Rethinking Our Beliefs About Heaven article - Randy Alcorn Some of the portrayals of Heaven in my novels Deadline and Dominion are surprising and unconventional.
Endorsements and Book Reviews of The Treasure Principle article - Multiple Readers "Supercharged with stunning, divine truth! Lightning struck over and over as I read it.” —John Piper
Response to Reading "The 39 Major ProChoice Arguments and Their Refutations" article - Cathy Ramey You raised a point, ability to experience physical pain, that is sometimes used as part of the prolife argument against abortion, but not by most.
Readers' Responses to Does The Birth Control Pill Cause Abortions? article - Multiple Readers Family physician stops prescribing all forms of hormonal contraception. I am a family physician in Canada and a follower of Jesus Christ. I was recently given a copy of Does the Birth Control Pill cause Abortions? I was trained in the 1980s and believed that the pill worked by preventing ovulation. After a month of study and prayer, I have decided to stop prescribing all forms of hormonal contraception.
Endorsements and Book Reviews of The Purity Principle article - Multiple Readers The Purity Principle is a short book full of wise advice, straight to the point stating the obvious but often overlooked message that ‘Purity is smart and Impurity is stupid’—can it get any simpler than that?”
Deception Question and Answer article - Randy Alcorn Deception had been on my mind, off and on the back burner, for ten years.
How Do I Respond to My Pastor Who Thinks the Bible Is Not “Necessarily” God’s Word? article - Randy Alcorn I think you should do what you can to get accurate apologetic information to your pastor that shows the Bible's reliability.
How Do You Explain the Doctrine of Election? article - Randy Alcorn I believe in divine election as taught in Scripture. The "elect” are referred to in ten or so passages and the “chosen” in many others. Col 3:12 calls us “God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved.”
How Does the 10% Tithe Compare to Old Testament Giving? article - Randy Alcorn Freewill offerings were commonplace in the Old Testament era. The three tithes were never the ceiling of giving, merely the floor.
How Does a Saline Abortion Kill a Baby? article - Cathy Ramey I have a friend who is not a Christian who is having triplets. The doctors are advising her to abort one of them to keep her pregnancy low risk.
How Do We Teach Our Children About Money? article - Linda Jeffries, Randy Alcorn I am leading a class of young families at my church and we are presently talking about how to teach your children about money. What are your answers to the following questions?
How Did Eternal Perspective Ministries Begin? article - Randy Alcorn I’m often asked about the abortion clinic lawsuits that led to my resignation as a pastor, and the beginning of Eternal Perspective Ministries.
How Does a Servant’s Heart on Earth Affect One’s Rewards in Heaven? article - Randy Alcorn Service is a reward, not a punishment. This idea is foreign to people who dislike their work and only put up with it until retirement. We think that faithful work should be rewarded by a vacation for the rest of our lives. But God offers us something very different: more work, more responsibilities, increased opportunities, along with greater abilities, resources, wisdom, and empowerment.
How Do I Know Which Translation(s) of the Bible Would Be Good to Use, Especially for a “Word for Word” Study? article - Jim Swanson And among those that translate word for word, the ESV is more literary and readable; the NASB is not quite as good English, but still accurate as a word for word translation. A person reading a passage looking for key terms that repeat, then a NASB would be better. If you are trying to understand the passage as a whole, then the ESV is better.
How Do We Not “Live in Sin” and How Is It Measured? article - Randy Alcorn While we believe in a salvation that is secure, bought and paid for by Christ alone and not by our works, we do not subscribe to the fire insurance/cheap grace/easy believism notion that all who raise a hand or repeat a prayer at one moment in their lives are automatically truly born again.