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Please explain: How is church discipline a loving practice of the church?

Post author:Jon Buchholz
Post published:2023/08/27
Post category:Forward in Christ FIC Series FIC Features

How is church discipline a loving practice of the church? “They kicked me out of the church.” The man in his mid-40s was sincere as he told his story. He…

Please explain: Can a Bible verse be overused or used at an inappropriate time or setting?

Post author:Daniel Schroeder
Post published:2023/07/28
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ FIC Series

Can a Bible verse be overused or used at an inappropriate time or setting? Picking up a family favorite from the dessert section in the grocery store can’t be a…

Please explain: What can I do when my relationship with Jesus causes family problems?

Post author:Bruce McKenney
Post published:2023/06/30
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ FIC Series

What can I do when my relationship with Jesus causes family problems? I had just finished a brief devotion and prayer at my uncle and aunt’s 50th wedding anniversary celebration.…

Please explain: What good can possibly come from the persecution of Christians?

Post author:Robert Siirila
Post published:2023/05/31
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ FIC Series

What good can possibly come from the persecution of Christians? “Christian church burnt down and its pastor locked up!” That kind of headline easily catches our eye. Persecution, however, has…

Please explain: What is the Holy Spirit’s role in the life of a Christian?

Post author:Nathan Wordell
Post published:2023/04/30
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ FIC Series

What is the Holy Spirit's role in the life of a Christian? When Lutheran students learn about the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of a Christian, they…

Please explain: What does it mean that Jesus’ enemies would become a footstool for his feet?

Post author:Noah Headrick
Post published:2023/03/31
Post category:FIC Series FIC Features Forward in Christ

What does it mean that Jesus’ enemies would become a footstool for his feet? If you asked a room of Christians what their favorite post-Easter picture of Jesus is, what…

Please explain: What do people mean when they say that they have been “born again”?

Post author:John Vieths
Post published:2023/02/27
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ FIC Series

What do people mean when they say that they have been "born again"? A former Lutheran I met in a nursing home became confused as a young woman when Pentecostal…

Please explain: What does it mean that Christians are priests before God?

Post author:Jared Natsis
Post published:2023/01/31
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ FIC Series

What does it mean that Christians are priests before God? The sign-up sheets for the neighborhood canvass were empty. The pastor went out of his way to recruit more door-knockers.…

Please explain: If I have been baptized, does that mean I have been anointed?

Post author:Wayne Laitinen
Post published:2022/12/27
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ FIC Series

If I have been baptized, does that mean I have been anointed? Answering our question means comparing Old Testament anointing with New Testament Baptism. Old Testament anointing The ritual of…