from Got Questions: God’s love, as described in the Bible, is clearly unconditional in that His love is expressed toward the objects of His love (i.e., His people) despite their disposition toward Him. In other words, God loves because it His nature to love (1 John 4:8), and that love moves Him toward benevolent action. [...]
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Is God’s love conditional or unconditional?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
What is a Christian worldview?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
from Got Questions: A “worldview” refers to a comprehensive conception of the world from a specific standpoint. A “Christian worldview,” then, is a comprehensive conception of the world from a Christian standpoint. An individual’s worldview is his “big picture,” a harmony of all his beliefs about the world. It is his way of understanding reality. [...]
What is salvation? What is the Christian doctrine of salvation?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on January 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
from Got Questions: Salvation is deliverance from danger or suffering. To save is to deliver or protect. The word carries the idea of victory, health, or preservation. Sometimes, the Bible uses the words saved or salvation to refer to temporal, physical deliverance, such as Paul’s deliverance from prison (Philippians 1:19). More often, the word “salvation” [...]
Why should we read the Bible / study the Bible?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on January 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
from Got Questions: We should read and study the Bible because it is God’s Word to us. The Bible is literally “God-breathed” (2 Timothy 3:16). In other words, it is God’s very words to us. There are so many questions that philosophers have asked that God answers for us in Scripture. What is the purpose [...]
The Night of Nights
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on January 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
from Guarding His Flock: by Pastor Larry DeBruyn for Christmas As reenacted in nativity scenes and Christmas pageants down through the history of western civilization, this story, in various ways, whether in part or whole, is told: God promised Israel a coming Messiah. God chose a teenage virgin to be the mother of Israel’s promised [...]
What sort of New Year’s Resolution should a Christian make?
Posted in Christian Living, Current Events, Encouragement on January 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
from Got Questions: The practice of making New Year’s resolutions goes back over 3,000 years to the ancient Babylonians. There is just something about the start of a new year that gives us the feeling of a fresh start and a new beginning. In reality, there is no difference between December 31 and January 1. [...]
Why should I read the Old Testament?
Posted in Biblical History, Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on December 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
from Got Questions: The Bible is a progressive revelation. If you skip the first half of any good book and try to finish it; you will have a hard time understanding the characters, the plot, and the ending. In the same way, the New Testament is only completely understood when it is seen as being [...]
Why is it important to believe in biblical inerrancy?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on November 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
from Got Questions: We live in a time that tends to shrug its shoulders when confronted with error. Instead of asking, like Pilate, “What is truth?” postmodern man says, “Nothing is truth” or perhaps “There is truth, but we cannot know it.” We’ve grown accustomed to being lied to, and many people seem comfortable with [...]
What is the full armor of God?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on October 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
from Got Questions: The phrase “full armor of God” comes from Ephesians 6:13-17: “Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground,and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your [...]
What does it mean that Jesus saves?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on August 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
from Got Questions: “Jesus saves” is a popular slogan on bumper stickers, signs at athletic events, and even banners being pulled across the sky by small airplanes. Sadly, few who see the phrase “Jesus saves” truly and fully understand what it means. There is a tremendous amount of power and truth packed into those two [...]
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