Socialism (e.g., Marxism; communism; statism; or other forms of collective utopian-isms) is the involuntary taking—by force, by the government—of the money, power, and wealth of the masses, and then giving part of this money to some of the people, and calling it “justice.” This is also known as: redistribution of wealth; economic justice; re-distributive justice; and social justice. While the stated goal of socialism is a utopian society of equality, the functional reality is an Continue Reading
31 Ways To Know True & Lasting Peace
DAILY PEACE You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.Isaiah 26:3 Everyone wants peace. Everyone hates anxiety. Replacing anxiety with lasting peace is a wonderful and worthy goal. However, it is important to realize that merely having more peace should not be the goal. Rather, our primary goal should be to change, grow, and conform more and more to God, His Word, and His ways. By doing these things, we will also have more peace, we Continue Reading
Good News
The Gospel (Good News) First, the bad news: all of us have sinned, and for all who sin, there is the ultimate penalty: death—physical death and spiritual death (hell). The good news is that Jesus provided the solution for our sin and for that worst-possible penalty that comes with sin. Those who truly and accurately believe in the true Jesus—and the truth about His death on the cross for our sins—are saved from this eternal consequence (i.e., hell/“lake of fire”). Tragically, those who Continue Reading
How To Increase Your View Of Scripture
For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.I Thessalonians 2:13 While there are many key factors which greatly impact and direct our lives, our functional view of God’s Word is near the top of the list of importance and power. Adding to this, one of our biggest problems is that we often fail Continue Reading