It's because Jesus spoke so frequently about hell that the church should take the concept seriously.

We live in what may be the most anti-intellectual period in the history of Western civilization.

Your personal testimony, however meaningful it is to you, is not the gospel.

If you care about the slaughter of the innocent, then for God's sake, speak up.

We live in a culture where the truth claims of Christianity are not only rejected, they are ridiculed.

The more faithful preachers are to the Word of God in their preaching, the more liable they are to the charge of hypocrisy. Why? Because the more faithful people are to the Word of God the higher the message is that they will preach. The higher the message, the further they will be from obeying themselves.

God is not interested in our public displays of piety. He's not interested in religion in terms of the outward show. He's interested in godliness.