Tag: heaven

Throughout the Bible, there are numerous principles of Christian living. One of the most profound is the call for mankind to please God. From Genesis—where God commands man not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:16)—to Revelation, where we are urged to “take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near” (Revelation 1:3), the necessity of pleasing God is evident. This truth is further reinforced by the many instances in Scripture where God condemns evil and punishes the wicked. Two striking examples are the destruction of the earth by the flood in Noah’s time (Genesis 7:11–12) and the fiery judgment upon Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:24). In keeping with the tradition of annual themes, The Church of Pentecost (COP) has, by the grace of God and ...