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I believe God can answer my prayers, but how can I believe he will answer them?
Some of you are praying for a loved one’s healing of a dreaded disease. Others are praying for someone’s salvation or that she will return to the Lord. However, it’s hard to believe God for the outcome if you don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, Fanny J. Crosby, Joni Eareckson Tada, Kingdom of God, prayer, suffering
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Paralyzed When Making New Year’s Resolutions?
A centurion came to Jesus and told Him, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.” Have you felt paralyzed at home lately? You have decisions to make, but feel too frozen to move? You have things to … Continue reading
How do we grow in Christ’s love?
The Bible expects us to grow in love. For instance, Philippians 1:9 tells us, “that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment.” When we were saved, God did not limit our salvation to merely … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible Study, christlikeness, growth, love, Word of God
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Is it fair for good people to end up in Hell just because they didn’t receive the salvation of Jesus?
Of course it is fair. Heaven is God’s home. If a person arrived at your doorstep saying they’re a good person, would you let him in to live with you as long as he wanted? Of course not! If you … Continue reading
Posted in Sin and Salvation
Tagged forgiveness, good deeds, good works, hell, salvation, sin
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Are people completely destroyed in Hell, or do they remain conscious?
I see two striking examples of people in Hell that give us an answer. Let’s look at the longest one first, found in Luke 16. Jesus told this story to the Pharisees:
Posted in Demons, H e l l and Suffering
Tagged demons, Devil, hell, hellfire, judgment, Lazarus, Lucifer, Revelation, sheol
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Modern Family: Talking to the Camera
The TV sit-com Modern Family integrates a technique used in reality shows such as Survivor and Master Chef in which the contestants talk candidly about themselves on camera away from the others. The Office also used this means to comedic … Continue reading
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Tagged Master Chef, MasterChef, Modern Family, prayer, Survivor reality show, The Office
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Is everything really working out for our good?
We see so many things going wrong in the world today that we wonder if God is really in control as much as people seem to believe. We suffer relationship problems, money issues, physical and mental anguish, and wonder whether … Continue reading
How can you be a servant of God if you can’t see him?
We often perform our work in response to something, or to fulfill some purpose. We do our homework in response to a teacher’s assignment. We do our work according to the responsibilities our boss gave us. We take care of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christians, Gospel, Jesus Christ, missions, service
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Heard in a sermon this morning
Richard Dawkins, author and atheist lecturer, said that “Religion is a fairy tale for those who are afraid of the dark.” In response, a Christian said, “Atheism is a fairy tale for those who are afraid of the light.” From … Continue reading
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Why are you Christians so intolerant?
Are Christians more intolerant than other people or groups? Let’s start with the dictionary definition of the word ‘intolerant’ to make sure we are on the same page: 1. Unable or unwilling to endure something [such as endure criticism]. 2. … Continue reading
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Are people looking at us from heaven?
Is it true that people who have died and gone to heaven can observe what we are doing on earth? Some people believe the first line of the following passage supports this idea: Therefore we also, since we are surrounded … Continue reading
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Why does the Bible tell us to reckon ourselves as dead?
Here is the full passage from Romans 6:10-13: For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. Likewise you also reckon yourselves to be dead indeed … Continue reading
Posted in Sin and Salvation
Tagged alive to God, dead to sin, faith, in Christ, reckon, reckoning faith, sin, victory over sin
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What’s a good way to study the Bible?
Read from the beginning of the book The best way to study the Bible is to start at the beginning. Either the beginning of the Bible (best) or beginning of any of its books. Do not jump in at random, … Continue reading
Book Review: The Question That Never Goes Away, by Philip Yancey
“Why did God allow this to happen?” “Why didn’t God protect us?” “Why doesn’t a good God stop this evil?” These are all variations of the question that recurs — that never goes away — in the aftermath of any … Continue reading
Dying With Honor
The Bible is hard to understand in places. It’s also a thick book – who can remember it all? Therefore, many of us have ultra-simplified our theology, condensing it down to, “When I die, I go to heaven.” That’s simple … Continue reading
What is the “narrow way” and why is it hard to get on it?
“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads … Continue reading
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Tagged broad way, eternal life, Kingdom of God, narrow way, nrrow gate, Sermon on the Mount, strait gate
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A Tale of Two Resurrections
When Paul made an argument for his faith in Acts 24:10-21, he affirmed his belief that both the just and the unjust will be resurrected (24:15). What is the resurrection of the just and the unjust? When we encounter a … Continue reading
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Tagged cross, faith, forgiveness, obedience, ready, Ready for the Rapture, sin
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“Once upon a time there was an Atheist”
Some atheists claim that the Bible is full of fairy tales that Christians have contrived in order to find order, purpose, and comfort in this life. But what about the fairy tales the atheists believe? And why do they think … Continue reading
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Tagged atheists, church, creation, fairy tales, hypocrites, judgment, reward, secularism
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“I Am A Catholic!”
“I am a Baptist.” “I am a Presbyterian.” Perhaps when spiritual conversation ebbs and flows around you, at one point the tide may bring you in, and all you can say is that you are a member of a denomination, … Continue reading
Posted in Religion and Spirituality
Tagged denomination, forgiveness, judgment, obedience, religion
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“When I Die, I’ll Go to Heaven”
A lot of assumptions are found in this statement: “When I die, I’ll go to Heaven.” What’s missing? No mention is made of how you live from now until death, and no mention is made of the eternity-defining event between … Continue reading
Does God Demand Blind Faith?
Did Jesus demand that people believe on Him by faith only, or did He present proofs and reasons to believe? Let’s start off with this incident: Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent … Continue reading
What I Learned from my Biases
I remember when I first became aware of the impact of my biases upon myself. A Republican lady from church emailed several people about the negative actions of a certain Democrat. I rolled my eyes with the attitude of, “Well, … Continue reading
What is the purpose of Bible preaching?
God uses regular and faithful Bible preaching to share His truths about life. Here is what the Bible says of itself: And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto … Continue reading
How can the Old Testament laws be passed away, yet still be said to continue?
The covenants God made in the OT with the Hebrews were “for ever.” However, from what we understand in the book of Hebrews, they could only continue if the priesthood continued, and if God Himself continued it. As it is, … Continue reading
How do I deal with out-of-control sexual urges?
You deal with sexual desires the same way as with any other feelings, whether of envy, hatred, avarice, pride, and so on. The foundational teaching is Romans 6. There, we learn that when Jesus was buried, He took our “old … Continue reading
Isn’t the Israelite’s entrance into the Promised Land in the OT symbolic of our going to Heaven when we die?
I’ve sung several hymns where this point of view is held. The crossing of the river Jordan into Canaan’s land is held to represent death, and the land itself is Heaven. I don’t hold to that view, and I’ll explain … Continue reading
After doing all these things, does this mean I’ll go to Heaven when I die?
A fuller version of the question is: “I have gone through Sunday School as a child, have been attending church regularly, tithe regularly, do my best to be a good person, and sometimes read my Bible and pray. Does this … Continue reading
Is predestination really about man’s free will versus God’s sovereignty?
Many people start their approach to predestination from a philosophical position rather than on the actual words and phrases the Bible uses about it. For instance, I asked one person how he begins his argument for predestination. He said, “God … Continue reading
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Tagged chosen, conformed, elect, foreknowledge, free will, image of Christ, omnipotence, Predestination, sovereignty
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