05 July 2020
Two-Minute Features | 12 July 2020

Not Everyone is Going to Like Us, Part 1 (TMF:1410)

Friday, July 10, 2020
Peace to Live By: Not Everyone is Going to Like Us, Part 1 (TMF:1410) - Daniel Litton
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       Let's turn to Matthew 5 and starting going through these passages. So, the first one that I want to consider is found toward the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount. If we go to verse 11, we read the following: "Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you” (Matthew 5:11, 12, ESV). Thus, this is the first of our hard sayings from Jesus. Now, this is at the conclusion of the Beatitudes, the blessed, or happy sayings that Jesus has stated toward his followers, his disciples. And that includes us today. This passage is uncomfortable first because it indicates to us that not everyone in the world is going to like us—not everyone is going to be on our side. And this is hard for many to hear, particularly in our current day and age here in the United States. The goal of many folks is to be liked by everybody. I mean, that’s what Facebook is about for a lot of people, right?

God Has the Way, & He Has the Life (TMF:1409)

Thursday, July 09, 2020
Peace to Live By: God Has the Way, & He Has the Life (TMF:1409) - Daniel Litton
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       We, through God’s help, work through the power of the Spirit of God, now living inside of us, to live in the right way, the correct way, in a way that is pleasing to God, and beneficial to ourselves and others. God’s ways are always the right ways, and one cannot go wrong in following what he says. He has the way, and the truth, and has life to give. And anyone can have this life. If you would like to accept Jesus today as your personal Lord and Savior, then please follow my lead in this simple prayer: God, I have done a lot of wrong things in my life. I have not lived following what your Word says. Today, God, I want to turn from living in the wrong way and accept Jesus’ sacrifice on my behalf. I do believe he died for my sins and that he rose from the dead. So, I turn from my sin now and accept you as my Guide. Please change me, Father, and make me become like Jesus. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

None of Us are Good Enough in God's Eyes (TMF:1408)

Wednesday, July 08, 2020
Peace to Live By: None of Us are Good Enough in God's Eyes (TMF:1408) - Daniel Litton
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       Jesus can make us right before God the Father. He paid the penalty for our sins, and by trusting in his sacrifice, God declares us not guilty for all accounts of sin in our lives. You see, God sent Jesus to the earth, some 2,000 years ago, and he died on the cross for your sins and for my sins. The Bible states that all of us have sinned; we have all fallen short of God’s glory. None of us are good enough in God’s eyes. No matter what we do in life, no matter how hard we try to be good, God says none of us are good in our actions. We can only become good by trusting in Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. Christ also rose from the dead and has life now, so that we can also have life. We, through God’s help, work through the power of the Spirit of God, now living inside of us, to live in the right way, the correct way, in a way that is pleasing to God, and beneficial to ourselves and others.

Everyone is Responsible for their Actions (TMF:1407)

Tuesday, July 07, 2020
Peace to Live By: Everyone is Responsible for their Actions (TMF:1407) - Daniel Litton
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       In closing this series, I understand that a lot of what we have been discussing is hard to take in, particularly if this information has been new to you. God is going to do what he has promised in his Word, and this is where the world is headed in the near future. The important thing for everyone today is to make sure you are in right relationship with God, the Creator of everything and the person to whom everyone is accountable. It is true that God is going to hold everyone responsible for their actions in the future, for every thought, word, and behavior done in this life. And anyone who is not covered by Christ’s blood will be thrown into the Lake of Fire, which burns with sulfur. Everyone at the sound of my voice who does not have a payment for their sin will be tormented day and night, forever and forever for their sins against God. However, Christ’s blood offers an acceptable sacrifice for us before God, and anyone who trusts in Christ’s sacrifice on the cross for his or her sins can be spared of any of God’s wrath to come.

The End of the Judgments from God (TMF:1406)

Monday, July 06, 2020
Peace to Live By: The End of the Judgments from God (TMF:1406) - Daniel Litton
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       And this ends the judgments from God on the world, the final stretch of our current world setup as we know it today. And we know that Jesus comes down to the earth at the Battle of Armageddon, and his enemies are destroyed. He kills the armies of the world instantaneously. The end of Revelation 19 talks about this a little more in-depth. It also tells us that the Antichrist and his false prophet are captured. And they are thrown immediately into the Lake of Fire, alive. To finish things up, let us bring to mind what Matthew has recorded for us in his Gospel: “Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first” (Matthew 19:28-30, ESV).