Anyone who has even a mild interest in spiritual things wants to go to heaven. Do you just want to go, or are you going? How can we know if we are going to heaven or not?
Many times when one tries to explain who is and who is not going to heaven, charges are made [...]
Who Will Be Lost? Who Will Be Saved?
Posted on August 23, 2010 at 10:49 pm by Andy Sochor
Three Branches of Government
Posted on August 9, 2010 at 8:46 pm by Andy Sochor
The U.S. Constitution specifies three separate branches that make up our government: legislative, executive, and judicial. These branches of government are not unique to the United States. Every government will carry out these functions in one way or another.
When it comes to the rule of God, His government performs the same legislative, executive, and judicial [...]
The Curse of Adam
Posted on February 25, 2010 at 10:47 pm by Andy Sochor
Calvinism teaches that man is born totally depraved, separated from God, and unable to come to Him apart from a divine operation of the Holy Spirit upon his heart. Why is man allegedly in such a state? It is because of Adam’s sin.
The basic idea is this: God created Adam and Eve in the beginning. [...]
All Continues Just as it Was
Posted on January 14, 2010 at 11:03 pm by Andy Sochor
When Jesus ascended into heaven, the apostles were there to witness the event. Afterwards, two angels appeared to them and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him [...]
Taking Stock
Posted on December 28, 2009 at 11:37 pm by Andy Sochor
As another year is quickly drawing to a close, we often use this time to take stock of our lives. We look back at where we’ve been and evaluate where we are now. We also tend to look forward to the new year and what might lie ahead, thinking about what we ought to do [...]
How Much Does God Hate Sin?
Posted on December 21, 2009 at 12:26 am by Andy Sochor
Sin is not taken very seriously by many in our society. People ignore it, make excuses for it, and joke about it. This casual attitude towards sin is in stark contrast with the way God views sin.
There are three examples from the book of Genesis that clearly demonstrate to us just how much God hates [...]
Harvest is Past
Posted on December 18, 2009 at 1:26 am by Andy Sochor
In Jeremiah 8, the prophet condemns the people of Jerusalem for their sins. The condemnation was not for an occasional misstep, but for the persistent practice of sin and their stubborn refusal to repudiate it. “Why then has this people, Jerusalem, turned away in apostasy? They hold fast to deceit, they refuse to return” (v. [...]


