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Is “Unconditional Love” a Moral Contradiction?

Is “Unconditional Love” a Moral Contradiction?

article - Paul Martin

You raise some good points concerning a perhaps too casual use of the term “unconditional.” Typically a term like this is well-defined initially within a specific context, but then is repeated without the same attention to detail.

Created to Do Good Works

Created to Do Good Works

video - Randy Alcorn

Randy Alcorn speaking at The Seed Company Invitational 2007 about how we are created by God to do good works in Christ Jesus.

Isaiah 60:22 Seems to Indicate That Offspring Will Somehow Be Possible in Heaven. What Are Your Thoughts on This?

Isaiah 60:22 Seems to Indicate That Offspring Will Somehow Be Possible in Heaven. What Are Your Thoughts on This?

article - Randy Alcorn

The offspring and descendants I understand to be the offspring and descendants of people presently alive.

Is There a Time to Forgo Current Needs to Provide for Future Needs?

Is There a Time to Forgo Current Needs to Provide for Future Needs?

article - Linda Jeffries

When it comes to our money and resources, what Randy is trying to communicate is to be open to the needs of the people today (the poor, the hungry and needy)....

Is Yasmin an Abortifacient?

Is Yasmin an Abortifacient?

article - Cathy Ramey

Yasmin is a combination pill that uses a progestin that can trigger an increase in potassium load in the body. As such, there are some women who may suffer serious complications if they are at risk for kidney, liver or adrenal system diseases. The added burden of potassium can upset the sodium-potassium balance in the heart bringing on a heart attack.

Is Being "Rich" a Sin?

article - Randy Alcorn

Note that Paul didn’t say, “Command those who are rich to stop being rich.” The implication is that there is legitimate diversity in the amount of money and possessions held by Christians. Most early Christians weren’t people of high social standing (see 1 Corinthians 1:26-29).

Roadblocks to Giving

Roadblocks to Giving

video - Randy Alcorn

Randy Alcorn shares key points from his book The Treasure Principle. The Treasure Principle DVD (2004) this video is excerpted from is no longer available. See Randy's Treasure Principle study DVD (2017) for more information on this topic.

It Seems You Have Already Sentenced Each Person to Their Final Spot, Prior to Christ Doing the Sentencing. What Am I Missing?

It Seems You Have Already Sentenced Each Person to Their Final Spot, Prior to Christ Doing the Sentencing. What Am I Missing?

article - Randy Alcorn

I agree that there is a final judgment, but Scripture shows that there is also an immediate comfort in heaven or suffering in hell at the point of death.

Is the Gift of Prophecy in the Church Today Handled Carefully and with Discernment?

article - Randy Alcorn

Scripture gives us an often-neglected guideline regarding prophetic utterance that is clear and can and should be implemented in churches.

In Your Heaven Book, I Came Across What Appeared to Be a Misunderstanding of the 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 Passage. What Is Your Response?

article - Randy Alcorn

I studied verse 10 and clearly, whatever is being spoken of in verse 9 is also being spoken of as being revealed to us by the Spirit in verse 10. I also went to the beginning of the passage....

Integrating Psychology and the Bible

Integrating Psychology and the Bible

article - David Powlison

The church was weak where psychology was strong. The current breakout of psychology into the evangelical mainstream began in the minds and practices of Christian psychotherapists impressed with that relative weakness and strength.

In Heaven, Will We Have Our Own Places to Live?

article - Randy Alcorn

Jesus described heaven as having many rooms or dwellings (John 14:2-3). Like earthly cities or countries, heaven includes individual dwelling places.

Once I Get to Heaven Will I Be Grieving That Certain Family Members Won't Be There?

Once I Get to Heaven Will I Be Grieving That Certain Family Members Won't Be There?

article - Randy Alcorn

We will have an eternal perspective, we will know that God has been just in his judgments, and will not be plagued by doubt.

In Your Novel Deception, Is it Realistic that Ollie’s Police Partner Manny, the ex-Gang Member, Would Have Been Able to Join the Police Force?

article - Randy Alcorn

It’s true that those with gang and other criminal backgrounds who wish to become cops go through a lot of screening and probation and often outright rejection, but in fact a number of ex-gang members do become cops, including gang specialists.

In Heaven, Will We Be Disembodied Spirits Floating in the Clouds, or Will We Have Bodies?

article - Randy Alcorn

Eventually all believers will have resurrection bodies (Job 19:25-27; Is. 26:19; Dan. 12:2-3; 1 Cor. 15:12-58; Phil. 3:21; 1 Thess. 4:16-17; Rev. 20:4-6).