by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Question: I recently heard a well-known mega-church pastor say that Jesus did NOT descend into hell when He died. He said, “This metaphorical descending into hell isn’t that Jesus goes to an actual place of...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus What is reason? Reason is a faculty of the mind that enables us to make sense of things. In reasoning, we use knowledge and logic to come to understand and form conclusions...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Isaiah 45:7 (KJV) “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.” It couldn’t be clearer. God told Isaiah that He creates evil. And what about...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus 29 perished in Gitche Gumee If you know Native American/Indian history or lore, you probably know the meaning of Gitche Gumee. You might even recall the first two lines of...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Halloween is celebrated in a bigger and bigger way every year. But there’s something else that should be commemorated and celebrated on October 31st. We should remember this day of long ago when the face of...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Gen 2:17 “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” Atheists claim this is an error in the Bible because Adam and Eve didn’t...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. I have a cross necklace that’s always been one of my favorites. It’s designed with a blooming rose and three rosebuds. There’s more to this cross than just the roses that remind us of love....
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. There’s a very interesting hidden message (in Hebrew called a remez) in chapter 7 of the book of Revelation, but before I reveal it let’s understand the context in which the list of the 12 tribes is...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. ³ First, let’s always remember that salvation is by the grace of God alone. Only God can forgive sins and declare a sinner justified. Because that is true, some have claimed that repentance is a work and it...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Life is tough…and it seems to be getting more and more difficult every day. If it’s not tough at this moment for you, I’m sure you know that it will be soon. One of life’s challenges is likely not far off....
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Some time ago we received a question asking how to witness to Jehovah’s Witnesses. At the time I wondered, where to start? I got my answer in July when two Jehovah’s Witnesses came to my door. After our...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus It’s been 14 years since the horrific events of September 11, 2001. Today we ask that you take a moment to remember those who perished and those whose lives were forever...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Never has it been more important for Christians to balance their lives. But I am NOT referring to tolerance regarding political and moral issues versus biblical standards. Never have I seen so many Christians...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. That’s a question about which volumes have been written. From the smallest seed to the vastness of the universe we see God’s hand of design and His creative majesty in everything. From the dust of the earth to...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus We live in troubling times. Everyday we hear of senseless murders in our cities of our nation, in other counties, and even in the wombs of mothers who believe the lie that...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Jesus’ raising of Lazarus from the grave is, perhaps, the most wonderful of all the miracles He performed. In the account, we see Jesus’ humanity. Jesus wept just like we do when we feel the sting of death. We...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The “shuns” are biblical teachings that end in -tion. All Christians need to be familiar with core biblical teachings, and the Fun with Shuns study is a fun way to learn biblical truths or reinforce the...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. “Shuns” are biblical teachings that end in -tion. Christians need to be familiar with core biblical teachings, and the Fun with Shuns Study is a fun way to learn biblical truths or to reinforce the...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Question I understand the meaning of the 12 stones on the west bank of the Jordan River in Joshua 4, but what about the other 12 stones that Joshua placed in the middle of the Jordan? Why did he put them there?...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus The “shuns” are biblical teachings that end in -tion? From the time of salvation to glorification, it’s important that Christians have biblical knowledge and...