As kids, we would play “hide and seek.” God does not need to play such games. By virtue of His perfect knowledge and His all-present nature, He knows our location and even our thoughts. H…

Psalm 139 tells us that God knows everything. Nothing is hidden from His gaze, even the children who inhabit their mothers’ wombs. In this Psalm, we rejoice that God cared for us even before we…

The complexity of the human body is awe-inspiring. We take for granted that we each have some 34 trillion cells, each one packed with volumes of information. As our amazing Creator, God knows us comp…

Long before any of us were born, the life-giving God set His creation in motion. These creative actions were grounded in His eternal decisions. Theologians call these decisions “decrees,”…

Though many scheme their way to power in politics, it is actually God who sets up the leaders of nations. History has been called “His story,” and rightly so. God’s decrees determin…

To ask why God does what He does is to go where angels fear to tread. Paul wrote, “How unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out.” God’s purposes are unable to b…

God is incomprehensible. He is so vast that our tiny minds cannot fathom His immensity. Theologians have wrestled with the nature of God for centuries, trying to sort out how the Father, the Son, and…

How do the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit relate to each other? There’s great mystery here, but the Bible gives us direction in understanding this. Let’s clarify their roles, focusing first…

The relationship between the Father and the Son is crucial for understanding Christianity. Because of the Father’s love, Jesus came and died as a sacrifice to satisfy God’s justice so tha…

“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” These shocking words in John 14 state that, without Jesus, there is no way to have eternal life. But…

The death of Jesus on a Roman cross is the turning point of history. That act of obedience to the Father provided salvation to all who believe on His Son. Jesus said, “There is no greater love …

If you’re a dad and your son is gravely ill in the hospital, you would do anything to trade places and bear your son’s pain. The same is true for God the Father. When His Son Jesus agoniz…

Before Jesus voluntarily gave His life, He said, “It is finished.” There are no sufferings we could undertake to remove sin’s penalty. Only the perfect sacrifice of Jesus could do t…

In the Old Testament, God seems harsh. In the New Testament, He is sometimes seen as a God of love. Many people wonder if a kinder, gentler God emerged after Jesus came. But God has actually never ch…

There’s a difference between Old Testament regulations and New Testament commands. The New Testament fulfills the requirements of the Old, and introduces a new category of people known as the c…

Many people think God is more tolerant now than He was in the days of Old Testament Israel. Christians don’t stone people for sin like the Hebrews did. So has God changed? In this message, we l…

Some ask if God has relaxed His standards in the New Testament. No. The book of Hebrews says that “our God is a consuming fire.” Knowing what He’s done for us through Christ, we sho…

Medieval art portrays the afterlife with saints in glory above and sinners in torment below. Hell is seen as a place of fire, the place the lost will inhabit for eternity. But hell is no longer taken…

Coming to grips with the justice of God is not easy. He is both loving and vengeful. But things become clear once we understand how much God hates sin, and how much He did for us in sending His Son a…

Many people can’t accept the idea of God judging unbelievers eternally in hell, especially those who’ve never heard the Gospel. Fairness would seem to demand another solution. So why does…

The idea of hell causes many people to reject the Christian faith. For them, a God who would create a hell is not a God they want anything to do with. In this message, we hear how to resolve this ten…

“No eye has seen the things God has prepared for those who love Him.” The Bible tantalizes us with glimpses of what is yet to come in eternity. It’s a mystery, but a glorious myster…

The book of Revelation is a mystery. Scholars have wrestled with its symbolism and meaning for centuries. But some things are known: In the end, God triumphs over evil. A glorious future awaits the r…