Paul admonishes the Corinthian church to prepare for the final day by making sure they have built their life on the foundation of Christ. Paul explains that on the last day, when we stand before God, those things not built upon Christ will be burned away. We are going to be refined by fire.

In today's podcast, we explore a passage where Jesus sheds more light on the second coming. He tells us that everyone, both righteous and evil, will hear his voice and be resurrected. Some will be resurrected to life while others will be resurrected to judgment.

In today's reading we explore the doctrine of the 2nd Coming of Christ. The Bible makes it clear that God has set a day in the future in which Christ will return to judge the living and dead. On this day the dead in Christ will rise. The "day of the Lord" will be a day of resurrection to life or resurrection to judgement.

In today's podcast, we encounter a turning point in the history of the world. Something happens to exponentially accelerate the sinfulness of mankind. We learn that every intention of the thoughts of people was continually evil. Humanity had become depraved. God decided to judge humanity by bringing about a great flood. In this flood we witness decreation. Thanks be to God that Noah finds favor in the eyes of God.

In this Psalm, David is pursued by his enemies and is falsely accused of wrongdoing. He appeals to God to vindicate him. David calls upon the righteous judgment of God to set all things right.

In the church, we find that God calls us to bear with one another as we walk this pilgrim pathway. The Bible brings an interesting tension of "taking care of your business" but also "bearing the burden of your brother/sister." The law of Christ is to love each other and to help bear our brother or sister's load of hardship.

John the Apostle reflects on what makes Christianity different. Long ago Cain hated his brother and killed him. Jesus calls us to a new paradigm of love and care for our brothers and sisters. Cain asked the question, "Am I my brother's keeper?" John answers emphatically - YES!

In our readings today, we see two different paradigms. Lamech was a descendant of Cain, and his mantra in life was to exact revenge on whoever tried to hurt him. Jesus, in his kingdom, calls us to a different way of living. Jesus calls us to the liberation of forgiveness.

In Genesis 4 we witness the first murder in human history. To make matters worse it is not just murder but it is fratricide. In this narrative, we see a young man named Cain who allows jealousy and rage to overtake him. He allows sin to master him and never takes full responsibility for his actions. Instead of having godly sorrow that leads to repentance, he has worldly sorrow that is only concerned with the consequences.

In Psalm 6 David is struggling. He is physically sick and is languishing. To make matters worse his enemies have risen against him. David does the only thing he can do. He decides not to look at his circumstances or what is inside of him but he looks up to God for help.