferation has occurred because Christian tracts work and we have the testimonies of tens of thousands of people to prove it. Jack Chick created Christian tracts and when I read his biography titled, “You don’t know Jack,” it became obvious to me that the Holy Spirit was instrumental in the creation of Christian tracts. We have the fruit to prove it. Christian tracts are cheap, they come in many languages, they have worldwide distribution and they can reach people that can’t be reached any other way. What more proof do we need that God is involved in this ministry?

Matthew 9:37-38 – Then He (Jesus)said to His disciples, “The harvest is truly plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

Matthew 5:16 – (Jesus speaking) – Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

John 15:8 – (Jesus speaking) – By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit (by your witness).

Proverbs 11:30 – The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls (by witnessing) is wise.

The Bible assures us that those who are obedient to God on earth will receive honor, glory and riches in heaven. What exactly are we talking about? God has taught me that for me to profit in heaven (store up treasure) I must be wise here on earth. Numerous Scriptures in the Bible equate being wise with witnessing for Christ; so we know what we have to do during our lifetime. Therefore, the more we sow the gospel seed and reap souls for heaven by our witness for Christ the greater the profit to God and the greater our accumulation of riches in heaven. The honor and glory we receive in heaven will be direct proportion to our witness for Christ. Sharing the gospel message to nonbelievers is the key to all our heavenly dreams and aspirations. Witnessing for Christ is the only way to please God.

Romans 1:16 – For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek (Gentile).

1 Thessalonians 1:5 – For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance.

1 Thessalonians 2:4 – But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts.

Titus 2:15 – Speak these things (the gospel), exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

If we cut to the chase, that means those believers who continually sow the gospel seed to nonbelievers and who reap souls for the kingdom of God are doing the work of God that he planned for us to do from the foundation of the world. God will reward us generously for our work on behalf of the kingdom of God. Scripture confirms that we’ll receive wages from God for our witnessing. God doesn’t clarify what our heavenly pay will be but we know God is generous to a fault and whatever riches we do receive in heaven will blow our mind. The Bible tells us that the mind of man cannot grasp the riches God has in store for those who love and obey him. I’m guessing no more than 5% of the believers in heaven will have made it a point to share the gospel with the lost. That means 95% of the people who will be in heaven will have disobeyed God on the main thing, the number one command of God, which is witnessing for Jesus Christ.

Make sure you’re in that 5% of believers who will have witnessed for Christ and who will continue to witness for Christ, until your last breath. Leave your last ounce of strength out on the field of battle fighting for lost souls in God’s harvest field. If you help save at least one person to the kingdom of God you can be sure that you’ll have some treasure in heaven waiting for you and you’ll hear Jesus say to you on the last day, “Well done good and faithful servant.” How do I know this? Because it’s common sense. Every human soul was made by God and belongs to God. We’re all priceless in God’s eyes. So if you’re able to save one person to the kingdom of God you’ve done a good thing. How could a loving God do anything other than reward you for that? How could God be other than pleased with you for bringing one of his children back to him? I named my website onemoreforjesus.net for that reason. We need to make it our goal to first save one person from the fires of hell; and then we work up from there with the help of Almighty God. Scripture confirms that we are God’s fellow workers

Romans 3:28 – Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the law.

Colossians 3:2 – Set your mind on things above (witnessing), not on things on the earth.

2 Corinthians 4:4 – Whose minds the god of this age (Satan) has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.

Philippians 2:4 – Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others (by witnessing).

Just imagine the millions of people who are dying every day throughout the world and going straight to hell because nobody witnessed the gospel of Jesus Christ to them. It’s criminal! God says his harvest field is great and the worker’s are few. If you want to be great in heaven volunteer your body to God as your reasonable service to the God who made you. Then go work in God’s harvest field. To everyone you meet witness of the glory of God and his salvation unto eternal life through faith in his son Jesus Christ. This is the greatest story ever told so go tell the nonbeliever. Shout it from the rooftops! If you want to receive honor, glory and riches in heaven from God then you must work for it in the harvest field of God here on earth just as he commanded you. To witness for Christ we must have a passion for God that is palpable. We need to come up with a plan to reach nonbelievers that we can follow and execute with perseverance. Passive witnessing for Christ through Christian tracts is just such a plan. It’s inexpensive, it works, and it’s approved by God.

Luke 12:33-34 – (Jesus speaking) – Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves with money bags which do not grow old (by witnessing), a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

John 6:27 – (Jesus speaking) – Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.

Matthew 22:14 – (Jesus speaking) – For many are called, but few are chosen.

Proverbs 14:25 – A true witness delivers souls, but a deceitful witness speaks lies.

We’re saved by faith and not by works. We earn treasure in heaven by our work for God and not by our faith. If you’re happy getting to heaven with minimal effort like 95% of believers and witnessing doesn’t interest you, then you don’t need to read the rest of this blog series. You’re done. You’ve already earned everything you’ll ever get in heaven; which is nothing except your birthday suit. At the bema judgment seat of Christ all your good works will be burned with fire, leaving nothing. If you just want to be a mediocre resident of heaven you have that in the bag right now as a believer. Salvation can’t be taken from you. I must warn you though that if you don’t witness for Christ while you can and you settle for mediocrity here on earth you’ll be resigned to mediocrity in heaven forever. A trillion billion years is a long time to be mediocre.

Romans 12:1 – I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

2 Timothy 2:15 – Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth (by witnessing).

1 Corinthians 15:58 – Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor (witness) is not in vain in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:18 – Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of conciliation (by our witness).

You’re worth more than that. You’re priceless in the eyes of God. Why not choose to invest in yourself by witnessing for Jesus Christ while there’s still time? You can’t take your money with you to heaven but you can pay it forward. Use your time and money to do God’s work here on earth right now. Not realizing the wondrous riches that await those who witness for Christ, can you afford to bypass the chances of receiving them? You can’t take the chance of missing out on the treasure in heaven that was meant for you; what rightfully belongs to you. The trick is you must claim what is yours by working for God down here on earth by witnessing for Christ with all haste and perseverance. Now that you know this you have no excuse when you stand before the Lord on the last day. I have told you what you must do to please God but it’s up to you to actually do it.

Proverbs 8:18 – Riches and honor are with me, enduring riches and righteousness.

1 Corinthians 2:9 – But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

2 Corinthians 5:10 – For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

Acts 10:42 – And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify (witness) that it is He who was ordained by God to be the Judge of the living and the dead.

The logical answer to receiving the most out the riches in heaven that are waiting for us is for us to distribute Christian tracts containing the gospel message whenever we can, to everyone we can, and for as long as we can. These small little cartoon booklets contain the gospel message of Christ in 24 pages supported by the Scriptures, with the sinner’s prayer on the last page. People always seem to be busy and most people don’t read as much as they used to; but anyone can spare five minutes to read a Christian tract. Every time I leave the house I take five Christian tracts with me to leave wherever it is I’m going such as at Walmart, the grocery store, the pharmacy, the doctor’s office, etc. In my seven years of retirement I’ve handed out over 3000 Christian tracts this way with minimal effort. If I can do it so can you. When we distribute Christian tracts we’re being obedient to God by fulfilling the Great Commission. On the last day Jesus will ask believers at the bema judgment seat, “What have you done to share the gospel message with nonbelievers?” When it’s your turn to stand before Jesus you can point to your Christian tract ministry, provided you have one. That’s what I plan to do.

Ecclesiastes 12:13 – Fear God, and keep His commandments (to witness); for this is man’s all.

Hebrews 10:31 – It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Isaiah 48:17 – Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way you should go.

Daniel 12:2-3 – And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise (who witness) shall shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness (by witnessing) like the stars forever and ever.

The important thing is we’re obedient to God when we distribute Christian tracts. You may not personally reap that many souls with Christian tracts but you’ll be sowing the gospel seed every single time you hand one out. God will reward the reaper and the sower equally. That’s good news for those of us who sow the gospel seed by distributing Christian tracts. A good analogy for a Christian tract ministry would be the real estate business. If we sign up with a realtor to sell our house he or she has to work really hard for possibly months in order to sell our house. For all that hard work they get half the commission, which is usually 6%. The selling realtor does all the work for 3% of the commission. The real money is made by the listing agent. Realtors who focus their time on finding houses to list can sign up a dozen house to sell in the time it takes a selling realtor to sell one house.

After the work of the listing agent is done they can sit back and receive a commission of 3% when the house sells; and all because of the work of someone else. Providing Christian tracts for others to distribute is like being a listing agent in real estate. Those who provide Christian tracts sow the gospel and they’ll get the same commission from God (blessing) as the reaper when a soul is saved and a Christian tract was a part of that salvation chain leading to eternal life. It’s rare for anyone to be saved the first time they hear the gospel message of Christ. Usually it takes hearing the gospel 15-20 times before a person gives their life to Jesus Christ. Christian tracts are a good way to help push the nonbeliever along the path toward salvation. Christian tracts are a good way to sow the gospel seed so that someone else can later reap that soul for the kingdom of God. We know that God will bless the person handing out the tracts containing the gospel message. Scripture confirms that God will also equally bless those who provide the Christian tracts to be distributed. God is generous! Praise God!

Romans 11:33 – Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!

A Christian tract ministry dedicated to purchasing Christian tracts for others to hand out is a vital part of the gospel chain leading to the salvation of many people in world today. Christian tracts are inexpensive and effective. God accepts a Christian tract ministry as fulfilling the Great Commission. Buying and handing out Christian tracts are each to be considered as sowing the gospel seed. God will equally reward those who provide the Christian tracts for others to pass out because God is good, God is great, and God is generous. Whenever I read Daniel 12:2-3, I get a thrill deep down in my soul. God doesn’t lie or exaggerate so when he says believers who help save lost souls will shine like the heavens; I want to be that person. God says believers who save “many” to the kingdom of God through their witness will be like the stars in heaven. I have made it my goal to save many. We can either accept what life and death gives us or we can choose to be proactive and save many to the kingdom of God so that we’ll shine like the stars in heaven. As for me, I want to shine! Come join me in the work of the Lord. What qualifies as “many” to God? I’m not sure but God knows. Our job is simply to obey God by continually witnessing for Christ and leave final judgment as to our rewards to the Lord.

Titus 3:8 – This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works (witnessing). These things are good and profitable to men.

2 Corinthians 5:20 – Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God was pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.

John 4:36 – (Jesus speaking) – And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

2 Timothy 4:1-2 – I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season (to witness). Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

NOTE: I have a nonprofit company called Christian Tract Ministry LLC that is dedicated to providing Christian tracts free of charge to churches, prison ministries, faith-based organizations and missionaries. The web site is christiantractministry.com. If you’re interested in passively witnessing for Christ by donating funds to this worthy ministry please monitor my new web site and follow my blog postings. I will also continue to use this blog site to urge believers to study God’s word and witness for Christ.

As believers we’re all commanded by God to do good works. The number one good work for God is sharing the gospel message of Jesus Christ with nonbelievers. That’s primarily why God left us on this earth after our salvation. Based on our personality and individual makeup we all must decide how we’re going to obey God. Failure to witness for Christ is not an option if we want to please God and earn rewards in heaven. We are accountable to God.

We’ve all seen those people standing on a street corner waving their Bibles at passing cars as they preach the gospel. We all drive by and shake our heads as we chuckle to ourselves. We’ve seen people in public areas sharing the gospel with passers-by and we smile. People tend to think those people are a little crazy. When I see those people witnessing for Christ in obedience to God I’m irresistibly drawn to them. I always have a kind word for them. I admire them for their courage. I see their passion for God. I know I’m a coward for not joining them on the stump. However, we must each please God in our own way.

For me, I decided to share the gospel message of Jesus Christ primarily in two ways. The Holy Spirit prompted me to study God’s word and write about it. That eventually evolved into www.onemoreforjesus.net, my Christian blog site. Christian blogging is simply another name for “passively” witnessing for Christ. I’ve been blogging for two and a half years now and todays blog posting is number 594. As I’ve studied God’s word over time and shared my thoughts my blogs have gotten longer, averaging eight pages now, and each blog now takes me an average of one week to complete. I’ll always continue to blog because it’s a labor of love. Christian blogging for a believer is like giving a glass of cold water to a thirsty man.

The reason for my blog today is to inform my audience my blog rate will decrease on this site because I’m going to split my time going forward between this blog site and my other avenue for sharing the gospel message of Christ, which is distributing Christian tracts. I’ve been handing out Christian tracts for over seven years, which is a lot longer than I’ve been blogging. I’ve handed out well over 3000 Christian tracts but it’s not enough. I want to do more witnessing so I’m starting a new blog site for this purpose. I want to leverage the use of Christian tracts to reach a greater number of nonbelievers. I encourage you to check out christiantractministry.com and follow my blog posts concerning witnessing using Christian tracts. The state of Texas just approved my company, Christian Tract Ministry LLC, as a nonprofit charity. My walk with God continues into a new and expanded ministry; come join me and let’s share the gospel message of Jesus Christ together.

6. Heaven and hell are both real places.

In previous posts we’ve given evidence to prove that there’s a Christian God in heaven and the “Lord” is his name. We’ve also proven beyond any doubt that Jesus Christ is the son of God and that he died on the cross for the sins of all men. We’ve shown that our inerrant Holy Bible is the word of God, the truth of God and the wisdom of God. If the existence of God, Jesus, and God’s word are true then it follows that the existence of heaven and hell is also true. Heaven and hell are both real places. You can’t pick and choose what tenets of the Christian faith you want to believer in. Believe it all or believe none of it. God will spit out a lukewarm believer. God wants a believer with a passion for God. Both heaven and hell are either ignored, ridiculed or denied by the world today. Believing Christians should not fall into the snares that trap the nonbeliever. Satan is the god of this world and he has blinded man to the truth of God, including the existence of heaven and hell.

Psalm 46:8 – Come, behold the works of the Lord, who has made desolations in the earth (emptied out Paradise).

Luke 4:18 – (Jesus speaking) – The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has appointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives (the Old Testament saints in Paradise) and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed.

Isaiah 61:1 – The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives (Old Testament saints within the earth), and the opening of the prison to those who are bound (Paradise).

I mention this because, believe it or not, there are many Christians with their heads stuck in the sand when it comes to the existence of hell. They readily believe in God, Jesus Christ, the Bible and heaven, but when it comes to hell they can’t face the possibility that hell may be a real place. They can’t face the prospect that they may go to hell themselves or they can’t accept the fact that a loving God could and would send anyone to a place like hell. Some believers want to see God only as a kind and benevolent figure who gives out goodies with no strings attached. God is a loving, kind, generous and merciful God, but he’s also a just God, which means he’s also a burning fire for those who will feel God’s wrath.

All the cults of Christianity were created by men who had one thing in common, they couldn’t accept the reality of hell. Jehovah’s Witnesses for example teach that fallen man is annihilated. Christian Science dismisses the possibility of hell and they define hell as an error of mortal man. While the Mormons do believe in a literal hell, they don’t see it as an endless existence. According to Mormons a person’s stay in hell will end at some point but they can’t define exactly how long that will be. The Seventh-Day Adventists claim that God will blot out all sinners one day and establish a new universe. All these cults of Christianity distort the truth of God by promoting false doctrine. Their followers are being led down the path to destruction and they will feel the wrath of God on the last day.

2 Peter 2:4 – God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment.

Hebrews 10:31 – It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

2 Corinthians 5:11 – Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men.

I’d like to point out to all believers that one of the core tenets of the Christian faith is that the Holy Bible is God’s word. There are no errors in the Bible. There is not one comma, period, jot or tittle out of place. In the Bible heaven is mentioned 582 times and heavenly 23 times for a total of 605 times our future home is mentioned. Humanists say that heaven is an allegory or spiritualization of the Bible and was not meant to mean a real place. I’m sorry, you can’t spiritualize something 605 times! Most of the Bible is meant to be interpreted literally and God speaks plainly. The Bible mentions hell 54 times so hell is a real place too. Hell is not an allegory or spiritualization either when it’s mentioned that many times in the Bible. We are to interpret the Bible literally unless the context reveals otherwise. The golden rule of Bible interpretation is if the Scripture makes plain sense then seek no other sense. Don’t let Satan confuse you and make you doubt the clear message in the plainly spoken word of God.

Psalm 16:10 – For you will not leave My soul in Sheol, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.

Psalm 86:13 – For great is Your mercy toward me, and You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

Revelation 20:13 – The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works.

Humanists disavow the existence of hell for the same reason they deny there’s a heaven. Humanists see man as god so of course they have to deny the very existence of God, Jesus, and God’s word. The humanists have no other choice but to say there is also no heaven or hell if they want to be consistent with their false narrative that man will evolve into a god. Humanists have to go the whole hog once they start to lie. The humanists must deny everything about God or their lie is exposed. The truth is the truth whether you believe it or not. We have to remember that heaven and hell are integral parts of God’s salvation plan for man. You cannot save man if there’s no place to reward him. You cannot condemn man if there’s no place to hold him. You simply cannot have heaven without hell and vice versa.

When a believer says they don’t accept what the Bible has to say about heaven and hell they are, in effect, calling God a liar to his face. A believer is telling God he’s a liar and that hell is not a real place where God will send sinners on the last day. Do we really want to have the pride and arrogance to stand before God on the last day and tell him to his face what’s true and what isn’t? I don’t. Woe unto that person when they stand in judgment before Jesus! The Bible makes it very clear that hell is deep within the earth so we have no excuse for our unbelief.

Numbers 16:31-33 – Now it came to pass, as he (Moses) finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart under them, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men with Korah, with all their goods. So they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly.

Luke 16:19-25 – (Jesus speaking) – There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. And being in torment in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. The he cried and said, “Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

1 Samuel 28:11, 13-14 – Then the woman (the witch of Endor) said, “Whom shall I bring up for you?” And he (Saul) said, “Bring up Samuel for me.” And the king said to her, “What did you see?” And the woman said to Saul, “I saw a spirit ascending out of the earth.” So he said to her, “What is his form?” And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is covered with a mantle.” And Saul perceived that it was Samuel.

In the Old Testament hell is referred to as Sheol. In the New Testament hell is called Hades. Both names refer to the same place. Hell is also sometimes referred to as the pit. We know the Bible story of Korah and his followers who challenged Moses for the leadership of the Israelites in the wilderness. God opened up the earth and Korah along with his 3000 followers fell down alive into the pit and the earth closed over them. No spiritualization there; just the naked truth of God. We also remember the parable about the deaths of the beggar Lazarus and the rich man. The rich man died and went down to Hades within the earth where he was in constant pain and torment. Lazarus also died, but he went down into earth to what is called Paradise or Abraham’s bosom, where the righteous of God are captives waiting for the Savior to come liberate them.

This story in the Bible is very clear about the location of both Hades and Paradise and the Bible must be interpreted literally. There is no way you can point to any type of allegory or spiritualization within the parable. If the humanists can sell us on the entire Bible being nothing but an allegory or full of spiritualization then they are free to make the Bible say whatever they want it to say. That’s part of Satan plans to discredit God’s word. Don’t fall for the lie. Hold onto the truth of God’s word as it is plainly written.

Psalm 9:17 – The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

Psalm 33:15 – The Lord looks from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.

Romans 3:4 – Let God be true but every man a liar. As it is written: “That You may be justified in Your words, and may overcome when You are judged.”

Think of hell as just a temporary holding cell within the earth where the spirits of all the nonbelievers of all ages are held when they die. On the last day they’ll be resurrected bodily and taken before Jesus Christ, the righteous judge of both the living and the dead. Those who died without having their sins forgiven by God go directly to hell upon their death to await their sentencing before God. The final judgment will occur immediately after the one thousand year millennial reign of Jesus Christ on the earth, which will begin at the Second Coming of Christ. Nonbelievers will be resurrected bodily on the last day to stand before the great White Throne judgment of Jesus Christ. They are condemned already. Nonbelievers will be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone forever. Often when we refer to hell we aren’t being specific. We tend to lump together hell within the earth and the lake of fire in our minds but really they’re two entirely different places made for two different purposes. The Jewish people traditionally refer to Gehenna hell as a place of outer darkness where there will be wailing, weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Psalm 55:15 – Let death seize them; let them go down alive into hell, for wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.

Psalm 11:4 – The Lord is in His holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.

The lake of fire is also called Gehenna twelve times in the New Testament. It was originally created by God to house Satan and his fallen angels for eternity but unforgiven man will also spend eternity there alongside Satan, the fallen angels, the antichrist and the false prophet. Gehenna is not in the earth but in an unknown location somewhere else in the universe known only to God. The lake of fire is currently empty and awaiting the prisoners on the last day. Gehenna is empty because all unforgiven men are in hell and all the fallen angels are currently demons on earth. The only exceptions are those early angels who came to earth and left their domain to sleep with women. Those angels are an abomination to God which is why they are now chained in the lowest part of pit of hell awaiting their final judgment from God. Woe to anyone who becomes an abomination to God!

Psalm 139:7-8 – Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven You are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold You are there.

Psalm 85:11 – Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

In Old Testament times when the righteous died their eternal souls went to Paradise within the earth. They couldn’t go to heaven because their spirits still had the stain of sin from Adam’s fall and God doesn’t allow sin in heaven. After the crucifixion of Jesus, the eternal spirits of all those who die in Christ go directly to heaven to be in the presence of the Lord. That never happened with the Old Testament saints when they died because their spirits were sent to Paradise to await the coming of the Savior, Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ, the son of God, died on the cross for the sins of all men, past, present and future. This allowed God to wash away the sins of the Old Testament saints being held captive in Paradise.

During his three days in the grave Jesus went down to Paradise and personally freed the captives and escorted the eternal souls of the Old Testament saints to heaven. This is what the Holy Bible is referring to when it talks about Jesus releasing the captives (Luke 4:18, Psalm 46:8, Isaiah 61:1). Paradise has no further use and is now empty after the arrival of Jesus Christ. Paradise has been left desolate. Maybe Paradise will one day become a sort of tourist attraction for believers to visit once we go to heaven and get our glorified bodies. In heaven we’ll be able to teleport anywhere in the universe because our glorified bodies will be exactly like the body Jesus has.

Matthew 7:21 – (Jesus speaking) – Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

Revelation 20:1 – Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the keys to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

Matthew 7:12 – (Jesus speaking) – Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he does the will of My Father in heaven.

From God’s description of hell we know that it’s a place of thirst, misery, pain, frustration and anger. People going there will remember forever the chance of heaven they let slip through their fingers and they’ll be very remorseful. People in hell will know what it means to be forever separated from God. People in hell will understand what it means to receive the undiluted wrath of God for all eternity. We know with God there is no injustice at all so everyone will know they got just what they deserved. We know in hell there will be varying degrees of suffering that have a direct relationship to the sinner’s life on earth. A spiritual truth of God is we reap what we sow. I’m sure that mass murderers like Hitler, Stalin and Putin will all receive the maximum suffering in hell. The Bible says Judas Iscariot will also go to his own special place in hell so no doubt his suffering will be great too.

Matthew 13:41-42 – (Jesus speaking) – The Son of Man will send out His angels, so they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Revelation 14:10 – He himself (the nonbeliever) shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.

I fear death like everyone else. We all fear death because it’s the unknown. If death meant we’re annihilated that wouldn’t be so bad. That’s not too scary. What’s terrifying is the thought of living forever in hell in constant pain and agony. The human mind simply cannot comprehend the horrors of hell and how long eternity actually is. It’s unimaginable! Think about living a trillion years in hell knowing that length of time is only one day in eternity. Once we know the truth of God and his salvation plan for man our plan of action should be crystal clear. We must avoid hell at all costs! I know I was terrified at the prospect of going to hell and you should be too. Here is what all nonbelievers need to do. Run as swiftly as you can toward God our Father with arms stretched out wide. Don’t worry, God will catch you up into his arms with great joy and he will save you because God promises he will do just that in his word. God cannot lie! Praise God for his love, mercy and grace!

Revelation 21:8 – But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.

Matthew 25:41 – (Jesus speaking) – Then He will also say to those on the left hand, “Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.”

5. Each person becomes an immortal being at conception.

Every person born of a woman has two birthdays, not one. We all tend to celebrate our own birthday based on the day our mothers gave birth to us. Congratulations to all the mothers out there in the world! God bless them. While our physical birthday is important to us it pales in significance to the date of our spiritual birthday, which happens at conception. Our spiritual birthday is when our existence actually begins. We receive our eternal spirit fully formed at conception. There’s no such thing as a baby spirit that grows into an adult spirit. The Bible confirms that it is God himself who is both our spiritual birth mother and father because God alone is our maker. At conception God gives a piece of himself to each person.

John 3:6 – (Jesus) – That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Galatians 4:19 – My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you.

Isaiah 44:24 – Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, and He who formed you in the womb: I am the Lord, who makes all things, who stretches out the heavens all alone, who spreads abroad the earth by Myself.

1 Peter 1:23 – Having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever.

Ecclesiastes 12:6-7 – Remember your Creator before the silver cord is loosed, or the golden bowl is broken or the pitcher shattered at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the well. Then the dust (man) will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.

God is an eternal invisible spirit so when God gives us a part of himself he is giving us a small sliver of his divine essence so that we receive an eternal spirit like God has. God has always existed and will never die, which means God is immortal. When God gives us an eternal spirit at conception it means from that moment onward we are immortal beings like God because we have God’s immortal essence inside of us. God doesn’t change his mind so we don’t have to worry about God taking back his immortality from us. Once God gives something he never takes it back because that would indicate God made a mistake and we know God is perfect and doesn’t make any mistakes.

1 Peter 1:3 – Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Romans 8:9 – But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.

1 Corinthians 3:16-17 – Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

Romans 8:11 – But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

Isaiah 57:16 – For I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry; for the spirit would fail before Me, and the souls which I have made.

Atheists don’t believe human beings have an eternal soul and our seventy short years of life is all there is. Atheists believe at death we lose consciousness and our existence simply ends. Atheists believe there is no such thing as right or wrong and people are free to do whatever they want without any need to feel guilty or any fear of being punished for their actions by a nonexistent God. Atheists feel secure in their own intelligence; they consider themselves wise. Atheists have made up their mind there’s no God without even giving God a chance. Oddly enough, atheists never attempt an in depth study of all the available facts about God to see if he is real or not. Atheists simply dismiss even the possibility of God and that stems from Satan blinding them to the truth of God.

2 Corinthians 4:4 – Whose minds the god of this age (Satan) has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.

Ephesians 2:1-2 – And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sin, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air (Satan), the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience.

1 Corinthians 3:19 – For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their own craftiness.”

Colossians 1:13 – He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love.

Zechariah 12:1 – The burden of the word of the Lord against Israel. Thus says the Lord, who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him.

Death is the great equalizer and the fear of all men. While Christian believers fear death like anyone else in their heart they know they’re immortal beings who are at peace with the God who made them. Believers approach death differently than do nonbelievers. Believers have what is called the, “peace of God”, because they know they’ll immediately go to heaven upon their death and into the presence of the Lord. Contrast that faith believers have in God with the nonbeliever (atheist) who is adamant there’s no God. Nonbelievers are confident when death is far away but when death approaches the false bravado of the nonbeliever flees from them. Their confidence and courage will wane, leaving only abject terror at the prospect of dying. That could all have been avoided if only the atheist had taken the time to look at the evidence for God right there in the Holy Bible. Nonbelievers dismiss the Bible as just a book and they walk by it all the days of their life. Nonbelievers have no excuse before God because the existence of God is self-evident.

John 14:6 – (Jesus speaking) – I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

John 11:25-26 – (Jesus speaking) – I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.

At the moment of their death the eternal spirit of the nonbeliever has to leave the corpse and immediately go somewhere. An eternal spirit leaving a dead person must go to one of two places, either to heaven or to hell. Believers go to heaven but for the nonbeliever, their eternal spirit will go straight to hell, where they’ll be in constant pain and torment while they wait for the final judgment from Jesus Christ on the last day. Those who go to hell will be resurrected bodily on the last day and thrown into the lake of fire for all eternity. As you can see our eternal destiny is too important an issue to be left to chance. If you’re a nonbeliever now don’t be so smug; be sure you’re right. Evaluate the truth of God contained in the Bible now to ease your mind. The proof of God will bear up under scrutiny. You’d be wise to heed my words while there’s still time for you to find salvation unto eternal life in heaven.

Hebrews 9:27 – And it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.

2 Corinthians 5:6 – So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord.

Matthew 10:28 – (Jesus speaking) – And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

2 Corinthians 5:1 – For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Hebrews 12:9 – Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?

Satan is the god of this world and throughout human history he has sponsored numerous fake religions and false gods to hide the truth of God from man. Satan has done a very good job of fooling man because most people don’t believe in the Lord, the one true God of creation. The only possible path to salvation unto eternal life in heaven is through belief in the Lord God and acceptance of his son Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Admittedly, all these other believers in religious cults like Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism also think their religion is the true religion and that their god is the right one. All religions claim their god is true and all others gods are false. Since all religions are mutually exclusive it means only one can be true or they’re all false. Common sense should tell us that there aren’t multiple gods or more than one way to heaven. When we look for evidence of God we find the only real proof of God belongs to the Christian God. To prove he is God the Lord has provided us with creation, his personal testimony (the Bible), and his son Jesus Christ; through whom we live and through whom we’re saved unto eternal life in heaven.

Colossians 1:16 – For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.

Daniel 12:2-3 – And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever.

Genesis 2:7 – And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

1 Corinthians 15:54-55 – So when this corruption has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?”

Psalm 8:4-6 – What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, and You have crowned him with glory and honor.

All men have the stain of sin in their body and in their soul. The wages of sin is death. To redeem us from eternal death a just God required the blood sacrifice of a sinless man. Since there was no man on earth without sin God had to set aside his crown in heaven and lower himself by coming to earth as the incarnate Jesus Christ. To qualify as our Savior Jesus had to be human in every way, including how he was conceived and how he was born. Jesus was 100% human and 100% God without mixing the two natures. When the angel Gabriel informed Mary she was to be the mother of Jesus Mary asked, “How can this be since I know no man?” Gabriel responded to Mary, “The Holy Spirit will overshadow you.” That means the Holy Spirit is actually the father of Jesus because he provided the X-chromosomes, normally provided by a male donor, that were necessary to fertilize Mary’s egg and create a new human being.

Romans 6:23 – For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Ephesians 1:7 – In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.

Romans 5:9 – Much more then, having been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.

Hebrews 2:17 – Therefore in all things He (Jesus) had to be made like His brethren (human beings), that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

Revelation 4:11 – (Jesus speaking) – Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown (eternal life in heaven).

The Holy Spirit had to give the human Jesus his eternal spirit at his conception the same way it happens for all of us. There was no human father for Jesus and the Holy Spirit never made a follow up visit to Mary or the Bible would have said so. This tells me Jesus received his conception and eternal spirit at the same time. To qualify as being fully man Jesus had to get his eternal spirit the same way we do. To put it another way, because Jesus received his eternal spirit at conception it proves we do to. Another example is John the Baptist. He was another miracle birth orchestrated by God. As the forerunner of Christ, the baby John was filled with the Holy Spirit while still in the womb. You can’t have the indwelt Holy Spirit in a person before they receive their eternal spirit provided by God. You can’t put the cart before the horse; which means the eternal spirit of John the Baptist must also have been given to him at conception. The Holy Spirit indwelt both Jesus and John from conception.

Job 1:21 – Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return there (back to God). The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

Galatians 4:4-5 – But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

Ephesians 1:13 – In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise.

John 6:40 – (Jesus speaking) – And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

Matthew 1:18 – Now the birth of Jesus was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

This means that an unborn child who is aborted naturally or by medical means loses his physical life but their eternal life will live on in the presence of Jesus in heaven. The Bible confirms that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. Does this lost baby remain a child in heaven? Do they become adults in heaven? We know the eternal spirit comes fully formed. Will the resurrected bodies of unborn babies look like the adults they would have become had they lived? I don’t know, but God knows. We’ll find out once we get to heaven. Abortion rights is an emotionally charged topic in this country with many passionate believers on both sides of the issue. I know the killing of an unborn child is wrong, not only because the Bible tells me so but also because I feel the sin in my soul. Instead of seeing things how you want them to be go read your Bible and see what God has to say about taking a priceless innocent life that he has made. You have no excuse.

2 Corinthians 5:10 – For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

John 5:24 – (Jesus speaking) – Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.

John 5:28-29 – (Jesus speaking) – For the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth – those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of the damned.

Matthew 16:27 – (Jesus speaking) – For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.

Luke 1:31, 34-35 – And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is born will be called the Son of God.”

The truth is always the truth whether you agree with it or not. As a believer I’m obligated to share the truth of God no matter what the political backlash is. We have to speak truth to power and not give in to political correctness run amok. I believe the inerrant Bible is the truth of God. One of God’s commandments is you shall not kill and Scripture reveals to us that physical life and spiritual life begin at conception. Not only life, but eternal life! From Scripture we know that at conception a person becomes a living human being both physically and spiritually and therefore abortion is murder, infanticide, and the legalized killing of a helpless child so their body parts can be harvested and sold to the highest bidder like cattle. Destroying a human being that God has made is a sin before God and he commands us not to do it. There’s no way to sugar-coat it what I have to say. There is no justification before God for the killing of an innocent unborn child. It’s not just me saying it, but the Lord, who is the righteous God who will judge us all on the last day for our sins. The Bible says there’s a special place in hell for those who harm children.

Ephesians 2:10 – For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

John 3:36 – (Jesus speaking) – He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.

1 John 5:13 – These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.

Nehemiah 9:6 – You alone are the Lord; You have made heaven, with all their host, the earth and everything on it, the seas and all that is in them, and You preserve them all. The host of heaven worships You.

Luke 1:15 – For he (John the Baptist) will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

4. Each person has been given enough faith to be saved by God.

Before he laid the foundation of the world God knew each believer beforehand and he carefully planned good works for them to do. Most believers will complete very few of the good works God has planned for them to do. God knows this. God is not a one trick pony. God is unfathomable and multiple in all things. If there’s a good work God has planned for us and we don’t do it God has someone else lined up and ready to take our place. Failing to do what God has planned for us to do means we’ll lose the blessing or reward tied to that good work and it’ll go to someone else who was more obedient to God. We see an example of this spiritual truth played out in the book of Ester. God placed the Jewish girl Ester as the wife of King Ahasuerus of Persia so she could save her people from the evil plot of Haman to destroy all Jews. Ester’s uncle Mordecai told Ester that God made her queen so that she could save her people and if she refused to do it then God would raise up another deliverer and she would perish.

Ester 4:13-14 – And Mordecai told them to answer Ester: Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews. For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

Ecclesiastes – He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.

Don’t be discouraged. Just run the individual race God has given you with perseverance while continuing to do all the good works you possibly can. We’re all sinners, we all have a sin nature and we’re all living in a fallen and cursed world. We can do nothing for God until he first saves us and then to accomplish anything after that we must be in obedience to God’s word and work through the power of the indwelt Holy Spirit. When believers stand before the bema judgment seat of Jesus Christ on the last day to receive their rewards for good works done in the body Jesus will indeed let them know the good works they have done. But believers will also be made aware of the good works that God had planned for them that they failed to do, and the rewards they missed out on due to their disobedience.

Ephesians 2:10 – For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

2 Corinthians 5:10 – For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

Hebrews 6:10 – For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Matthew 28:19 – (Jesus speaking) – Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

God has never planned any good works for the nonbeliever because what’s the point? The number one good work the believer can do for God is to witness the gospel of Christ to nonbelievers. In addition to witnessing the gospel message of Christ to all nonbelievers we Christians are also commanded to do other good works such as helping the poor and the needy. If the believer isn’t first fulfilling the Great Commission that Jesus gave his disciples, which is to share the gospel message of Christ , then all other good works are meaningless to God. Other good works are just icing on the cake but witnessing is the important thing; witnessing is the cake. Without the cake the icing is useless so it gets thrown in the trash.

Proverbs 11:30 – The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

Proverbs 14:25 – A true witness delivers souls, but a deceitful witness speaks lies.

Acts 10:42 – And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead.

Titus 2:15 – Speak these things (the gospel), exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

Nonbelievers, on the other hand, have no good works planned for them because they are not saved unto eternal life by God’s grace. Those who don’t know God certainly can’t witness about something they know nothing about. God is efficient with no wasted motion. God doesn’t waste his time on things that are meaningless. I’m not saying that nonbelievers can’t do good works in this world; they can. I’m just saying anything good done in this world by nonbelievers has no impact on their eternal destination because they will be condemned by God on the last day if they aren’t saved and they cannot do the main thing, which is to witness for Christ. If you’re not a believer you have no personal testimony to give because you don’t know God. Other good works will not be credited to anyone’s account if they don’t first witness the gospel of Christ. You cannot please God if you don’t share Jesus Christ with nonbelievers at every opportunity.

1 Timothy 2:3-4 – For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Colossians 3:25 – But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no partiality.

Titus 3:8 – This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

2 Corinthians 5:20 – Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God was pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.

Nonbelievers will one day have to stand before the Great White throne for judgment by Jesus Christ while still abiding in their sins, no matter how much they help the poor and needy. We can’t buy our way into heaven; we can only get there through faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Jesus Christ will dispense justice fairly to everyone which means he will condemn nonbelievers to the lake of fire forever for their sins. You must understand that God is good but also just. God didn’t make any man with the knowledge and intent of sending them to hell. By his foreknowledge God knew who would accept his saving grace and who wouldn’t. Always remember that God is good, God is great and God is fair to every creature he has made. Every man on earth has equal opportunity to find God, know God and accept God’s salvation unto eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

1 Corinthians 1:9 – God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Thessalonians 5:24 – He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.

Psalm 37:3 – Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

John 4:36 – (Jesus speaking) – And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

I once thought I had an unfair advantage over someone living Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, etc., because I lived in the United States and hearing the gospel message of Christ happens easily and often in a Christian country. I thought I stood a much better chance of being saved than the people of those other countries and I felt sorry for their loss. I saw things only from a human perspective and not how God sees things. The Lord is a God of justice so he made every person with the same small amount of faith on the inside of them so that anyone can find salvation unto eternal life if they sincerely want salvation and ask God for it. There’s no such thing as a person who really wants to be saved but they can’t achieve it. It says in the Bible in Romans 10:13, that we can be saved unto eternal life if we ask it of God. We all have enough faith within us to be saved, no matter how small that faith is, because God made us all with the capacity to be able to accept his saving grace. It’s all part of God’s salvation plan for man.

Hebrews 11:1 – Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

2 Corinthians 5:7 – For we walk by faith, not by sight.

Romans 5:1-2 – Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we also have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 9:6 – But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

The dictionary defines faith as, “complete trust or confidence in someone or something.” For the believer that means complete trust in Jesus and complete confidence that we are saved unto eternal life and will one day be in heaven with the Lord. Nothing compares to our faith in God. It gives us peace with God and the peace of God. There’s a great example in the gospel of Luke of the spiritual truth that it takes only a small amount of faith to be saved. In Luke 23:42-43, Jesus grants salvation to someone who has what I’d say is only a small amount of faith. One of the two thieves that were condemned and crucified on the cross alongside Jesus spoke to the Lord only once. The thief addressed Jesus as Lord and then he asked Jesus to remember him when he came into his kingdom. Based on that one brief statement alone Jesus saved the thief then and there and told him he’d be with the Lord in Paradise that day.

Luke 23:42-43 – The he (the thief on the cross) said to Jesus. “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

Matthew 22:14 – (Jesus speaking) – For many are called, but few are chosen.

Hebrew 11:6 – But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Romans 11:29 – For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

God calls all men to salvation but few are chosen. Ultimately the Lord alone decides who he will save through the Holy Spirit, what criteria he will use to save them and what amount of faith is needed for their salvation; even among nations and peoples that are unfamiliar with Christianity. It’s not for us to judge the actions of God or the salvation plan that God has in place for man. While it’s true that some Christians will continue to grow their faith as they walk humbly with God, there are many other Christians, in fact most Christians, that never seem to grow the small amount of faith that God has given to all men. Either way, God saves anyone who asks him, whether their faith is large or small.

Romans 10:13 – For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Romans 8:30 – Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called, these He also justified, these He also glorified.

2 Thessalonians 2:14 – To which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Luke 6:39 – (Jesus speaking) – Can the blind (nonbelievers) lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch?

I’m sure when the Apostle Paul first met Jesus Christ on the Damascus road he was saved into eternal life by his great faith in the Lord. Seeing the resurrected Christ will do that for you. On the other hand, when an innocent eight year old child stands before the church congregation and accepts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior his or her faith is small yet God saves them too. God cannot lie. God is ever faithful to fulfill his word and save you if you cry out to him no matter whether your faith is large or small; no matter whether you are young or old. God loves us all and his net is wide so that he can harvest as many souls as possible for the kingdom of God. Praise God for his love, mercy and grace!

Romans 4:5 – But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.

John 3:36 – (Jesus speaking) – He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.

1 John 2:25 – And this is the promise that He has promised us – eternal life.

Romans 3:28 – Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.

If anyone recognizes their sinful state before God and asks for God to forgive them of their sins and save them then Scripture says God will do it. The Bible doesn’t say God might save you if you ask him to forgive you of your sins; the Bible says God will save you if you ask him. There are no ifs, ands or buts about it; no qualifiers whatsoever. The Scriptures don’t say God will check your level of faith first and if it’s great enough then God will save you. God makes a promise to forgive you of your sins and save you, period. No questions asked. If you have enough faith to ask for God’s grace you can be sure your sins are forgiven. Always keep in mind that God loves us dearly and he wants us to be in heaven with him forever.

2 Timothy 4:1-2 – I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

John 3:18 – (Jesus speaking) – He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Daniel 12:2-3 – And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever.

John 3:27 – A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.

God is for us and his goal is for all of us to be in heaven with him for eternity. God is inclusive which is why God made his salvation plan so easy for us to understand. God is doing his best to get us into heaven, not keep us out. All we have to do is turn from our sin and accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and we can be certain we’re going to heaven. We have God’s solemn promise! Salvation appears so easy some people might think it’s a trick, that their must be a catch. I can tell you there’s no catch; salvation really is that easy. The only caveat is that man must make the free will decision to serve God while they yet live. A person choosing to serve Satan will go to hell forever. Not deciding whom to serve is a default selection for Satan also resulting in eternal damnation.

2 Corinthians 5:11 – Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men.

Hebrews 10:31 – It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Matthew 10:28 – (Jesus speaking) – And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

1 John 1:9 – If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

3. Satan is revealed by man’s evil.

I don’t think anyone will disagree with the statement that evil not only exists in the world it’s rampant and getting worse every day. The disagreement comes when we try to decide where evil comes from. Humanists (nonbelievers) have declared that man himself is a god with virtues that will continue to evolve over time so that the earth will eventually become a utopian paradise. Humanists dare not blame man for the evil in the world, or Satan for that matter, because it would destroy the entire belief system they have constructed to deny the existence of God. Just as an invisible God is revealed by the existence of physical man, an invisible Satan is revealed by the actions of physical man, which are evil. We may not be able to see evil spirits but we can know they exist by the path of destruction, sin and evil they leave behind. God and Satan are a matched pair, one good and one evil, on opposite sides of the spiritual spectrum. On earth you can’t have good without evil because Satan is still currently the god of this world. You can’t have God without Satan until God chains Satan in the bottomless pit on the last day. If we’ve already proven that God is real then we know for certain that Satan also has to be real, and vice versa.

Luke 10:18 – (Jesus speaking) – I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

1 Peter 5:8 – Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Ephesians 4:26-27 – Be angry, and do not sin: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil.

Isaiah 14:12-14 – How you have fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you weakened the nations! For you have said in your heart: I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will also sit on the mount of the congregation on the farthest sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the most high.

We know Satan means “adversary.” Satan is the adversary of both God and man. Who exactly is Satan? We know Satan was known in heaven as Lucifer when he was the most powerful angel that God ever created. Satan became enamored of his power and beauty and in his pride and arrogance he thought that he should be God so he led a third of the angels of heaven in a revolt against God. When God defeated Satan and the rest of his fallen angels they were thrown to earth where we know them as demons. Since fallen angels (demons) are eternal spirit beings that can no longer live in heaven due to their sin God created the lake of fire and brimstone as an eternal resting place for them on the day of judgment. The lake of fire was created for Satan and his fallen angels but it will also serve as the final resting place of all men who reject God’s saving grace. Those who fail to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior will face the wrath of God on the last day. After the resurrection of nonbelievers on the last day those who have rejected God’s grace will be grabbed bodily by an angel of God and thrown into the lake of fire where they will be in pain and agony for all eternity.

Revelation 12:9 – So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Romans 16:20 – And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

Luke 22:31 – And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat.

Ephesians 6:11 – Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Matthew 7:17-18 – (Jesus speaking) – Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

Revelation 20:15 – And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

When God created Adam and Eve the earth was without sin and God gave the earth to Adam as his inheritance. Satan beguiled Adam and Eve causing them to sin against God. God banished Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden because of their sin and then God took away their immortality. Satan gained title to the earth from Adam and he became the god of this world. Satan introduced sin and evil into the world and as long as the world continues to experience the sin and the evil that men do we can be sure that Satan is real and still with us on this earth. When Scripture says the fallen angels were thrown to the earth that means God incarcerated them here on earth with us until the last day. Scripture also says you will know both God and man by their fruit and the same holds true for Satan. We may not be able to see an invisible Satan or his fellow demons but we can sure track his handiwork (fruit) in this fallen world. There are literally millions of demons roaming the earth bent on our destruction so we need to be aware of it and seek the Lord’s protection.

Matthew 7:19-20 – Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

Hebrews 2:14 – In as much as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil.

1 John 3:8 – He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

Matthew 4:1 – Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

Matthew 4:10 – (Jesus speaking) – Away with you Satan! For it is written, you shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.

Humanists don’t want people believing in God so they say the Bible isn’t really talking about a real person when it mentions Satan or the devil. They claim that Satan was only meant to be an allegory or a spiritualization that described man’s life on earth. That doesn’t hold water when we examine the Bible. God’s word is meant to be interpreted literally except in those few instances where figures of speech are obvious or explained in Scripture. The rule of thumb with Scripture interpretation is if it makes plain sense then seek no other sense. Once you start spiritualizing the verses of the Bible then the reader can make the Bible say whatever the reader wants it to say instead of the truth of God. This is the ultimate goal of the humanists. People who alter or distort the meaning of what God says in his word will face the wrath of God on the last day.

Revelation 22:18-19 – For I testify to everyone who hears the word of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

When humanists try to distort God’s word for their own purposes they risk the wrath of God as stipulated in the above verses from the book of Revelation. We’d all be wise to interpret the Bible literally and avoid making that mistake before an angry God. In Ezekiel 28:12-19, God gives us a lengthy discussion of the origin and fall of the devil. God is obviously talking about a real person. In Job 1:6-12 and Job 2:1-7, God is conversing with Satan at length about his servant Job. You can only have a conversation with a real person. We know that in the gospel of Matthew, verses 4:1-10, the Scriptures are describing Satan tempting Jesus three times in the wilderness. In each instance Jesus was dealing with a real person when he rebuffed Satan’s temptations by quoting Scripture. Quoting the Bible is a good example for all us to follow when Satan tempts us, because he will. This story is also recorded in the gospel of Luke, verses 4:1-12. That can only happen when you have real people conversing back and forth; Jesus and Satan in this instance. In the Bible Satan entered Judas and the antichrist which proves Satan is a real person and not an allegory or spiritualization of the Bible. The Bible is the proven truth of God that is without error so when the Bible addresses Satan as a person it’s a fact that no one can dispute.

1 John 5:19 – We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.

Matthew 16:23 – (Jesus speaking to Peter) – Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.

Luke 22:3 – Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve.

James 4:7 – Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Matthew 12:33 – (Jesus speaking) – Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.

The devil is mentioned in seven Old Testament books; Genesis, Job, 1 Chronicles, Psalm, Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Zechariah. Satan is found in nineteen New Testament books, and is referred to by every New Testament writer. Satan is mentioned 55 times in the Bible and referred to as the devil 61 times. Satan is mentioned so may times in the Bible that his existence cannot be simply explained away by nonbelievers as a spiritualization or an allegory. God speaks plainly in his word and he speaks literally so we know for certain that Satan exists and does evil in the world. So in the Bible we have Satan mentioned a total of 116 times, not counting when Satan is called by one of his many other names such as the evil one, the wicked one, the son of perdition, etc. God desires above all else to be believed in. Satan on the other hand, tries his best to be underestimated, ignored or denied so that he can work his evil on the world unnoticed and unopposed. In his hatred Satan seeks to destroy man at every opportunity. God loves us and seeks to save us at every opportunity. The gulf between God and Satan couldn’t be any wider. The contrast between God and Satan couldn’t be any clearer. If you want to maintain fellowship with God then avoid sin and evil and abide in God’s word. Love what God loves and hate what God hates. God really hates Satan and so should we!

John 15:16 – (Jesus speaking) – You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.

2. The “Lord” is the name of the one true God.

In my previous blog we settled, once and for all, the question of whether or not God exists. We’ve presented irrefutable facts that prove God does indeed exist. The question then becomes who is this one God who made everything? What is his name? Throughout history there have been many religions established that all claim that only their god or gods are true and all other gods are false. All religions are therefore mutually exclusive which means only one religion can be true; or they are all false. How is a rational person to decide which God is correct? When we look for evidence of God we find it only when we examine the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The true God of Christianity also happens to be the God of Judaism. The difference being Judaism doesn’t recognize Jesus Christ as the Messiah, the Son of God. Part of the process of proving that God exists in the first place, our “proofs” of God, is intertwined with God’s name as revealed in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.

1 Chronicles 16:29 – Give to the Lord the glory due His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

Exodus 6:2-3 – And God spoke to Moses and said to him: “I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name Lord I was not known to them.

Genesis 4:26 – And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on the name of the Lord.

God is known by many names, mostly associated with his many wonderful attributes. You are what you do and what you continually think about. A person’s name is very important to them and it’s the same with God. In his word God declares his name to be “Lord” so that’s what we should call him when we access the throne room of heaven in prayer. God chose the Hebrews as his chosen people. The Hebrew language contains only consonants (no vowels) and the speaker provided the vowels when they spoke. The Hebrews call God by the name of YHWH, which is pronounced “Yahweh.” The Bible was first translated from Hebrew into Greek and Yahweh became Jeshua. The Bible was later translated into English where the name for God was translated as Jehovah.

Nehemiah 9:6 – You alone are the Lord; You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and everything on it, the seas and all that is in them, and You preserve them all. The host of heaven worships You.

Psalm 18:30-31 – As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust Him. For who is God except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God?

Revelation 19:16 – And He (Jesus) has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: King of kings and Lord of lords.

Since the early 1500’s Christians have commonly referred to God as Jehovah. In the Scriptures God declares his name to be “Lord” and that’s the name I suggest we use, unless you happen to be Jewish. I don’t recall anywhere in the Bible where God declares his name is Yahweh, Yeshua or Jehovah. When you speak to God remember who you’re talking to and address God using the formal name he prefers (Lord); or you can call him Master, God, King or Father. In the dictionary lord is defined as master or ruler. When we capitalize the word Lord we are then referring to the divine master and ruler of the universe; which is God. The word Lord defines both who God is (our master) and what God does (ruler over us). I’d say the Lord’s name fits him perfectly so use it when you come before the throne of grace as a sign of honor, respect and reverence. We express our proper “fear” of the Lord when we use his holy name before the throne of heaven. Once you have observed the proper heavenly prayer protocol and given God the glory due his name; then you can approach God and present your petition. Always close prayer by giving thanks to God in Jesus’ name.

James 5:14 – Is anyone among you sick? Let him call the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

Colossians 3:17 – And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Philippians 2:9-11 – Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on the earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

God wouldn’t have created the universe unless he had a good reason. God wouldn’t have made man, his masterpiece of creation, and placed us on this earth without a good reason. God wouldn’t have made everything we see unless he intended to be intimately involved in every aspect of his creation by revealing himself to man and telling us why we’re here. A God who created all we see would, above all else, desire that man fully believes in him and knows his name. Only the Lord our God has given us his word, our Holy Bible, which will answer all these questions. Critics have been trying to find fault with the Bible for 2000 years and have yet to find any errors in it. The Bible is one third prophecy and over 500 of the over 1000 prophecies in it have been fulfilled and documented as fact. The Bible is the truth of God and the wisdom of God.

Hebrews 11:6 – But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Isaiah 43:11 – I, even I, am the Lord, and besides Me there is no Savior.

Isaiah 43:15 – I am the Lord, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.

Ephesians 5:20 – Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

All of the other fake religions and false gods throughout human history have not produced even a single fulfilled prophecy. They were all sponsored by Satan to hide the truth of God from man. One way you can be sure you’re dealing with God is if he can fulfill prophecy because only the true God is the author of history. Only God knows the end from the beginning. Another way you can be sure of the identity of God is if he can bring someone back to life, which is something only God can do and which God documented several times in the Holy Bible because God is the author of life. The Hebrews identified their God as someone who could walk on water and calm the raging storm. Jesus did both od those things on the Sea of Galilee as further proof to the Hebrews, and the us Gentiles, that he is indeed God in the flesh. Of the four main world religions only the Lord God of the Christian faith has proven that he is God. Only our Lord has fulfilled prophecy, raised the dead, controlled nature and walked on water. What more proof do we need to identify God?

Isaiah 1:18 – Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord, though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Romans 10:13 – For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Isaiah 42:8 – I am the Lord, that is My name; and My glory I will not give to another.

Psalm 29:2 – Give unto the Lord the glory due His name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

I previously posted an eleven part blog series on fake religions and false gods back in May and June of 2021 (see my archives). I’ll just repeat the high points here. Christianity is the world’s largest religion with over 2.5 billion followers. Jesus Christ is the head of our church, which was founded in 33AD, and the Bible is our holy book written by God himself. The tomb of Christ is empty for he is risen and he sits at the right hand of God in heaven. Islam is the world’s second largest religion with over two billion followers. Islam was founded in 622 AD by the prophet Mohammed who claimed that god was named Allah, which is a name he borrowed from the moon god of one of the old desert tribes of the Arabian peninsula. Mohammed wrote the Quran, the holy book of the Muslim faith. Mohammed is buried in a grave somewhere. Both Jesus Christ and Mohammed claim to be prophets of their respective faiths. Only one God can be true so let’s look at the evidence and decide for ourselves who is the true God of heaven and earth.

Psalm 19:7 – The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

Jeremiah 29:11 – For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Matthew 22:37 – (Jesus speaking) – You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.

Jesus Christ fulfilled over sixty prophecies in the Bible about the coming of the Messiah, the Son of God, and we have eyewitness testimonies from those who actually knew Jesus in addition to the witnesses of many millions of people who have testified that a personal relationship with Jesus has changed their lives for the better. In Allah, on the other hand, we have no fulfilled prophecies and no personal testimonies other than from the prophet Mohammed, who established the Muslim faith and had a vested interest in maintaining the narrative of the religion he created. I know of no one who has claimed that they know Allah personally or that he has changed their lives in any way. In the Bible we have the obvious wisdom of God and in the Quran we have a book of contradictions and half-truths. The Quran is just an unsuccessful attempt by Satan to mimic the word of God in order to fool man. Based on all the evidence, we have proven that Jesus Christ is God in the flesh and that Allah is nothing more than a false god from a fake religion sponsored by Satan to divert man from the truth of God and salvation unto eternal life in heaven that God has prepared for man.

Malachi 3:6 – For I am the Lord, I do not change.

Isaiah 45:5 – I am the Lord, and there is no other; there is no God besides Me.

Hosea 13:4 – Yet I am the Lord your God…there is no Savior besides Me.

To be fair, there are two other major world religions we should mention. Hinduism is the third largest world religion with over 1.3 billion followers, primarily in India. Hinduism is not technically a religion; it’s really just modern day paganism. Hindus worship a thousand different gods and everyone is free to choose which gods they worship. Hindus are free to worship one god, many gods or no god at all. Hindus worship idols of their chosen deities in their temples and also in shrines they set up at home. Hindus have no doctrinal authority in which to turn to and they all expect that their soul will somehow evolve into a perfect state of being on its own. Common sense should tell us there can’t be thousands of gods and man cannot evolve into anything good on his own. Look around. A perverse and evil world should tell us this narrative is false.

Deuteronomy 7:9 – Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments.

1 Corinthians 15:58 – Therefore my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:6 – So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord.

Buddhism is the fourth largest world religion with over 500 million followers. Buddhism is an Indian religion started by Guatama Buddha around 500 BC. Buddha is not in heaven; he is buried in a grave somewhere. Buddhism is technically not a religion either because Buddhists don’t believe in a supreme being we refer to as God. You could say Buddhists worship man as their god because they glorify themselves as the way to heaven. In the Buddhist system of faith each individual is to attain enlightenment on their own, which will result in their achieving eternal bliss. Buddhism is similar to Hinduism in that regard. So when we consider the name of God we will start with the Lord with over 500 fulfilled prophecies and millions of personal testimonies. Next we have the choice of the Buddhist religion which names no god at all and Hinduism which has thousands of unnamed gods.

Finally, we have the Muslim god Allah, who was once the moon god from one of the minor desert tribes who Mohammed resurrected as the one true god of Islam. I guess they didn’t have enough names to go around. Allah has no personal testimony other than the founder of Islam, which we can discount because Mohammed had a vested interest in promoting the religion he created. Mohammed cannot provide an impartial testimony to prove his god is the true god. We must look elsewhere. The god Allah from the Quran, the flawed Muslim holy book, doesn’t have a single fulfilled prophecy or shred of evidence to prove that he is god. Islam says Allah is an aloof god who does not contend with man, which is a convenient way of not having to provide any proof that Allah is god. Mohammed did this as a way of preventing anyone from ever questioning the god he created, under penalty of death. Under Islam Allah can never be questioned therefore he can never be proven false. When something is the truth you have no need to hide it. You only want to hide something if it’s false and you don’t want anyone to find out about it. That sums up Islam.

Isaiah 46:9-10 – Remember the former things of old, for I am God and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure.

Does it sound reasonable to you that a god would go to all the trouble to create the universe and man and then have nothing at all to do with what he created? That just doesn’t sound logical or truthful to me. According to Islam every man in heaven gets 72 virgins to pleasure him. Where do the all women come from? Women on earth don’t outnumber men by a factor of 72. This sounds more like the sexual fantasy of a man and not something from god. How can you have a loving relationship with someone when you have 72 partners? That sounds to me like nothing more than sinful sex to me. I’m assuming Muslim women get to go to heaven. What do the women get who go to the heaven of Islam? Are they still the chattel of men there like they are here on earth? Do the women in the heaven of Islam receive reciprocal treatment in kind, and if so, where do all the men come from? It sounds as though there are a lot of slaves in the heaven of Islam.

What woman in their right mind would want to sleep with 72 men? They would need to be put on life support and the same goes for the men. I’ve been married for almost fifty years and it’s all I can do to keep up with one woman and try to keep her happy. The thought of having to please 72 women would terrify me. It’s my idea of hell not heaven! I don’t mean to be disrespectful of any religion but as a disciple of Jesus Christ I am commanded by God to speak the truth of God and to share my witness with all nonbelievers. Being politically correct is not an option because it’s merely a device of the devil to shout down the truth of God and prevent the spread of the truth of God to the nonbeliever. I’m not offended by those of a different faith who want to defend their beliefs and in return I expect the same courtesy. We should all be able to discuss our beliefs openly and then agree to disagree with one another in a respectful manner. In Scripture the Lord says to come check him out and learn that he is God. With all these fake religions and false gods being discredited in this blog it should be evident by now that the only true God is the Lord God of Christianity.

2 Corinthians 5:11 – Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men.

1 Peter 1:25 – But the word of the Lord endures forever.

Philippians 4:4 – Rejoice in the Lord always, again I will say, rejoice!