The book of Isaiah opens with God’s message to wayward Judah—and it is a jarring indictment. God summons his people to court: he is the prosecutor, and all of heaven and earth serve as the jury. The charge is this: although God loved and cared for Judah like a loyal and compassionate father, she has…
Could there be any words more blessed than those our Lord says he will pronounce to his faithful followers on the Day of Judgment? “Well done, good and faithful servant…enter into the joy of your Lord.” But what about the other possibility? What will our Lord have to say to the unbeliever who stands before…