Of God and Mankind

Romans 2:1-8 (AMPC) “THEREFORE YOU have no excuse  or defense  or justification, O man, whoever you are who judges  and condemns another. For in posing as judge  and passing sentence on another, you condemn yourself, because you who judge are habitually practi si ng the very same things [that you censure and denounce].   2 [But] we know that the judgment (adverse verdict, sentence) of God falls justly  and in accordance with T ruth upon those who practi s e such things.   3 And do you think  or imagine, O man, when you judge  and condemn those who practi s e such things and yet do them yourself, that you will escape God's judgment  and elude His sentence  and adverse verdict?   4 Or are you [so blind as to] trifle with  and presume upon  and despise  and underestimate the wealth of His kindness and forbearance and long-suffering patience? Are you unmindful  or actually ignorant [of the fact] t...

Mark 8:36-37 (AMPC)  “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life [in the eternal kingdom of God]?   37 For what can a man give as an exchange (a compensation, a ransom, in return) for his [blessed] life [in the eternal kingdom of God]?”   Dear people of God, the scourge of the coronavirus sweeping across China and other countries in the early months of the year 2020 was a stark reminder of the need for people to know God.   As of Tuesday February 11, 2020, it was reported that about 1,018 people mostly in China had died while over 40,000 people had been infected with another over 100,000 under medical observation.   In fact, in one day alone, it was reported that 109 people had died from the virus.   There was palpable fear amongst the citizens in many countries the world over.   Even in the United States, a citizen infected by the virus and outside of the country said she had received death threats not to come ba...

John 16:33 (AMPC)  “I have told you these things, so that in Me (Jesus Christ) you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]”   Dear people of God, I was watching cable television last night and on one news channel I saw a story of protests by people in different countries against their governments. Since the beginning of the year 2019, It has been crisis, crisis everywhere from Albania to Algeria to Bolivia to Catalan to Chile to Egypt to Gaza to Georgia to Hong Kong to Indonesia to Lebanon to Montenegro to Papua (Indonesia) to Venezuela to Bangladesh to Kenya to Nigeria, etc. Majority of these protests are directed against the government of the day whose policies and activities have created a lot of discontent while the one in Ind...