For any sin, we all suffer. That is why our suffering is endless.

Populating hell one image-bearer at a time

The beginning of the way to heaven, is to feel that we are on the way to hell." —J. C. Ryle

What will you do when the Law of God comes in terror; when the trumpet of the archangel shall tear you from your grave; when the eyes of God shall burn their way into your guilty soul; when the great books shall be opened and all your shame and sin shall be published? Can you stand against an angry Law in that day? A

Too often, we think of sin as self-contained, point-in-time choices with no interconnection or momentum. But sin refuses to remain contained in the moment it is conceived.

Suffering related to circumstances beyond my control, suffering related to consequences of my besetting sin, and suffering caused by others who refused to see their own sin. In all these instances, the Lord has been at work, refining my focus upon personal holiness, amplifying my ministry through very humbling experiences, and reminding me repeatedly to extend grace not just to the gracious but to those who lack a grace I took too long to come to myself.

When men don't fear God, they give themselves to evil.

When a sinner understands the horrific consequences of breaking the Law of God, he will flee to the Savior, solely to escape the wrath that is to come.

Sin has gotten men into more trouble than science can get him out of.

There are no small sins against a great God.

It is, therefore, not proper for God thus to pass over sin unpunished.

Sin is blatant mutiny against God.