Of God and Mankind

Mathew 13:44-4 6  (AMP)   “The K ingdom of heaven is like a [very precious] treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid again; then in his joy he goes and sells all he has and buys that field [securing the treasure for himself].   45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,    46 and upon finding a single pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.”   Dear people of God, it does appear today’s topic and the Holy Bible passages are contradictory but they are not.   What the Lord Jesus Christ is talking about is the value one should place on Heaven above everything else in this world.   Jesus is talking about doing all you can within God’s grace to ensure you enter heaven because there is a great and terrible cost for anyone who would miss heaven at the end of his or her stay here on earth.   Not every person reading this message would take it serious and ...

Hebrews 2:14-15 (AMPC) “Since, therefore, [these His] children share in flesh and blood [in the physical nature of human beings], He [Himself]- Jesus Christ - in a similar manner partook of the same [nature], that by [going through] death He might bring to nought and make of no effect, him who had the power of death–that is, the devil– 15  And also that He might deliver and completely set free all those who through the [haunting] fear of death were held in bondage throughout the whole course of their lives.” Dear people of God, in 2020 the news media was awash with unfortunate stories of people of all ethnic nationalities, ages, social and financial status, religious inclination dying of the coronavirus or covid-19 virus pandemic. Medical and non-medical folks were daily giving advice on how to stay safe from contracting the virus because of the ease with which it is killing people every day. As of early May 2020, a little over 20 million human beings were reported to have died of ...