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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There are many who call Jesus by the Hebrew name Yeshua. Is that better than using the name Jesus? What about Yahweh? We received this question from a reader: My friend consistently brings up the fact that it...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The apostle Peter is well known for his faith, trust, and enthusiasm, but also for his fear, denial, and even great distress. In his letters, Peter wrote about living the Christian life, about false teachers...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Totem poles are crafted from large trees or wooden poles, posts, or pillars. They feature carved symbols or figures that tell a story, commemorate an event, signify a clan (lineage) or represent cultural beliefs....
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in your weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 Not your strength, not your wisdom, not your prayers, not your experience. Rather, “My...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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 know. Did Pilate intentionally write the message and have it...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question What is the meaning of the folded napkin found in the tomb of Jesus? I received an Internet forward that says it was a message that Jesus will return. Any truth to this? Answer This question arises from...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever. (Psalm 45:17) The names of God in the Bible provide great insight into understanding and...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Excerpt from Why the Butterfly, A Book About Rightly Remembering There are many names and titles in the Bible for God the Father and for His Son, Jesus Christ. The Bible also gives many names and titles for the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. I ran across an article, written more than a decade ago, in The Jerusalem Post (Christian Edition). Sadly the article is wrong on many things. I share this article in italicized text below. The subtitles are mine...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. 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 promise. This dates back to the everlasting covenant God made...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This is a great question. I believe that Christians err in two ways when it comes to Satan. They either 1) think and worry too much about him and attribute all or most of their sins to his tempting; or they 2)...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This question is one for which there is not a definitive answer. It is God who saves, so we can never say with certainty who is or is not saved. However, the Bible does provide great biblical reasoning that helps...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. So what do children think and say about love and marriage? Watch now, then read what the Bible says. If our resources have blessed you, please share...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The question or what is love? brings to mind another question, “what is truth?” Reflecting on these two questions should cause us to ponder, “what is true love?” Let’s answer each of these, beginning...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There are ten additional psalms found in non-canonical sources (not sacred books that are officially accepted as genuine). Only Psalm 151 is included in a Bible (the NRSV and Orthodox Study Bible, read: Why Isn’t...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. God’s Word is very clear on this. Salvation is by the grace of God through faith (Ephesians 2:8). That faith is believing in the Person and works of the Lord Jesus Christ—believing that He is God and that...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We all get angry. Anger is a human emotion and it’s one that we all deal with—some more effectively than others. Even Jesus, in His humanity, felt and displayed anger. But Jesus’ anger was different. When...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus As the year closed, the Justice Department released a report stating that terrorism charges and related crimes reached an all-time high in 2015. The report stated that a...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus As 2015 draws to a close, I’ve been thinking of some of the highlights (the “yeas”) and some of the “lowlights” (the “nays”) of the...
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