by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Why are we called the Bride of Christ now when the Bible says the marriage will take place in Heaven? This question reveals the need to read Bible verses in context. It’s important to read the full passage...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question: Are the Jews of today still the chosen people of God? Why do people say they are, when they don’t even believe in Jesus?Before answering this question about the Jews living today, let’s review what we...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Do colors in the Bible have a symbolic significance that can remind us of God and His plan of redemption? Just like with numbers, the meaning of colors points us to Jesus by symbolizing His Person and His works....
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Both numbers and colors have significance in interpreting Scripture (Read also: The Meaning of Colors in the Bible). The Word of God is clear in its written message, yet it contains deeper revelations through...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Bible is made up of 66 books written over 1,500 years and penned by about 40 different writers—most of whom did not know each other. The writers had different backgrounds, varying economic and educational...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. I have a tattoo and I’m a Christian. In fact, I was a Christian when I got the tattoo. I’ve been told a tattoo is sinful because it’s marking the body. Did I commit a sin and is my tattoo sinful? Answer Your...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question received: No one can seem to answer this question, so maybe it’s not meant to be answered in our day. Since Heaven was a perfect place and Lucifer was one of the highest ranking angels, where did the sin...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Purgatory is a doctrine (teaching) of the Catholic church. The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines purgatory as: “purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven,”...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Got Questions? received an email from a reader with a question that everyone has asked at one time or another…Why didn’t God answer my prayer for _________ [fill in the blank]. Here’s the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question I read your article, is it a sin to drink alcohol? It made me wonder, is it a sin to be fat? Answer My answer to the alcohol question was, no, it is not a sin to drink alcohol. I say this because the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Today I am at The Cove (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Training Center), in beautiful Asheville, NC–attending a three-day conference on evangelism with my friend and colleague Alex McFarland of Alex...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If Jesus paid for all our sins (past, present, and future) on the cross, how does 1...
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