Fearing God
Last Sunday’s sermon was preached by Pastor Harry on “Fearing God” (Luke 23:32-33 and 39-43; Luke 18:9-14; Acts 5:1-11) . The sermon and the whole service can be watched on our WIC YouTube Channel: Today’s topic was suggested by the frustration I feel when talking to people who think that, just because God is good, loving and forgiving, He’ll simply forgive them for all they’ve done while they were still alive. They themselves seem to brush off all their sins and unbelief, as if it were nothing, and they expect God to do the same when they die. They usually have some familiarity with the basic teachings of Christianity – especially Catholics, who learn about them in their Catholic religious education lessons and schools – but they really have no idea why Jesus had to die on the cross, and what it has to do with them personally. They just take God’s forgiveness for granted, as if they were entitled to it. They have no fear of the Lord. Now, by fear, I don’t mean you have to be...
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