Were you a prophet, would you be able to return home again? In your situation and wherever home is, would you want to return there? What would it take to be able to do so?
God loves you is a fact, but what exactly does it mean that He loves you? Does it mean He would do anything for you to make you happy? Does it mean a qualitative state or quantitative? The fact that He loves means He gave, He sacrificed...for you.
Have you ever considered what you fear most? Most would say public speaking, but perhaps in broader terms, it's the matters of life and death themselves.
On the doctrine of hell and of a loving God, is an eternity in hell considered to be punishment or the result of a fate requested by a sinner of a loving God?
Each year, volumes are written to help scholars, preachers and laypeople know, understand and relate better to God and His Word. Here is Preaching's 2012 list of the top offerings.
Jesus Christ came to level the playing field; all are equal in His eyes. Nowhere is that more true than at the base of the cross where He bled and died for everyone.
