Throughout the Bible, we find numerous commands to protect and honor three vulnerable groups of people: (1) the stranger, (2) the fatherless, and (3) the widow. This is especially prevalent in the Old Testament but is certainly echoed throughout the entire Bible. I believe this consistency is important and has a significant New Testament application to believers. Let us begin by taking a look at Deuteronomy 24:19-21 (KJV):

One of the most interesting (and terrifying) topics in the Bible is the Book of Life. If someone’s name is written in the book, they will go to heaven for eternity, and if their name is not written in the book, they will be thrown into the lake of fire. Beyond just this truth, there is also the yearning of prophets to have people’s names blotted out of the book, and even threats by God for people’s names to be wiped out. The major questions to answer in forming a biblical understanding of this topic are the following: (1) when were names written in the Book of Life, (2) whose names were written in the Book of Life, and (3) will believers names (or anyone's names) be blotted out?