by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. Shavuot is the second of three mandatory Jewish feasts ordained by God (Exodus 34:22). The Jews call this feast Shavuot. In the New Testament, the Greek...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. Many have Nativity scenes that feature a stable as Jesus’ birthplace, but was Jesus born in a stable? Or could it have been a cave? Or a house?...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. The quick answer is yes, we should have questions, and we should take them to God. But while it’s okay to have and ask questions, it is not okay to...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. [Watch Video Below] We read the accounts of the crucifixion in the Bible and we often see it portrayed in movies and videos. The day in which Jesus was...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. The question “Where did Cain get his wife?” is asked by both skeptics and believers. The Bible answers the question. Adam’s Family Cain was the...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. This question addresses the words of Jesus in Matt 6: “when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will...
by Alex McFarland and Shari Abbott
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. Question: I have heard the saying “all dogs go to heaven”, but animals don’t have a soul. Still, do our beloved pets go to heaven when they pass, and will...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. Who killed Goliath? Is there any doubt? Some say, yes, because of a verse in 2 Samuel that seems to contradict 1 Samuel 17 that says David killed...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. This question is asked a lot. We first answered it in September of 2014. It is a question that all Christians should be prepared to answer. Is drinking...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. There was a message nailed to the cross of Jesus. It’s not easily seen, but it’s there. What did Pilate write? He wrote more than what you...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. The answer about the LGBT rainbow flag will surprise you. But first, let’s walk through some history. Forever, the rainbow has been a symbol of God’s...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. 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...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. C. S. Lewis is often quoted as having said, “You don’t have a soul. You are a soul; you have a body,” however, this saying is not found in any of...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. The first mention of a crown in the New Testament is a crown of thorns, representative of the curse of thorns and thistles that was placed upon the earth...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. There are many types of prayers. If we are specific, the list could be endless, but in general most will agree there are seven or eight categories (It...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. Question If the Bible says “it is appointed to man once to die and then the judgment,” how do we harmonize Lazarus being raised from the dead and thus...