Random Thoughts on the Really Good News

"God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:24) Jesus said this to a Samaritan women at Jacob's well. From that conversation she came to believe that Jesus was the Messiah and went into town to tell her friends. Some of those friends came to the well to visit with Jesus over a two day period and concluded: "...we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world.” (John 4:42) What did they mean by "Savior of the world" ? It has been almost 2,000 years and the world is not saved any more than it was at that time. Therefore it must be saved in the future or Jesus is not the Savior of the world. What does all humanity have in common?  They all die. The wages of sin is still "death" no matter how many religious organizations you join or how many times you tell people to "repent or perish". "For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God...The wa

Dear God: It’s me again. I finally retired from my job and have had more time to study the Bible. Read it through several times and wrote down what I think you’re telling me for my family and the few friends I have left. It is really good news for humanity! Thanks for letting me know about it. That something in me I asked you to strengthen seems to be working out. The Bible calls it your Spirit and just wanted you to know how much it helps me. But it seems a lot of folks don’t like it. Especially the Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and most Christians. But I wanted you to know I believe you anyway. Here is a copy of what your Spirit says to me. Again, thanks. Jrwlbook.blogspot.com P.S. Let me know if I missed something. I love you a lot, Robert

Of what value was a first-class ticket on the Titanic? Such is how I feel about life on this planet in general. It really doesn’t matter whether you go economy or first class. It is good to work to go first class if you can but remember that the trip through this world ends in tragedy for all – and a new life for all in Christ Jesus. “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23) Eternal life beyond the Titanic is what we can be assured of because God loves humanity – even liberal, Trump hating Democrats – and all of us will be changed at the mysterious last "trump" (pun intended). “Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and th

”...God is love.” (1 John 4:8) Love is His essence. His attributes are justice, power and wisdom. His essence is absolute, his attributes are relative.  God was just to make the penalty for sin death.  God was also just when he  "justified"  the unjust through Christ  "by his blood";  and, promised the "resurrection" of the dead. His essence would not be love if He did not use His attribute of omniscient power to save and change all of His erring children. “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him!” (Romans 5:8-9) “For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive…Listen, I tell you a mystery: we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at

"Alexander the coppersmith displayed to me much evil: the Lord will be paying him in accord with his acts --whom you also guard against, for very much has he withstood words of ours. At my first defense no one came along with me, but all forsook me. May it not be reckoned against them!. Yet the Lord stood beside me, and He invigorates me, that through me the heralding may be fully discharged, and all the nations should hear; and I am rescued out of the mouth of the lion. The Lord will be rescuing me from every wicked work and will be saving me for His celestial kingdom: to Whom be glory for the eons of the eons. Amen!"  (2 Timothy 4:14-18) Alexander the Coppersmith was most likely a witness for the prosecutor, and in his testimony brought  "evil"  accusations against Paul before the Roman tribunal. Paul had to testify for himself and had no friends there to testify on his behalf. Alexander was being used as a witness to impeach the character of Paul, and was lying

”He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure.”  (Isaiah 33:6) I found the phrase  “fear of the Lord”  22 times in the New International Version of the Bible. Humanity is admonished to fear the Lord as a conscious CHOICE. That choice to fear the Lord is the key to the treasure of finding a sure foundation for loving God and our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus. But God does not GIVE us a  "spirit of fear" . “God hath not given us the spirit of fear...”  (II Timothy 1:7). The choice to fear the Lord is the BEGINNING, not the end, of wisdom. It starts us on our journey to find that sin has been atoned for as the result of God's love and faithfulness. ”Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the LORD a man avoids evil.”  (Proverbs 16:6) Unfortunately, the fear of God is where most Jews and Christians remain. But we are not to continue to fear Go