“I Don’t Want to Go to Hell”
The punishment of the wicked in hell will be so terrible that Jesus said, “If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched — where ‘Their worm […]
What Is Repentance?
Inquiring sinners asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brethren, what shall we do?” Peter answered, “Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of our sins” (Acts 2:37-38). Repentance is an absolute requirement if a man wishes to be saved. Both John and Jesus commenced […]
The Names of Christians: “Vessel”
In 2 Timothy 2:20-21, Paul uses the term “vessel.” Having drawn the contrast between true and false teachers at some length (vss. 14-19), Paul now points to a second contrast between noble and ignoble vessels. Both will be found in the church. “But in a great house,” where a wealthy man lives, “there are not […]
