NO COWARDS, SEXUALLY IMMORAL OR LIARS WILL BE IN HEAVEN Revelation 21:8 “But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” Coward  The Bible defines a coward as someone who lacks the courage to do what is right, good, or helpful in a time of need due to fear of consequences.  Gideon is often considered the poster boy for fear and cowardice. When God first commanded him to rescue the Israelites from the Midianites, Gideon was hiding in a winepress to escape his enemies (Judges 6:11). Throughout his entire story, Gideon demonstrated fear, anxiety, and doubt. He constantly tested God by asking him to perform signs. Finally he allowed God to change him and eventually became a mighty man of valor and was able to defeat their enemies. He overcame his fear and cowardice.  Ahab in 1 and 2 Kings did not overcome his cowardice towards Jezebel his wife as the Bible says he did more evil in the sight of the Lord than all the kings prior because Jezebel stirred him up.  Abominable means detestable to God.…

God created sex for our pleasure as it feels good.  God also created the garden of Eden to allow Adam and Eve to enjoy but He had a stipulation which was that they were not to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil - which they disobeyed and then had negative consequences for their disobedience as they had to leave the garden forever and wear clothes to cover their nakedness.  God also has stipulations for people when it comes to sex and that is that it should only happen between a man and a woman who are married and ultimately create children that were to be loved on by their parents.  Satan’s plan was to pervert God’s sexual gift in every way possible and encourage people to engage in sexuality outside of a healthy marriage through pornography, masturbation by oneself, sexual relations with people whom people are not married to, homosexuality, pedophilia, bestiality, and looking upon men or women by lusting at their bodies.  Sadly the state of most Christians is that they are not living sexually pure lifestyles.  Single Christians are having sex or masturbating stating that God understands that they have sexual urges or…