What Inspired You to Write Deadline? article - Randy Alcorn I wrote it because I wanted readers to see that at the heart of life is the choice of what we believe.
What Factors Should We Consider in Interpreting a Passage of Scripture? article - Randy Alcorn Because the inspired writers chose their words to communicate meaning to specific audiences, the interpreter seeks to understand the text as it would most likely have been understood by its original readers
What Is it that Makes Christianity So Compelling to Those Who Believe? article - Marshall Beretta God does not compel anyone–He offers. He has made sure that all know that He exists, and He has provided the answers for all those who seek.
What Is Faith? Why Should I Believe in Christianity and Not Some Other Religion? article - Randy Alcorn A person may know all the facts of the Bible and believe them to be true and still spend eternity in Hell. A person may believe that God exists, that Jesus lived, died, and was resurrected from the dead. A person can be very religious and still not know Christ.
What Has Been the Most Challenging Work You Have Written so Far? article - Randy Alcorn The most challenging nonfiction has been Heaven. The most challenging fiction has been Dominion.
What Is a Godly Perspective on Doing Good Works? article - Randy Alcorn We have so emphasized the idea of never acting in our own self-interest, that we ignore the continuous appeals of Scripture to be motivated by the fact that following our Lord is not only right, but smart. And sin is not only wrong, but stupid.
What Happens to Toddlers in Heaven? article - Randy Alcorn Heaven isn’t a place of confusion, but clarity.
Tim Tebow Super Bowl Commercial: Thank you, Sally Jenkins article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post wrote a thoughtful, honest and refreshingly sane rebuttal to the bitter and intolerant outcry against the Tebow commercial that will run during the Super Bowl.
What Do You Think of the Progestin Only Pill as a Contraceptive While Nursing? article - William L. Toffler M.D. The so-called mini-pill is the least reliable in suppressing ovulation. Therefore, its mechanism of action is more likely to be post-ovulatory—that is, abortifacient.
Would a Christian Be Turned Away from Heaven Because of the Sin of Suicide? article - Randy Alcorn Suicide is the unjustified killing of a human being, and is therefore forbidden in the commandments not to murder. Scripture says very little directly about suicide. However, it says much about God’s character and we can certainly trust in His love, fairness and judgment.
Wouldn’t a Loving God Let Everyone Go to Heaven? article - Bible Query.org Universalism originated in the Garden of Eden when Satan said ‘you will not surely die’ (Gen. 3:4). The appeal by Universalists to God’s desire to save all is unconvincing because the same God who reveals that He desires for everyone to be saved also reveals that not everyone is saved. Additionally, we must distinguish between God’s sovereign will (which God infallibly brings to pass in the world), and His permissive will (what He does not want in and of itself, but wills to occur in light of all of history considered together).
What Do You Think About the Concept of a Body-Soul Split? article - Randy Alcorn I believe this is a subject of immense importance to our understanding of Scripture. Our Platonic/Gnostic assumptions have skewed our views, shifting them closer to Buddhism and Hinduism than to biblical Christianity, which is centered an actual physical resurrection of not only Christ and people but the earth itself, an earth God called “very good” and has never given up on.
What Do You Think of the Fact That I Believe in Jesus Christ, But Have a Spirit Friend? article - Randy Alcorn If you have a spirit friend who communicates with you, you are (or think you are) in fact “consulting the dead.” Even if he is coming on his own initiative, the spirit is disguising himself as someone who is being welcomed by you, instead of being told to stay away on the basis of the shed blood of Jesus.
Endorsements and Book Reviews of Why ProLife? article - Multiple Readers “Why ProLife? is an invaluable resource for anyone trying to help a friend or family member understand the prolife point of view. In clear, compelling language, Randy Alcorn lays out the case for life, appealing powerfully to both the reason and the emotions.” - Charles W. Colson
What Does Scripture Say About False Teachers and the Teaching Ministry of the Holy Spirit? article - Randy Alcorn, Warren Wiersbe It is interesting to observe that antichristian groups rarely try to lead lost sinners to their false faith. Instead, they spend much of their time trying to convert professing Christians (and church members, at that) to their own doctrines. They are out to “seduce” the faithful.