Is the Monkey at Your Gate?

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus [Note: the monkey at your gate will make sense when you finish reading.] As Christians we are all familiar with the saying, “we live in the world but we are not of the...

Is the Bible Still Accurate?

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. To answer this question we need to begin with the understanding that, as Christians, our trust is grounded in the Lord Jesus Christ.  While we have many reasons to accept and believe that the Bible is accurate, we...

Is Drinking Alcohol a Sin?

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.The Bible speaks clearly about drinking alcohol, or “strong drink” as it is called in Scripture.  Before I give an answer to this question, we must search the Scriptures to determine what God says.  Let’s begin by...

What Is Election?

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Election is a term for a doctrine (teaching) of salvation. The term is found only in the New Testament, but the doctrine is exemplified throughout the Bible. Election is God’s selection of people or groups of...

Are you keeping a scorecard?

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Daily we evaluate our lives, reviewing what we’ve thought, said and done.  We consider the good things and the bad…and we should!  It’s absolutely necessary to reflect upon our thoughts, words and actions so...

What is a Hebrews 12 Father?

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Hebrews 11 is all about our “fathers in the faith.”  It speaks of Old Testament saints who trusted God and demonstrated it by their words and actions and serve as great examples to us of steadfast faith. Hebrews 12...

Is Hell a real place?

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There are many people today who deny the reality of Hell. Most are non-believers who deny that such a place really exists, and by doing so they can convince themselves that it will not be their final destination...

God, Country & Lady Liberty

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. What can we learn from Lady Liberty? Lady Liberty stands tall on Liberty Island in the middle of New York Harbor.  She holds her beacon of light high above her head, and is attired in a flowing robe.  She is...

Do Our Words Matter?

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In a time when we find people talking less — and texting, tweeting, posting or emailing more — some have asked, “do our words matter?” How important is the spoken language?  My answer would...