With all of the hot weather, it is our hope that sweating and heat has done one good thing—that is get people to think about Hell (Mark 9:43-48; Matthew 13:49-50, 10:28).
You see, all will spend eternity somewhere (Matt. 25:31-46). Unbelievers laugh and say there is no such thing, but how do they know that? Unbelievers have deceived themselves into believing something that they cannot prove (Psalms 14:1-3). God does exist because one cannot get something from nothing and since He does, Heaven exists and so does Hell (Romans 14:8-12; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Matthew 5:22). Hope to hear from you or see you at the services. God is in the heavens which are unreachable by man (Ecclesiastes 5:2; John 3:12-13). Many try to criticize His doings because, being men, they just don’t understand His greatness (Psalm 111:1-10). God is in control of everything. As the song goes, “He’s got the whole world in His hands.” Death, sickness, earthquakes, fires, floods, all these things terrify men, but they have no bearing on the Lord. He is the Supreme and is greater then all these things put together.
So, God doesn’t have to rush as men do. He has it all in the bag, while man has to search to find a bag. Hope to hear from you or see you at the services. You might be wondering why you have gotten this weekly from the Mt.Airy church of Christ. You got it because the church of the Lord isn’t supposed to sit in the world and be silent. The Lord has given the church a mission to speak his word and let the people know what is commanded (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16; Acts 16:5; Ephesians 3:7-10). There is much tradition of men in religion (Matt. 15:1-14). Things not found in God’s word are put forth as doctrine and people accept such as truth (Jeremiah 23:30-33).
For example, December 25th as the birth of Christ. Peter as the first Pope. Baptizing babies. Calling men “Reverend” and “Father” Becoming a saint after death. Lent, Church baking projects. Church sponsored recreation like ball teams and other games of contest. Praying for the dead. etc. etc. Read the New Testament and see what the church taught and compare it to what you see in your church. Or pick a church practice and request that a church leader show you such in the Bible. You will be amazed when the church leader does a lot of talking but cannot show Bible authority. “Prove all things” saith God (1 Thessalonians 5:21). So challenge your church leaders to prove their practices from the Bible (Acts 17:11). Hope to hear from you or see you at the services. You might be wondering why you have gotten this weekly from the Mt.Airy church of Christ. You got it because the church of the Lord isn’t supposed to sit in the world and be silent. The Lord has given the church a mission to speak his word and let the people know what is commanded (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16; Acts 16:5; Ephesians 3:7-10).
If the word of the Lord has spoken concerning a matter, and the evidence is written in the pages of the scriptures, that is the Lord’s decision, and it will not change (Isaiah 55:10-11). Man will be judged by what is written in the book of God (John 12:48; Revelation 20.11-12). This is being said because people have been confronted with what the scripture teaches, and they will dismiss it and accuse the one reading the scripture of judging. They will also say something to the effect of “ live and let live” or “allow God to judge,” etc. However the major fatal flaw of such thinking is God has already judged the matter by the verse which has been rejected. On the Judgment Day, He will judge people by the same verses they have refused. Hope to hear from you or see you at the services. |