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

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…

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Read more about the article Please explain: Why is Jesus called the Word?

Please explain: Why is Jesus called the Word?

  • Post author:Daniel Baumler
  • Post published:2025/12/27
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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…

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Read more about the article Please explain: How do Lutherans view Mary?

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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Read more about the article Please explain: Will there really be a new earth?

Please explain: Will there really be a new earth?

  • Post author:Scott Martz
  • Post published:2025/10/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Will there really be a new earth? The simple answer is yes. There will not only be a new earth but also a new heaven and a new Jerusalem. The…

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Read more about the article Please explain: When does persistent praying become selfish praying?

Please explain: When does persistent praying become selfish praying?

  • Post author:Michael Vogel
  • Post published:2025/09/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

When does persistent praying become selfish praying? A father is actively applying for job openings in a different state. The postings offer better wages and hours, more time with family,…

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Read more about the article Please explain: Does the Bible condone slavery?

Please explain: Does the Bible condone slavery?

  • Post author:Jonathan Balge
  • Post published:2025/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Does the Bible condone slavery? Slavery lands squarely in the category of things we wish the Bible unequivocally condemned. One human being owning another human being? Surely there must be…

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Read more about the article Please explain: Is it sinful to be wealthy?

Please explain: Is it sinful to be wealthy?

  • Post author:Matthew Langebartels
  • Post published:2025/07/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Is it sinful to be wealthy? If we want an answer to the question, “Is it sinful to be wealthy?” then we need to be clear about what we are…

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Read more about the article Please explain: How can I love my unlovable neighbor?

Please explain: How can I love my unlovable neighbor?

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  • Post published:2025/06/30
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How can I love my unlovable neighbor? It is hard for me to love my neighbor. I have neighbors who just yell at me. Some days I am too tired…

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Read more about the article Please explain: Are we living in the last days?

Please explain: Are we living in the last days?

  • Post author:Jeffrey Bovee
  • Post published:2025/05/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

Are we living in the last days? When will the end of the world take place? The answer to this question is easy because Jesus told us in Matthew 24:36:…

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