I often hear the sentiment, “You are enough” floating around Christian circles. I’ve even heard it preached from a pulpit before. The idea is to convey a message of self-esteem or self-worth. “You are enough” therefore you don’t need *insert x* to fulfill you, or satisfy you, or give you value, etc. This sentiment is […]
Judgment
Liable to the Hell of Fire
“…whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.” + Matthew 5v22b As a kid this verse terrified me. I thought that if I simply called someone a “fool” then I would go to hell. My paranoia over this verse haunted my mind every hour of the day that simply by thinking […]
Judgment and Redemption in Genesis 19
This post is based on Genesis 19v23-38. In order to properly track with me, it would be beneficial to go and read that text first. The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah As we arrive in verse 23, Lot arrives in Zoar, and immediately the Lord rains down sulfur and fire on the cities of Sodom […]