On this Sunday Service, we see a God who loves His creation so much that He ransomed them from sin with His own blood, herein is love

This is not the typical “Christmas message” you might expect the last Sunday before Christmas, but it is in the truest sense of what the birth of Jesus means from a biblical perspective. The day that God the Father took on a human form and came to this Earth to redeem His own creation is perhaps the greatest day in recorded history, second only to His arrival at the Second Advent to establish His Millennial Reign of perfect rule and righteousness. Today you will hear about the renowned atheist Stephen Fry and his accusations against the God he calls ‘a monster’. What we find is the exact opposite, we find a God in love with His creation and willing to sacrifice Himself to redeem it. This is where we find true love.

“Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.” 1 John 4:10,11 (KJB)

SUNDAY SERVICE STUDY NOTES: Herein Is Love

Herein is Love

Atheist Stephen Fry on God

Gay Byrne:

… suppose it’s all true and you walk up to the pearly gates and you are confronted by God. What would Stephen Fry say to him, her or it?

Stephen Fry:

I will basically (it’s known as theodicy I think) I’ll say, “Bone cancer in children? What’s that about? How dare you! How dare you create a world where there is such misery that is not our fault! It’s not right. It is utterly, utterly evil. Why should I respect a capricious, mean-minded, stupid god who creates a world that is so full of injustice and pain. That’s what I’d say.

GB: And you think you’re going to get in?

SF: Oh, but I wouldn’t want to. I wouldn’t want to get in on his terms. They’re wrong. Now, if I died and it was Pluto, Hades and if it were the twelve Greek gods, then I’d have more truck with it because the Greeks didn’t pretend not to be human in their appetites, and in their capriciousness and their unreasonableness; they didn’t present themselves as being all-seeing, all-wise, all-kind, all-munificent; because the god who created this universe (if it was created by God) is, quite clearly, a maniac – utter maniac, totally selfish.

We have to spend our life on our knees thanking him? What kind of god would do that?

Yes, the world is very splendid, but it also has in it insects whose whole life-cycle is to burrow into the eyes of children and make them blind. They eat outwards from the eyes. Why did you do that? Why? Why did you do that to us? You could easily have made a creation where that didn’t exist. It is simply not acceptable. So, you know, atheism is not just about not believing there’s a god – but, on the assumption there is one, what kind of god is it? It’s perfectly apparent that he is monstrous, utterly monstrous, and deserves no respect whatsoever. The moment you banish him your life becomes simpler, purer, cleaner – more worth living in my opinion.

Refuting Atheism And Answering The Charge That God Is “Unfair” Or “Unjust”

“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.” 1 Timothy 1:15 (KJB)

“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:” 1 Peter 3:18 (KJB)

“Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.” 1 John 4:10,11 (KJB)

“And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.) Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them. But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.” Luke 23:18-21 (KJB)

1) Start Where The Bible Starts: God Is, And He Is Creator

Key truth: Atheism doesn’t merely “lack belief”—it suppresses truth God has made plain.

• Romans 1:19-20 (KJV): “Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:”
• Genesis 1:1 (KJV): “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
• Psalm 19:1 (KJV): “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.”

Outline notes:
Creation is not “neutral.” It testifies. Scripture says the problem is not lack of evidence, but moral refusal.

2) The Bible Describes “No God” As A Moral Posture, Not An Intellectual Achievement

• Psalm 14:1 (KJV): “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.”

The “heart” language matters. The denial is rooted in the inner man—conscience, will, and love of sin—not simply an IQ debate.

3) Why The Hatred Toward God: Light Exposes Sin

The Bible explains why people resist God: God’s light condemns their darkness.

• John 3:19-20 (KJV): “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.”
• Romans 8:7 (KJV): “Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.”
• Colossians 1:21 (KJV): “And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled”

Scripture uses words like enmity and enemies—that’s hostility. When someone calls God “unfair,” it often functions as a shield against repentance.

4) The “Unfair God” Accusation: Who Is Man To Put God On Trial?

God answers the charge directly: the creature is not the judge of the Creator.

• Romans 9:20-21 (KJV): “Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?”
• Job 38:4 (KJV): “Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.”
• Isaiah 55:8-9 (KJV): “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

The Bible does not flatter human pride. It confronts it. God is not accountable to man; man is accountable to God.

5) God Is Not Unjust—He Is Perfectly Righteous

God’s justice isn’t “like” ours—ours is the broken imitation. His is the standard.

• Deuteronomy 32:4 (KJV): “He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.”
• Psalm 145:17 (KJV): “The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.”
• Romans 3:4 (KJV): “God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.”

If God is “unjust,” then words like justice collapse—because justice must have an ultimate standard above man. Scripture says that standard is God Himself.

6) The Real “Unfairness” Argument Usually Ignores The Bible’s Diagnosis: All Are Guilty

People often speak as if humanity deserves innocence. The Bible says humanity is guilty.

• Romans 3:10 (KJV): “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:”
• Romans 3:23 (KJV): “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
• Romans 6:23 (KJV): “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
• Ezekiel 18:20 (KJV): “The soul that sinneth, it shall die.”

If God gave everyone what they “deserved,” that would be judgment. The shock of the Bible is that God offers mercy.

Now The End Begins is your front line defense against the rising tide of darkness in the last Days before the Rapture of the Church

• HOW TO DONATE: Click here to view our WayGiver Funding page

When you contribute to this fundraising effort, you are helping us to do what the Lord called us to do. The money you send in goes primarily to the overall daily operations of this site. When people ask for Bibles, we send them out at no charge. When people write in and say how much they would like gospel tracts but cannot afford them, we send them a box at no cost to them for either the tracts or the shipping, no matter where they are in the world. We have a Gospel Billboard program. We are now broadcasting Bible studies, Podcasts and a Sunday Service 5 times a week, thanks to your generous donations. All this is possible because YOU pray for us, YOU support us, and YOU give so we can continue growing.

But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. The Lord has given us an open door with a tremendous ‘course’ for us to fulfill that will create an excellent experience at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Please pray for our efforts, and if the Lord leads you to donate, be as generous as possible. The war is REAL, the battle HOT and the time is SHORT…TO THE FIGHT!!!

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 (KJB)

“Thank you very much!” – Geoffrey, editor-in-chief, NTEB

On this Sunday Service, we discuss what the King James Bible has to say about the word of God, and why you should want to know what that is

Your King James Bible is not shy, it has a lot to say about what the word of God is, what it is not, how it operates and functions in the lives of the believer, and how God views it above and beyond your thoughts, feelings, emotions and opinions. If you want to learn all about the Bible, the best place to begin is found in the pages of The Book itself. On this Sunday Service message, I bring you the truth about what the Bible has to say about the word of God. Preached live this morning at the Bible Believers Church at the Bookstore in Palatka, Florida.

“Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.” Psalm 199:160 (KJB)

DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE KING JAMES BIBLE ACTUALLY COMES FROM? I’LL GIVE YOU A CLUE, IT’S NOT FROM THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, CLICK TO ORDER!!

SUNDAY SERVICE STUDY NOTES: What The Bible Has To Say About The Word Of God

What The Bible Has To Say About The Word Of God

Introduction: God Defines His Word By What It Does

Hebrews 4:12

“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

The Bible does not describe the word of God as symbolic, optional, or subjective. God defines His word by what it does, not by how man responds to it.

I. The Word Of God Gives Life

(Bread, Food, Seed)

A. The Word As Bread From Heaven

Deuteronomy 8:3

“And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.”

Matthew 4:4

“But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”

B. The Word As Necessary Food

Job 23:12

“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.”

Jeremiah 15:16

“Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.”

C. The Word As Incorruptible Seed

Luke 8:11

“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.”

1 Peter 1:23

“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.”

II. The Word Of God Cleanses And Refreshes

(Water, Rain)

A. The Word As Rain From Heaven

Isaiah 55:10

“For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:”

Isaiah 55:11

“So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.”

B. The Word As Washing Water

Ephesians 5:26

“That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,”

John 15:3

“Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.”

III. The Word Of God Burns And Breaks

(Fire, Hammer)

A. The Word As Fire Shut Up In The Bones

Jeremiah 20:9

“Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.”

B. The Word As Fire And A Hammer

Jeremiah 23:29

“Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?”

IV. The Word Of God Produces Growth

(Milk And Strong Meat)

A. The Word As Milk For New Believers

1 Peter 2:2

“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”

B. The Word As Strong Meat For The Mature

Hebrews 5:12

“For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.”

Hebrews 5:13

“For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.”

Hebrews 5:14

“But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.”

V. The Word Of God Illuminates And Directs

(Light, Lamp)

Psalm 119:105

“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”

Proverbs 6:23

“For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:”

VI. The Word Of God Fights And Judges

(Sword, Mirror)

A. The Word As A Twoedged Sword

Hebrews 4:12

“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

Ephesians 6:17

“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:”

B. The Word As A Mirror

James 1:22

“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”

James 1:23

“For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:”

VII. The Word Of God Builds And Establishes

Acts 20:32

“And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.”

Conclusion: God Magnifies His Word

Psalm 138:2

“I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.”

Now The End Begins is your front line defense against the rising tide of darkness in the last Days before the Rapture of the Church

• HOW TO DONATE: Click here to view our WayGiver Funding page

When you contribute to this fundraising effort, you are helping us to do what the Lord called us to do. The money you send in goes primarily to the overall daily operations of this site. When people ask for Bibles, we send them out at no charge. When people write in and say how much they would like gospel tracts but cannot afford them, we send them a box at no cost to them for either the tracts or the shipping, no matter where they are in the world. We have a Gospel Billboard program. We are now broadcasting Bible studies, Podcasts and a Sunday Service 5 times a week, thanks to your generous donations. All this is possible because YOU pray for us, YOU support us, and YOU give so we can continue growing.

But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. The Lord has given us an open door with a tremendous ‘course’ for us to fulfill that will create an excellent experience at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Please pray for our efforts, and if the Lord leads you to donate, be as generous as possible. The war is REAL, the battle HOT and the time is SHORT…TO THE FIGHT!!!

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 (KJB)

“Thank you very much!” – Geoffrey, editor-in-chief, NTEB

People go to Hell not because God failed to save them, but because they refused the Saviour and His precious payment for their sins in His own blood

Make no mistake about it, when you die you will go to one of two places, either Heaven or Hell. All people born into this world have the same starting point, this is the true equality of all men. Let me be crystal-clear about one thing. People do not wind up in Hell because God failed or refused to saved them, not at all. People wind up in Hell because they have refused the salvation God provides us in Jesus Christ on the cross. Preached live this morning at the Bible Believers Church at the Bookstore.

“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 10:28 (KJB)

SUNDAY SERVICE STUDY NOTES: On The Doctrine Of Hell

On The Doctrine Of Hell

“Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:” Matthew 25:41 (KJB)

Make no mistake about it, when you die you will go to one of two places, either Heaven or Hell. All people born into this world have the same starting point, this is the true equality of all men. Heaven is a literal place, and so is Hell. People don’t go to Heaven because they are good, neither do people enter into Hell because they are bad. You are either saved or lost. Saved people go to Heaven and the unsaved into Hell.

Let me be crystal-clear about one thing. People do not wind up in Hell because God failed or refused to saved them, not at all. People wind up in Hell because they have refused the salvation God provides us in Jesus Christ on the cross.

Things that are everlasting:

• God’s covenant with Noah Genesis 9:16
• God’s covenant with Abraham Genesis 17:7
• God Himself Genesis 21:33
• God’s Statutes Lev 16:34
• God’s sabbath Lev 24:8
• God’s arms Deut 33:27
• God’s throne Psalm 93:2
• God’s righteousness Proverbs 10:25
• The everlasting life of the believer John 3:16
• The everlasting punishment of the unbeliever 2 Thess 1:9

Kirk Cameron reveals last week that he no longer believes in ‘eternal conscious torment’ for the wicked, which he suggests is “cruel and unusual punishment.” Instead, he leans heavily towards annihilationism, saying: “It fits the character of God.” Does it? Let’s open the Bible and find out.

Why do people go to Hell?

First and foremost, Hell is the place where people go because they have a sin debt with God because all sin is primarily against God.

“BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.  Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.” Psalm 119:9-12 (KJB)

Jesus paid this debt for the whole human race on the cross, and it is offered freely to all people.

“Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.” Romans 5:9 (KJB)

“And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled” Colossians 1:20,21 (KJB)

What is Hell like?

The Bible says it is a place of outer darkness, torment, everlasting punishments, and filled with eternal Hell fire. Here is the first mention of Hell in your King James Bible.

“For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them. They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.” Deuteronomy 32:22-24 (KJB)

When you run the references, this is what you see about Hell. It is taught in both Testaments, is present in every dispensation, and will be the end state for the Devil, his angels, and all those who refuse God’s salvation.

“Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.” Job 26:6 (KJB)

“For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.” Psalms 86:13 (KJB)

“Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.” Isaiah 14:15 (KJB)

“The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.” Psalms 9:17 (KJB)

“Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.” Isaiah 5:14 (KJB)

“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 10:28 (KJB)

Paul doesn’t mention the word ‘Hell’ but he doesn’t have to. It’s quite obvious he’s referring to it right here.

“And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.” 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 (KJB)

Perhaps the most pointed reference to Hell is found here:

“And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.” Luke 16:22-25 (KJB)

Hell is not a contradiction of God’s love — it is the proof of His holiness and justice.

If God allowed sin into Heaven, He would cease to be holy.
If God ignored sin, He would cease to be just.
Because God is eternal, the punishment for sin is eternal.

“Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” (Genesis 18:25)

Hell is real, Hell is eternal, but Hell is avoidable.

• “Christ died for our sins” (1 Corinthians 15:3).
• “Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Romans 10:13).

God’s heart is clear:
“Who will have all men to be saved” (1 Timothy 2:4).

People go to Hell not because God failed to save them, but because they refused the Saviour.

Now The End Begins is your front line defense against the rising tide of darkness in the last Days before the Rapture of the Church

• HOW TO DONATE: Click here to view our WayGiver Funding page

When you contribute to this fundraising effort, you are helping us to do what the Lord called us to do. The money you send in goes primarily to the overall daily operations of this site. When people ask for Bibles, we send them out at no charge. When people write in and say how much they would like gospel tracts but cannot afford them, we send them a box at no cost to them for either the tracts or the shipping, no matter where they are in the world. We have a Gospel Billboard program. We are now broadcasting Bible studies, Podcasts and a Sunday Service 5 times a week, thanks to your generous donations. All this is possible because YOU pray for us, YOU support us, and YOU give so we can continue growing.

But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. The Lord has given us an open door with a tremendous ‘course’ for us to fulfill that will create an excellent experience at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Please pray for our efforts, and if the Lord leads you to donate, be as generous as possible. The war is REAL, the battle HOT and the time is SHORT…TO THE FIGHT!!!

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 (KJB)

“Thank you very much!” – Geoffrey, editor-in-chief, NTEB