Resources by Topic: Christian Life

What's wrong with rewards? Nothing. Randy Alcorn emphasizes that if rewards were our idea, there would be a problem. But God chose to give us rewards and Scripture tells us so repeatedly. Because works don't achieve our salvation we have deminished the delight that our service to God brings Him. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Is it simply just our job to serve God? Is He delighted by us merely doing our duty to Him? Randy Alcorn uses a family illustration to show that it is not the moral high ground to reject God's rewards and serve Him just out of a sense of duty. Though we shouldn't demand rewards of God, we should delight to receive what He chooses to give us. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Question from a reader: What is Randy's take on a Christian being vegan? I've seen some pretty horrible things considering animals at the slaughter. I'm curious to know what he thinks from an eternal perspective. 

The answer is yes and no, and it depends on whose approval we’re seeking. 

I think the answer to that would be the same thing that anyone can do to be more like Christ. 

When it comes to God’s laws in Scripture, a lot of people wonder about legalism. How can you hold to the truth and still have a spirit of grace?

Missionary Adoniram Judson said this (read these words carefully): "A life once spent is irrevocable. It will remain to be contemplated for eternity."

Life consists largely of selection—choosing one alternative over another. Those things we choose are our priorities.

Time management is life management. But we don’t need to save time in order to fill it up with more responsibilities.

If we don’t spend time with the Lord or read to our children or call our parents, life goes on. These things are not emergencies. In neglecting them we don’t neglect something urgent. We neglect something important.

Randy Alcorn talks about the dangers of presenting the Christian life and gospel as boring. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Randy Alcorn talks about what he loves in this world and how when we love the good things of this world correctly we are loving the things of God. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Randy Alcorn talks about how we can learn about God by observing His creation. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Blaise Pascal wrote this, and I think it’s very insightful: "All men seek happiness. This is without exception. Whatever different means they employ, they all tend to this end."