by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In the Gospel of John are seven well-known “I Am” statements, by which Jesus reveals Himself as God, Redeemer, Protector, Hope, and so much more. There’s also a lesser-known group of seven...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Abba is found in three verses in English Bibles. [“Holy is the Lord God Almighty” Video Below] Mark 14:36 And He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me;...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Both of these are Catholic doctrines, not held by Protestant denominations because neither can be biblically supported. We’ve addressed purgatory before (Read: Is Purgatory a Real Place?) We’ll...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. IVDAR is a word coined by my friend and colleague, Christian apologist Alex McFarland. IVDAR, however, is not really a word. It’s an acronym. Each of the five letters stands for a core doctrine of Christianity...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Bible says that we, as Christians, walk by faith (read: What Does It Mean to WALK BY FAITH?). It also says that we are pilgrims on this earth(1 Pet 2:11) and we are on a journey home (Phil 3:20, Heb 13:14ff)....
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In 2 Corinthians 5:7, the Bible tells that “we walk by faith, not by sight,” but what does that really mean? [Don’t miss the video at the end: “Walk by Faith”] We understand that we don’t have...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question A friend recently asked me why different Bible versions have different endings for the last part of Mark 16. Should the chapter end at verse 8? Or should verses 9-20 be included? I couldn’t give an...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We ask that you pause and reflect on what happened so many years ago. Take a minute now to remember the prophecy that foretold of the crucifixion of Jesus and the Scripture that proclaimed it’s fulfillment....
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Listening to an online sermon many years ago, I heard a song about the seven sayings of Jesus from the cross. The words are from the perspective of the Roman centurion who stood at the foot of the cross and...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Leonard Cohen wrote the song “Hallelujah” with a beautiful melody that stirs the soul and warms the heart. But is the song Hallelujah appropriate for church? What do we know about the song and the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Recently, I received an email from Julia, a long-time reader of Reasons for Hope* Jesus resources. She has been defending God’s truth regarding Jesus’ incarnation and asked about our reasons to...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. As I began to write about broken hearts, a song kept running through my mind (watch the song video below). We’ll look at the song lyrics, and you can watch the song video, but first, let’s consider...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In Isaiah, God prophecies that He will create new heavens along with the new earth: Isa 65:17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. God also...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics, behaviors, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities (e.g. animals, objects, even cartoon characters). The term “anthropomorphism” is a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Sons of God is a term used of several people groups in the Bible. The simple answer to why Christians are called sons of God is because Christians are born of God. That makes us “sons” (generically…it also...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We end our series of articles during the month of love (February) with a teaching from a long-departed man who is one of “the great cloud of witnesses” (Heb 12:1), those who have gone before us into...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Beatles sang, “All you need is love,” and God pretty much says the same thing but not in so few words. The love of Jesus is extravagant love. It is beyond our comprehension. But it is...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Your Greatest Stewardship – Keeping Your Heart Guarding our hearts is a command and a responsibility for every Christian. It’s found in the book of Proverbs. Keeping one’s heart truly is our greatest...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. As finite and sinful human beings, trying to understand the perfect, unconditional, generous, and gracious love of our infinite God is very difficult. In fact, we can never fully understand it because, unlike...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The History of Groundhog Day February 2nd being designated as Groundhog Day is believed to have originated in Pennsylvania in the 18th -19th century. It is said to have derived from ancient European weather lore,...
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