In every phase of our lives, we are confronted with tests and trials of our patience. We should cultivate the "Heinz Ketchup" aphorism ("The best things come to those who wait"), rather than live by the "Burger …
In the Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man, Jesus illustrates death—total unconsciousness—as being followed by a resurrection from the dead and a restoration to consciousness. Secondly, Jesus describes the second death, eternal death, in …
In my high school yearbook, quotes were placed under the pictures of each senior. I do not remember the quote that was under my name, but I do remember one of them. It was "Winners never quit, quitters never win." British Prime Minister …

(4) and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.
Once people reject the truth or decide for themselves what the truth is, what is there? What remains? What does it produce? Fables, myths, manmade wisdom, unsound teaching. It is certainly not the pure truth from God, and so Paul …
Despite our many flaws, God’s purpose is to bring us to perfection (Hebrews 6:1). Within God’s purpose, Jesus Christ’s life as a human being was ordained to perfect Him and leave us an example to follow. The author writes in Hebrews 2:10, “For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through suffering.” Jesus was made perfect for His position as High Priest by the things He suffered. The word “perfect” is the Greek verb teleioō (Strong’s #5048), which means “to complete, to …
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