by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Let’s go back almost 200 years, when the Bible held greater influence in the world, and see how the dictionary defined apostle and disciple. The 1828 Webster’s Dictionary defines them this way: Apostle: “A...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Romans Road, the John Road, and Revelation Road are “paths” of Bible verses that tell the way to become a new creation in Jesus Christ. Perhaps there are more. If you know of another, please let...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Matthew 5:48 says that we are to be perfect and, it says, we are to be as perfect as God is, Wow! If Jesus meant that, then we have a real problem. We can’t be perfect. So how should we understand Jesus’...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. After the events of 9/11 that shook the nation, the church became a place of refuge for thousands who gathered to pray for the victims, their families, the missing, the heroic first responders, and the nation’s...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In 2001, Steve Schneibner was pastoring a church in Maine. He was also a pilot for American Airlines. On the morning of September 11th, 2001, he should have been in the cockpit of American Airlines Flight 11— but...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In May of 1863, the Seventh-day Adventist Church was founded in Battle Creek, Michigan. The church is categorized as a Christian denomination because they recognize Jesus as the Saviour of mankind. believing He...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Daniel 9 foretells a seven-year period in Israel’s future that is commonly called the Seventieth Week of Daniel. The chapter begins by telling of Daniel’s understanding that Israel’s time of captivity in Babylon...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We believe in a pre-Trib Rapture because we believe that is what the Bible teaches. Let’s consider what we know: The Tribulation is a seven-year period, the seventieth week of Daniel’s prophecy (Daniel 9)....
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Calvinism is a theological explanation of biblical doctrines put forth by the followers of John Calvin (1509-1564). Therefore the real question becomes, are these teachings biblically supported?. Before we give...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. When someone is saved, it’s often said, “I gave my life to Jesus.” But what does that really mean? Doesn’t everything on earth, and every person who’s ever lived or is now alive, belong to the Creator of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This is a teaching that is held by some Christians. It offers a way to reconcile the Bible with the claims of the earth being millions, even billions, of years old (Read also, Were the Days of Creation 24-hour...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. It has been more than four months since the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Most churches have now reopened — although with reduced attendance and social distancing practices. What effect has...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Many Christians have read the following verses and feared that salvation can be lost. Heb 6:4-6 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. At the mention of never-never land, most people will think of the fictional story of “Peter Pan.” It was created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie in 1904, and it’s the story of a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. So what’s a Mnason? Actually, the question should be, who was Mnason? Mnason was a first-century Jew and he’s mentioned in the Bible. However, he’s only mentioned once in Acts 21. Maybe you’re wondering...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In the troubled times in which we live, we are more connected than ever before. But we are also more divided than in the past. The growing division between political parties should be of no surprise. The unrest...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The crown of righteousness is a reward that is mentioned in one of Paul’s letters to Timothy: 2 Tim 4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This is a great question. Unfortunately, the Bible does not give an explicit answer. But the Bible does give words from the Lord that can help us come to a well-reasoned answer. First, let’s look at what...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Bible does not tell us the day or hour when Jesus will come for His Bride. However, it does give us clues as to what time of year it will happen. There are many who think the Rapture (Read: What is the Rapture?...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. No one can answer this question with biblical proof. However, there is biblical reasoning to support the idea that angels accompany us on our transition from this world to Heaven. In addition, there are many...
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