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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. IVDAR is a word coined by my friend and colleague, Christian apologist Alex McFarland. IVDAR, however, is not really a word. It’s an acronym. Each of the five letters stands for a core doctrine of Christianity...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Let me answer this by giving an example of a college student that I met at a secular university who proudly introduced herself as an “ex-Christian.” She had begun to question God after prayers for a cancer-stricken...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Click here for Mother’s Day Tibutes and Greetings to Watch, Post, Text, or Email Mother's Day Articles and Videos Two Women—Two Stories—Two Songs: Hannah & Mary A Tribute to Mothers on Mother’s Day You...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Bible says that we, as Christians, walk by faith (read: What Does It Mean to WALK BY FAITH?). It also says that we are pilgrims on this earth(1 Pet 2:11) and we are on a journey home (Phil 3:20, Heb 13:14ff)....
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In 2 Corinthians 5:7, the Bible tells that “we walk by faith, not by sight,” but what does that really mean? [Don’t miss the video at the end: “Walk by Faith”] We understand that we don’t have...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Read about what sets the soul free and why we call the day Maundy Thursday Maundy Thursday What is Maundy Thursday? (article) The Basin & The Towell (video)Maundy Thursday until Easter Sunday (video)Journey to...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Leonard Cohen wrote the song “Hallelujah” with a beautiful melody that stirs the soul and warms the heart. But is the song Hallelujah appropriate for church? What do we know about the song and the...
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Truth for a New Generation & Reasons for Hope* JESUS Grow in Truth and Hope Christian apologistsAlex McFarland & Shari Abbott provide Truth for a New Generation and Reasons for Hope— both found only in the Lord Jesus Christ. Ask A Question Get Answers Alex...
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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...
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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...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Many skeptics claim that the prophet Jonah could not have been swallowed by a whale. The whole story, they think, was impossible. But was it? Perhaps an incident that happened recently will give them a reason to...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In Acts 13 we read about the apostle Paul standing up in the synagogue at Pisidian Antioch and delivering a message to the Jews regarding Jesus the Christ. In the context of his historical teaching...
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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...
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