The Anvil of Eternal Justice-Ray Comfort<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

In a recent political scandal, commentators spoke of a "culture of corruption" surrounding a certain high profile politician. In reference to the fact that he had violated the law, one commentator said, "The line kept moving," and that he seemed to have "lost his moral compass." That's the result of the theory of relativity. Mankind has a theory that there is no absolute right and absolute wrong. The strange thing about it is, he is absolutely sure that he's right when he says that no one can be absolutely sure about anything. The political commentators also said that he thought he was invulnerable. Pride and arrogance are often the bedfellows of corruption. The fallen political figure is typical of the proud human heart. He lives in a culture of corruption where he pushes the moral envelope. Like the proud politician, he thinks he's invulnerable. However, the line of right and wrong is not relative. It is written in stone. It doesn't change, move, or soften. When the moral Law is violated, the sinner becomes an anvil for eternal justice. Time will show that to be true.The political commentators called the politician "ethically challenged." That's modern vernacular for saying that they thought he was a criminal. The only way to prove that, is to try him by civil law. The same applies to you and me. We are extremely ethically challenged. If found guilty on Judgment Day we will go away for more than a long time. It will be for eternity. But the Judge is rich in mercy, and He kindly offers us a reprieve in the gospel. Read about it in the New Testament. Do it today. You may not have tomorrow.

I Thank God For Fear

"Ray, Would you say that you are pro-fear? That's the jive I get from this post. Thank again, -- Kaitlyn."I thank God for fear. It keeps me from harm. Fear stops me going near the edge of a thousand foot cliff. It keeps me away from poisonous spiders and snakes. It tells me to put on a seat belt. Fear stops me from taking risks when I'm on the top of a ladder, and can't reach something. Fear has a bed-fellow--it is called "common sense." Common sense stops me from going near the edge of a thousand foot cliff, keeps me from poisonous spiders and snakes. Common sense tells me to put on a seat belt. The two, fear and common sense, go hand in hand. That sort of fear is good.There is also a fear that is bad. The Bible says that it has "torment." That's not the fear to which I am referring. Contrary to what many may think, I am not a "Hell-fire preacher." I believe that Hell is a real place and I therefore continually warn of its reality, but I don't think that people should become Christians because of a fear of Hell. Rather, they should come to Christ out of a fear of the God that can cast them into Hell:"And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!" (Luke 12:4-5). So what's the difference between fearing Hell and fearing God? The two are separated by the moral Law. It is the Law (the Ten Commandments) that shows me that God is perfect and holy. The Law also shows me that I am not. It reveals that lust is adultery in the sight of God, and that hatred is murder. It brings a knowledge of my depravity.The Law shows me that I justly deserve Hell. It convinces me that I will be without excuse on the Day of Judgment. That's why the Bible warns that it is "a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God." Those who fall into His holy hands will only be those who deliberately stepped off of the high cliffs of sin. It's only when I realize that I deserve Hell that I can truly appreciate the love and mercy of God, in providing a Savior. Through trust in Jesus I still fear God, but I no longer fear Judgment Day, because my sins have been forgiven. This is the meaning of "Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world" (1 John 4:17).

The Investigator

An investigator was asked to listen to the testimony of four eye witnesses to a bank robbery. He found that three of the witnesses said that there were only two bank robbers, while the fourth disagreed. He adamantly maintained that there were three. Did the investigator therefore conclude that the bank robbery didn't take place? Of course not. He began to think deeply as to how the testimonies could harmonize, and rightly came to the conclusion that one of the bank employees had been an accomplice to the robbery. If, for some reason, the investigator had the preconceived notion that all the witnesses were liars, he wouldn't be an "investigator." If he is seeking the truth, he must set aside all personal prejudice and attempt (within the bounds of reason) to harmonize his eye-witness testimonies. If anyone wants to investigate the "contradictions" of the testimony of the gospels, he must put aside preconceived notions--all personal prejudice, and humbly seek the truth. For those who do so, it doesn't take long to see their perfect harmony.
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