Resources by Topic: Doctrine and Theology

First, we need to define sin nature. The “nature” of a person or object is commonly thought of as its essential qualities or attributes; that which makes it what it is. 

Question from a reader: If the penalty of sin is eternal conscious physical torment, wouldn’t Christ have to still be suffering today in order to pay the debt? 

Randy speaks as a guest on the Chris Fabry Live radio show (August 15, 2013) about visit-to-heaven books. He shares about Dr. Eben Alexander's popular book Proof of Heaven and explains why he believes every near-death (or supposed “after-death”) experience must be evaluated in light of God’s Word.

Immutability, referring to God, means He does not change. He never changes. 

Dr. Eben Alexander’s Proof of Heaven has now been on the New York Times Bestseller List for 41 weeks and is estimated to have sold over two million copies. 

Certainly love is a very important attribute of God. God is love, we’re told in 1 John 4:16, so in some senses it is a defining quality of God. However, this does not minimize His other qualities.

Some say that the doctrine of resurrection is not found in the Old Testament, but Randy Alcorn points out that Job clearly understood that he would be resurrected, and that he would be himself, not some new version of himself with no memory of his life on earth. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

These days you’ll often hear people say something like, “Instead of condemning people and threatening them with Hell, we should be like Jesus and love them.”

If we physically die while existing in a state of spiritual death, our spiritual death becomes permanent and we will eternally exist estranged from God.

Randy Alcorn quotes John Piper about the nature of earth's passing away. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Randy Alcorn quotes Thomas Aquinas, John Calvin and other theologians about the resurrection of the world and concludes with a quote from Ezekiel 36. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Randy Alcorn talks about the fallacy of what C.S. Lewis coined as "chronological snobbery." This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Randy Alcorn quotes believers throughout the ages on their beliefs regarding the resurrection of the earth. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Randy Alcorn talks about Isaiah 9 and speculates about what it can mean for God to have an increasing government. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.