Basic Belief

"...the extreme likelihood that on the following day he would suffer the same fate as James (in fulfilment of Jesus’ prophecy that he would die as a martyr, Jn.21:18-19), Peter showed no sign of anxiety, let alone alarm. On the contrary, he fell fast asleep. Later Paul, in a similar situation in Philippi, was to pray and sing to God (16:25). This leads Chrysostom to comment: ‘It is beautiful that Paul sings hymns, whilst here Peter sleeps’. Both Luke’s heroes, Peter and Paul, showed themselves to be equally defiant of death." John Stott on Acts 12:5-19

"Who is Aslan?" asked Susan. "Aslan?" said Mr. Beaver, "Why don't you know? He is the King...It is he, not you that will save Mr. Tumnus..." "Is--is he a man?" asked Lucy. "Aslan a man!" said Mr. Beaver sternly. "Certainly not. I tell you he is the King of the wood and the son of the great Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea. Don't you know who is the King of Beasts? Aslan is a lion--THE Lion, the great Lion." "Ooh!" said Susan. "I'd thought he was a man. Is he--quite safe? I shall feel r...ather nervous about meeting a lion." "That you will, dearie, and no mistake," said Mrs. Beaver, "if there's anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they're either braver than most or else just silly." "Then he isn't safe?" said Lucy. "Safe?" said Mr. Beaver. "Don't you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you." "I'm longing to see him," said Peter, "even if I do feel frightened when it comes to the point." #CSLewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe See more

Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong. (Timothy Keller)

You’re in a conversation and someone says, I don’t believe a loving God would send anyone to Hell. He wouldn’t even allow a place like that to exist. What wou...ld you say? It’s easier to believe in things like Heaven, redemption, and eternal joy with God you know, the things we want to be true --- than those things that are hard to imaging and even stomach, like eternal punishment. Hell is a hard thing to talk about, but the next time it comes up in conversation, here are three things to remember: First, God doesn’t force anyone into Hell, but He doesn’t force anyone to love Him or be with Him either. Second, Jesus taught that Hell is real, and talks about it more than anyone else in the New Testament. Third, hell does not diminish God’s love; it displays it. Donate Here: http://WhatWouldYouSay.org/give Website: http://WhatWouldYouSay.org http://ColsonCenter.org http://Breakpoint.org Comment Policy: We encourage civil discussions. Please keep bad language, personal attacks, off-topic comments, and general bad behavior off our site. Further Reading: Chan, Francis and Sprinkle, Preston. Erasing Hell: What God Said About Eternity, and the Things We've Made Up. Colorado Springs, CO: David C. Cook, 2011