Q&A: Does God send people to hell?
My neighbor is super kind and always treats others well. He wants God to do the same. Every time we speak about the Bible, he always asks, “How can you…
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Q&A: Does God send people to hell?
Bible study: A loving God saved people from hell
Universalism says that the biblical teaching of eternal damnation is incompatible with the concept of a loving God. Universalists believe that God will eventually destroy all sin and save all…
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Bible study: A loving God saved people from hell
Q&A: Is death natural?
All of my life, I have heard the phrase “Death is natural.” I never questioned its truth until I watched my grandma pass away. Even though she believed in Jesus,…
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Q&A: Is death natural?
Bible study: God provides victory over death!
First, it is important to answer the question, “What is death?” Very simply, death is separation. The Bible speaks of three types of separation: physical, spiritual, and eternal. Physical death…
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Bible study: God provides victory over death!
Bible study: God forgives and refuses to remember our sins
There is a story about a much-loved pastor who carried the burden of a secret sin he had committed years before. He had repented but still had no peace, no…
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Bible study: God forgives and refuses to remember our sins
Q&A: How can I forgive and forget?
I know I need to forgive my wife because in the Lord’s Prayer we ask that God forgive us “as we forgive those who sin against us.” But how can…
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Q&A: How can I forgive and forget?
Q&A: Does God help those who help themselves?
I have been going through a string of bad luck lately. It seems like everything I do ends up in failure. I have a friend who shared the encouragement: “Just…
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Q&A: Does God help those who help themselves?
Bible study: God helps those who cannot help themselves
David Scharf Recently in a stadium packed with people, these words were preached: “If you continue to say something, eventually it will become a reality. Whether you realize it or…
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Bible study: God helps those who cannot help themselves
Q&A: How can we say that the Old Testament God is the same as the New Testament God?
The God of the Old Testament wiped out the world with a flood, sent plagues on the Egyptians, and commanded his people to kill the Canaanites. He revealed himself only…
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Q&A: How can we say that the Old Testament God is the same as the New Testament God?
Bible study: God has not grown soft on sin
David Scharf God certainly showed himself to be holy and willing to punish sin and disobedience in the Old Testament. At the same time, he also desired the salvation of…
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Bible study: God has not grown soft on sin
Bible study: Only one path leads to God’s presence
David Scharf Imagine you are stepping out onto the streets, and you ask this question to a cross-section of people: “How would you describe God and who he is to…
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Bible study: Only one path leads to God’s presence
Q&A: Is Jesus the only way to get to heaven?
My neighbor does not believe in God, but he is the nicest person I have ever met. I have heard that some denominations say that Jesus is not the only…
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Q&A: Is Jesus the only way to get to heaven?
Bible study: God wants me in heaven
David Scharf There are many versions of the phrase “God wants me to be happy.” “God wants me to be rich.” “God wouldn’t want me to rush into marriage, so…
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Bible study: God wants me in heaven
Q&A: Doesn’t God want me to be happy?
If God wants what is best for me, wouldn’t he want me to be happy? Clarifying the question Many people think, “God just wants me to be happy.” In one…
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Q&A: Doesn’t God want me to be happy?