Category: Judgment and Holiness

• Torah Portion: Numbers 8-12 and Universal Restoration

  

  “If you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote of Me,” John 5:46 When Jesus made this statement as recorded in John 5:46, He was teaching that the Torah contains far more than laws and history. It contains prophetic patterns, shadows, types, and symbols that ultimately find their fulfillment in Christ. This is…

  Brother Roger

  June 9, 2026

  Character of God, Forgiveness, Judgment and Holiness, Philosophy of Punishment, Torah Portion, Universal Restoration

  Aaron, Jesus in the Old Testament, Manna, Miriam, Moses, Moses interceeds for Miriam, Numbers 8-12, Passover, Pillar of Cloud and Fire, Seventy Elders, Silver Trumpets, Tabernacle, Tabernacle items

• Infinite Punishment?

  

  Where and when did the phrase “sin against an eternal, infinite God deserves eternal, infinite punishment” develop? Not from the Bible. The exact wording is modern, but the underlying idea developed in medieval Western theology, then was sharpened and popularized by Jonathan Edwards in the 18th century.

  Brother Roger

  March 11, 2026

  Character of God, Church History, Eternal Torture, Judgment and Holiness

  Infinite punishment, Jonathan Edwards, Sin against an infinite God, Thomas Aquinas

• God Is Love: Eternal Conscious Torment or Jesus Saves All?

  

  “God is love.”— 1 John 4:8. That little three-word sentence may be the most powerful truth in the whole Bible. Not “God has love.” Not “God shows love sometimes.” Not “God loves when we behave.” God is love. And John doubles down later: “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear…” (1 John 4:18)…

  Brother Roger

  February 28, 2026

  Eternal Torture, Judgment and Holiness, Judgment and mercy

  1 Corinthians 13, 1 John 4, Biblical Love, Christian Universalism, Corrective vs. retributive punishmen, Divine Love, Doctrine of God, ECT, Eternal Conscious Torment, God is Love, Heaven and Hell

• God’s Mercy and Judgment: How They Work Together – Down-to-Earth version

  

  “For the LORD (YAHWEH) is our judge …; He will save us” Isaiah 33:22. A lot of folks wonder: How can God be loving and still judge people?” That’s a fair question. But the Bible tells us straight up: God is love.” — 1 John 4:8. So …?

  Brother Roger

  February 9, 2026

  Biblical Children, Character of God, Gospel Theology, Judgment and Holiness, Philosophy of Punishment

  attributes of God, biblical judgment, divine justice, God is Love, God’s character, God’s Love, mercy and judgment, redemptive judgment