“Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” – John 3:36
“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” – Hebrews 10:31
“Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” – Revelation 20:11-15
I don’t always find myself in agreement with Roger Olson (he calls himself “a proud Arminian” and I am seeking to be neither of these), but regarding what he writes below, I could not agree with him more. It underlined to me just how far from the Bible the modern day visible Church has strayed. Millions of people are just lapping this stuff up as “gospel” truth, never thinking for even a moment about the danger this perversion is to their souls.
Many ask if this kind of preaching will lead to God’s judgment on America. My answer might surprise some. I say that this kind of preaching IS God’s judgment on America. God is giving the people what their itching ears long for.
Here are Olson’s insightful remarks: Continue reading
(1) Michael Brown joins James White to discuss his (Brown’s) new book, “A Queer Thing Happened to America.” This is one of the most important cultural issues of our day, and we dare not ignore it.