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Please explain: Does God ever punish Christians?

Post author:Gregory Pope
Post published:2026/07/31
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ FIC Series 00spotlight-topslider

Does God ever punish Christians? I was in first grade, and we were having indoor recess. Our teacher said, “You can run around, but do not run close to the…

Please explain: Why should I pay taxes when I disagree with how the government uses my money?

Post author:Daniel N. Balge
Post published:2026/06/29
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ FIC Series

Why should I pay taxes when I disagree with how the government uses my money? It was another of the “gotcha” questions that Jesus’ enemies regularly posed to him. This…

Please explain: What’s the difference between a disciple and an apostle?

Post author:Bruce McKenney
Post published:2026/05/31
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ FIC Series

What's the difference between a disciple and an apostle? In the Nicene Creed, we confess these words, “We believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church.” Have you ever wondered…

Please explain: What can I do about worry in my life?

Post author:Aaron Bush, Hannah Bush
Post published:2026/04/30
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ FIC Series

What can I do about worry in my life? “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7). Simple. Question answered, article done! In reality,…

Please explain: What if I have doubts about what the Bible says?

Post author:Craig Wilke
Post published:2026/03/31
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ FIC Series

What if I have doubts about what the Bible says? In 2019, a number of prominent Christian voices began to popularize the phrase “deconstructing the faith.” What was presented as…

Please explain: What am I to think when I see Christians doing wrong things?

Post author:Kenneth L. Brokmeier
Post published:2026/02/27
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ FIC Series

What am I to think when I see Christians doing wrong things? Scripture often contrasts light and darkness. There was a time when each of us was darkness. Paul plainly…

Please explain: How can we trust the Bible if it was written by human authors?

Post author:Jon Buchholz
Post published:2026/01/30
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ FIC Series

How can we trust the Bible if it was written by human authors? If we're going to hang our hope for eternity on what the Bible says, we want to…

Please explain: Why is Jesus called the Word?

Post author:Daniel Baumler
Post published:2025/12/27
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ FIC Series

Why is Jesus called the Word? It could be said that the Bible has one purpose: so that we may know God. And nowhere do we know God more clearly…

Please explain: How do Lutherans view Mary?

Post author:Wade Johnston
Post published:2025/11/30
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ FIC Series

How do Lutherans view Mary? How the Christian church views Mary has been a subject of debate for millennia. In the first few centuries of the New Testament Christian church,…

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