In Western culture, comfort has almost become a national pastime. Thanks to advancements in industry and technology, we enjoy effortless transportation, abundant food, and endless recreational pursuits. In many ways, life in the developed world seems devoted to the pursuit of greater ease—but are these comforts truly beneficial? Or could they be quiet distractions, subtly pulling us away from the …
The Day Death Died
This Resurrection Sunday, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ—the pivotal moment that secures the future fulfillment of God’s plan: a perfect people living on a perfect earth. This divine plan, disrupted by the first Adam’s disobedience, was restored through the faith and obedience of the last Adam, Jesus. He died, and God raised him to everlasting life. Just as Jesus lives …
HOPE: A CHOICE TO TRUST IN GOD’S PROMISE
Throughout scripture God’s people have chosen hope as a strength building virtue. Hope is not optimism. It isn’t a wish. Nor is it a fantasy. Hope is a choice to see the future according to the faithfulness of God to fulfill His promises. Hope is confident trust that God will perform the promises in His word regardless of the present …
Our Hope in the Midst of Suffering
Jesus said that those who made the decision to follow him would experience suffering for having made that decision. The early church soon found out the truth of those words and Peter’s first epistle addresses that development head on. When he wrote it the pressure and suffering had already begun and he said it would get even worse. Of course, …
The Christian’s True Hope
Gary Lee Corns, one of our TLTF Elders, will teach “The Scope of our Hope.” Looking at God’s Word from a “30,000-foot view of Scripture,” we see that it has ALWAYS been God’s plan to redeem mankind from his foolish mistake of turning his back on God. Via the administrations in His-Story, He has made repeated attempts and adjustments to …