Speak the Truth in Love about Abortion article - Randy Alcorn In the first century, Christ's followers were recognized immediately. What gave them away?
How Do the Judgment of Faith and the Judgment of Works Differ? article - Jim Darnall The Bible speaks of two separate judgments: the judgment of faith, and the judgment of works. The judgment of faith determines our inheritance, whereas the judgment of works determines our recompense.
How Can You State That Macro-Evolution Does Not Exist, When You Have Also Stated That Micro-Evolution Does? article - Jim Darnall You asked about the relationship of “micro-evolution” to “macro-evolution.” As you may be aware, there are several different competing evolutionary models that attempt to explain questions of origins in naturalistic terms.
How Do You Know Whether or Not Someone Who Is Homosexual and Claims to Know Jesus Is Truly a Christian? article - Randy Alcorn There is a difference between being a homosexual and being a homosexual activist, just as there is a difference between having an abortion and being an abortion activist. An activist is one who publicly defends and thereby promotes the sin as a cause, who attempts to morally justify it.
How Can We Be with Jesus in an “Intermediate” Heaven When He Is with God in Heaven at His Right Hand? article - Randy Alcorn When we die we go to be with Christ (II Cor. 5:8) which is wonderful. But we are still incomplete, in a pre-resurrected state, anticipating Christ’s return to earth, and our resurrections. The place we’ll live forever will be where God comes down to dwell with us, on the New Earth (Revelation 21:1-3).
The Treasure Principle: High School Student book reports article - Multiple Readers Recently I read The Treasure Principle. I’ve never had much of a problem with giving, so I thought that the book would only serve me by providing encouragement to keep on giving the way I already was. Well, I was wrong!
Some Organizations EPM Supports or Recommends article - Eternal Perspective Ministries Organizations that Eternal Perspective Ministries supports or recommends.
Jesus' Eternal Scars article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog A recent commenter on my blog asked, After reading of Jesus' resurrection, and how He showed the disciples His scars on His hands as proof of who He was, my children asked if we'll have our scars in Heaven, too. What do you think?
How Can I Overcome Masturbation? article - Randy Alcorn The problem with masturbation isn’t that the body is wrong or the sex drive is wrong (God created both), but that masturbation involves lust, which Jesus specifically condemned as a sexual sin.
How Can You Say There Will Be Oceans on the New Earth When Rev. 21:1 Says Something Different? article - Randy Alcorn If you’ve ever spent a leisurely day on a golden beach or sailed across the vast ocean or observed the beauty of God’s underwater creatures, you may be surprised that John, taken in a vision to the far future, says that on the New Earth “the sea was no more.”
How Can We Lovingly Decline Attending My Sister's Lesbian Wedding? article - Randy Alcorn My sister, who is a lesbian, invited me to her wedding. I have been the “black sheep” of the family because I am a Christian. How do we decline lovingly?
Some People Say the Old Testament Words “Children” and “Seed” Mean the Same Thing. In Light of God’s Command to Be Fruitful, Should We Use Birth Control? article - Randy Alcorn Question from a reader: I believe children are precious to God, and I would never use a form of birth control that could potentially kill a baby. But all of these arguments are confusing. My husband and I are praying God would give us convictions for our own family when it comes to family size. We don’t want to just follow what the world says to do (i.e. use the pill, stop having children for convenience reasons, have a vasectomy when we are “done" having children). What advice would you give me?
Heaven: What You Don't Know article - Randall Murphree Author Randy Alcorn is quick to point out that the Bible tells us much more about Heaven than we might realize. In Light of Eternity (1999) was his first nonfiction book about Heaven and in it, he addresses all the questions above and a lot more – and it’s all just a re-telling of what Scripture says.
How Can I Tithe When I am Financially Strapped and Have Nothing Extra to Give? Does God Expect Me to Still Tithe? article - Randy Alcorn When I read the Bible, it appears that tithing is the biblical minimum, the starting place, the floor of giving, not its ceiling. Tithes were to keep from stealing from God. Offerings were the beginning of giving.
How Can You Be Sure That Your Depiction of Heaven Is the Correct One? article - Randy Alcorn Question from a reader: Many people have questions regarding Heaven. How can you be sure that this depiction of Heaven [in your book Heaven] is the correct one?