by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
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...
by Chuck Myer, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The following question was received at questions@reasonsforhopeJesus.com from one of our regular readers. Pastor Chuck agreed to address it directly by emailing the person who asked. We share Pastor Chuck’s...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Every Christian already has peace with God, but the peace of God is a free-will choice. Some will say there are three kinds of peace: peace with, from, and of God. But there are really only two because all true...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. January 22nd is the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the case in which the US Supreme Court ruled on the issue of the constitutionality of laws that criminalized or restricted access to abortions. In doing so, on...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This year, January 20th is National Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. (It’s the Sunday closest to the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Read an abridged history of the day below.) When Does a Woman Become a Mother? We...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. A Very Special Christmas What If You Had Been There When Jesus Was Born? Put yourself at the cradle and consider what your heart feels. Set your eyes on Jesus. Consider what it might have been like if you had...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Even a small candy cane can share the love of God and the redemption He has given us through Jesus. Use a candy cane to share the gospel. Be Ready Always… to give a reason for the Hope that you have (1 Peter...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We’ve already addressed the Parable of the Faithful and Unfaithful Servants found in Matthew 25. We gave reasons why a Christian will never hear, “…you wicked and lazy servant…” (Matt 25:26). If you...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Thanksgiving is such a special holiday. We gather with family and friends for food, fellowship, and even some football (or a lot of football)! In every gathering, there can be believers (longtime or new, strong...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Jesus said, “well done good and faithful servant” in Matthew 24. Those words are quoted often, but many times out of context and with the wrong application. Because of that, many Christians question their...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [Watch the Tribute Videos Below] November 7th, 2018 would have been Billy Graham’s 100th birthday. His death on February 21, 2018, precluded any centennial celebration of his life, but it should be remembered that...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question: I live in an area that is steeped in tradition and religiosity, and people tend to think I’m a bit strange since I believe there is a spiritual element in everything around us, especially...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In 1968 the Rolling Stones debuted a song about Satan, Sympathy for the Devil. While I do not endorse the song in any way, and the title is simply ridiculous (the devil deserves no sympathy) the song does convey...
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