The UnSafe Bible

As Pastor Ken continues his teaching series through the book of Isaiah, he’ll be explaining to you how Jesus has been given the authority to judge by the Father. In John 5:22–23, He says, “Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father”. Through His death and resurrection, Jesus brought judgment to Satan. There will also be a Time when unbelievers will ultimately be judged by the Lord Jesus!

Today, Pastor Ken will be explaining how when Jerusalem fell, many of the people were carried away to Babylon, but some of the people fled to Egypt, thinking they would be safe there. In the book of Isaiah, God is promising to call back to the Promised Land the descendants of those who went down to Egypt. The people of Israel are commanded to forsake any idolatrous habits they may have picked up while in Egypt and to return to the Promised Land. You too, as a Christian must forsake the evil deeds of this world!

The millennial kingdom is the future reign of Jesus Christ on earth as He sits on David’s throne in Jerusalem. As Pastor Ken continues his teaching series through the book of Isaiah, he’ll be explaining how everyone who enters that kingdom will be redeemed by God and therefore righteous. Among those redeemed will be two distinct groups of people: those with glorified physical bodies and those with natural, earthly bodies. If you have this expectation and hope, keep yourself pure as He is pure!

When we’re hurt, abused, humiliated, or treated unjustly, we naturally want the offender to experience what we felt. We demand our “pound of flesh” and may not rest till we get it. This is the crux of many movies and seems like the right thing to do. If someone shows us kindness, we’re often eager to repay him or her. Why shouldn’t we repay the wrong that is done to us, too? Today, Pastor Ken will be reminding you that scripture has a different view, and God says, “Vengeance is mine.”

As Pastor Ken continues his teaching series through the book of Isaiah, he’ll be challenging you to keep your focus on eternity and seek Jesus first and foremost. Of course, you need to focus on the temporal because you live on Earth, but where are your priorities? Too often Christians get entangled with the affairs of this world, including politics, at the expense of obeying the Great Commission and keeping the same priorities as the Lord. King Jesus is the only leader who is worthy of all our attention. 

The Bible describes humility as meekness, lowliness, and absence of self. Humility is a heart attitude, not merely an outward demeanor. Today, Pastor Ken will be explaining how you may put on an outward show of humility but still have a heart full of pride and arrogance. Jesus said that those who are “poor in spirit” would have the kingdom of heaven. Being poor in spirit means that only those who admit to an absolute bankruptcy of spiritual worth will inherit eternal life. 

Today, Pastor Ken teaches us that God has not abandoned the nation of Israel. Just as He protected Israel in the Old Testament and fulfilled His promise to make Israel a nation again after 2,000 years, He will also protect and redeem His people in the end times. At the end of the Great Tribulation, Israel will be surrounded by the armies of the Antichrist, but God will fight for Israel and destroy their enemies. This should give you hope in God. Just as God is faithful to Israel, He will be faithful to you also. 

It’s so hard to fully place our trust in God instead of the things of this world, isn’t it? With our jobs, finances, and relationships, we can at least see them, feel them, and to some extent, control them. But God is invisible, intangible, and cannot be controlled. In today’s message, Pastor Ken teaches that God is the only one you should place your trust in. Everything and everyone else in this world will fail you at some point. God is always faithful and all-powerful. He will never fail you, forget about you, or disappoint you. 

Have you ever found yourself in a situation with a group of non-Christians that made you compromise on your values? You knew doing something went against God’s commands, but you felt peer pressured to give in. That’s why the Bible tells us not to be unequally yoked with non-believers. Pastor Ken teaches that this applies not only to marriage but to any area in your life that requires strong commitments to other people. God doesn’t want you to be in situations that will lead you to compromise your integrity.  

That definitely stings for me. If I’m honest, I’m much more knowledgeable about my spouse and my friends than I am about Jesus. What about you? Are you spending quality time with Jesus by reading His word and praying to Him? Today, Pastor Ken teaches that in a world that has so many wrong opinions about God, we as Christians need to have a correct understanding of who He is. The only way we can do that is by knowing Him through the Bible and prayer. Take time today to know God more.