Randy Alcorn

Question from a reader: Do you think that how you dress is important when you attend church? Isn’t that part of showing respect for the things of the Lord?

In part two of this two part video interview, I sit down with Jason, a young pastor I just met, and we discuss some questions he has about ministry, including how to jump in now and serve the Lord while also setting aside time to grow in wisdom and understanding.

In part one of this two part video interview, I sit down with Jason, a young pastor I just met, and we discuss some questions he has about ministry.

I think the answer is yes. But I’m all for reasonable protection. 

Certainly love is a very important attribute of God. God is love, we’re told in 1 John 4:16, so in some senses it is a defining quality of God. However, this does not minimize His other qualities.

Marriage is going to bring a lot of surprises. But don’t make it bring more surprises than it needs to.

Well, it sounds like there are only two options, hope and destruction. Let me say this: will the world come to an end someday? Yes. The world as it presently is, we’re told in 2 Peter 3, will face a final judgment. 

I love this passage from J.I. Packer, one of my favorite writers, about the true gospel and its purpose. This is from A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life.

Luke 22:18 is often quoted as definitive proof that we will not eat and drink in God's Kingdom. But in the context of Luke 22 Jesus is addressing legalistic rules of what one is allowed to eat and drink. Randy Alcorn clarifies that Jesus is saying God's Kingdom at its core is not concerned with such legalistic things. But the rest of Scripture indicates that we will be eating and drinking in Heaven and Randy explains how this may be a beneficial experience. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.