FROM THE KEYBOARD

"It is not a question of God 'sending us' to hell. In each of us there is something growing, which will BE Hell unless it is nipped in the bud." (C.S. Lewis) And only the cross of Christ can uproot the growing seed of sin. "But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world" (Galatians 6:14).

The love of Jesus can never be divorced from the truth of Jesus. The moment we want love without truth is the moment we have accepted an unbiblical version of Jesus. "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth" (John 1:14).

Many people may be convinced of the Gospel, but they have never been converted by the Gospel. The former knows information, the latter knows transformation. "But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him" (I John 2:5).

The fastest way to lose spiritual sensitivity is to give yourself over to sensuality. You see, when we stop feeding the spirit, we become bound and blinded by the flesh. "I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh" (Galatians 5:16).

Please do tell--what does an heir of heaven have in common with an heir of hell? Nothing. Therefore, let us be set apart from the world and for the Lord. "Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?" (2 Corinthians 6:14)

If Satan can convince angels to leave heaven, he can connive humans into hell. And that is why we must remain vigilant against his lies by remaining intimate with the truth. "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour" (I Peter 5:8).