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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...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There’s a lot of evidence that indicates Jesus was not likely born in December and was probably born in September (Read: Was Jesus born in September?). Some of the many reasons for a non-December birth are based...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus Christians are being slaughtered for their faith in the Middle East. They have not been silent about their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The questions have been raised,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Catholic church believes saints (those who have been given sainthood by the Catholic church) hear prayers and are able to be an intercessor and present prayers to God. To discern whether this is biblical,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus So often we hear messages about what Christians are to do. Do this, do that. They’re all about, “go and do,” and they all seem to be prodding the “sheep” with the rod,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In our Got Questions? column we’ve addressed the question, What is Election? We’ve looked at two five-point theological statements that address the doctrine of election: the Five Articles of the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In July 2014, an online research site, YouGov.com [1], posted the results of their “What Would Jesus Do?” poll. Not surprisingly, the results showed that Americans are more liberal on social issues than they think...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Romans 12 is one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. It speaks about our response to the great gift of salvation we have received and how we are to live our lives in the joy of our salvation. In Christ, we have...
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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...
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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...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Is the Bible a love letter to me? The answer is, yes and no. The Bible contains God’s spoken word, written for all people at all times. There is a message to each of us, on every page of the Bible, and it is...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus It must be noted that the Old Testament prohibition about blood is a dietary restriction. It is about ingesting blood by mouth. It is not about a medical procedure...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. It’s important for a new or young-in-the-faith believer to build a firm foundation of faith in Christ. The Bible is spiritual food necessary for growth. For new, young, or mature Christians, we can never exhaust...
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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...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question A saved friend has a daughter who took a small step to nowhere–she’s using drugs. What are the obvious moral and spiritual implications behind taking drugs? She knows all about Jesus and needs to...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. When I was a young child, my father would quiz me with this trivia question: “What is the shortest verse in the Bible?” The answer was simple, “Jesus wept” (John 11:35). I always got it right, but...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus David Kinnaman, in his book You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving the Church and Rethinking Faith labeled the current generation as nomads, prodigals and exiles. ...
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