by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. What is apologetics? Let’s start with what it is not. Many are not familiar with the word “apologetics,” and some wonder if it has anything to do with apologizing. It’s really quite the...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The question, “how do I change my life?” is really answered by WHO can change my life. Jesus is the answer. The only thing that brings true and lasting change into any person’s life is the saving grace of...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Scroll Down For The Video & to Read the Full Poem We stand at the gate of the year. A new year is dawning, and it’s time to say goodbye to the old. We look back with nostalgia for that which has passed, and...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Don’t Miss the Video at the End of the Article! We’ve covered “WHO Were the Wise Men?” Then we answered, “HOW Did They Know?” and “WHEN Did the Wise Men Arrive?” Finally, we’ll address “WHAT is...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. How did the Wise Men know? The Wise Men/Magi were educated and notable men who studied the stars and apparently knew the prophecies well. (Read Who Were the Three Wise Men? Why Did Herod Fear Them?). It is...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The Bible refers to the three wise men in the gospel of Matthew: Matthew 2:1-2 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The question we received was: “Before Jesus died on the cross and opened the gates of Heaven, where did people go when they died? What’s Abraham’s Bosom?” I love the way the person framed this...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. [Watch the Video Below: The Hope of Easter] Two More Reasons a Thursday Crucifixion Fits with What the Bible Teaches If you have not read Reason #1 that gives an answer to the question, “Was Jesus crucified...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. [Video Below] Everyone knows that Jesus was crucified on Good Friday, right? And throughout the centuries we have always remembered His crucifixion on the Friday before Easter Sunday, right? But is Friday...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The Doctrine of the Trinity is difficult to understand because our finite human brains are unable to fully conceive of an infinite being. However, God’s Word gives us everything we need to come to an understanding...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Shavuot is the second of three mandatory Jewish feasts, ordained by God (Exodus 34:22). While the Jews call this feast Shavuot, in the New Testament the Greek word is pentekoste (meaning fifty). From the Greek...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Let’s remember that God created a world that was perfect and a man who was sinless (Gen 1:31). But it’s true, God knew before He created man that man would sin. He knew that both the man and the woman He...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. What does it mean to be created in the Image of God? The answer lies…”in the beginning..” Genesis 1:27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. [Video Below] When Jesus said, “With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer” (Luke 22:15), He was making reference to an evening meal during the week of Passover. He was not referring...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Legend and history tell us that what we call Thanksgiving Day originated with the Pilgrims. They were English settlers who came to the shores of modern Provincetown on the tip of Cape Cod in November 1620. There...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. School’s out for summer and children fill their days with fun in the sun. While they might be taking a break from their schoolwork, we need to teach them never to take a break from learning about Jesus....
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. 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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. 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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Celebrating the new year is biblical, but how you celebrate might not be. The nation of Israel celebrated new year’s day every year, and they did so in the way that God prescribed. As we all know, many of...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. There’s a lot of misunderstanding about Satan, aka Lucifer. There’s misunderstanding about his person, his name, and his works. In 1968, the Rolling Stones debuted a song titled, “Sympathy for the...