“If a thing is free to be good, it is also free to be bad. And free will is what has made evil possible. Why, then, did God give them free will? Because free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth… Read More »
Our Best Interest is God’s Interest
“Everyone has noticed how hard it is to turn our thoughts to God when everything is going well with us… While what we call ‘our own life’ remains agreeable, we will not surrender it to Him. What, then, can God do in our interests but make ‘our own life’ less agreeable to us and take… Read More »
Pride Leads The Procession
“It was Pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.” ~ St. Augustine What are the Seven Deadly Sins? The seven deadly sins, known as cardinal sins or capital vices, were unforgivable in the early Church. According to the Bible, scholars assure us that these seven deadly sins are… Read More »
Soul Ache
“So it appears that amputation of the soul isn’t just a simple surgical job, like having your appendix out. The wound tends to go septic.” ~ George Orwell Have you ever experienced soul ache? Have you ever said, “my soul aches for you?” What is soul ache? Is soul ache even real? To tackle such… Read More »
The World or Jesus?
“A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is… A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later. That… Read More »
Have You Seen Jesus?
“Don’t shine so others can see you. Shine so others can see Him.” ~ C.S. Lewis There are many ways to experience Jesus but have you ever seen Jesus? You can know what Jesus did for you on the cross, but have you ever seen Jesus? You can see Christ manifested in others, but have… Read More »
Not What I Want But What You Want
“There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, “Thy will be done,” and those to whom God says, in the end, “Thy will be done.” All that are in Hell choose it. Without that self-choice, there could be no Hell. No soul that seriously and constantly desires joy… Read More »
Miraculous Example
“Nothing can seem extraordinary until you have discovered what is ordinary. Belief in miracles, far from depending on an ignorance of the laws of nature, is only possible in so far as those laws are known.” ~ C.S. Lewis When you finally surrender your life over to God and bring your will totally in line… Read More »
Muddied Body = Muddied Soul
Our soul is made up of our mind, emotions, and will. The soul is part of the body, and the body and mind are joined until death. Once we die, the soul departs from the body, and the body turns to stardust. Scripture tells us that our body will be resurrected when Jesus returns and… Read More »
Who Programmed You?
People of faith have gone up against science on the subject of moral code for centuries. How is it human beings have been programmed to know right from wrong? Evolutionists argue humans have evolved, and it’s part of the natural selection process; they have developed over time this natural ability to understand what is right… Read More »