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Read more about the article Q&A: Is Christianity the only religion that gives the certainty of heaven?

Q&A: Is Christianity the only religion that gives the certainty of heaven?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/05/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Is Christianity the only religion that gives the certainty of heaven? I want to understand so I can better share the gospel with others. The parable of the blind men…

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Read more about the article Q&A: If people go to hell, isn’t it their fault because God gave them free will and they rejected him? 

Q&A: If people go to hell, isn’t it their fault because God gave them free will and they rejected him? 

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/04/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

If people go to hell, isn’t it their fault because God gave them free will and they rejected him?  Free will a misnomer The use of free will is a…

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Read more about the article Q&A: Why are the 40 days between Jesus’ resurrection and his ascension important for the disciples and for us?

Q&A: Why are the 40 days between Jesus’ resurrection and his ascension important for the disciples and for us?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/03/31
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Jesus finished his work of paying for the sins of the whole world by dying on the cross. But how can we be sure our sins are paid for? On the…

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Read more about the article Q&A: Can you explain Jesus’ words to the wailing women he met on his way to be crucified?

Q&A: Can you explain Jesus’ words to the wailing women he met on his way to be crucified?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/02/24
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Jesus had just handed the crossbeam to Simon of Cyrene who would carry it the rest of the way to the site of crucifixion. Noticing the women who were wailing…

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Read more about the article Q&A: What if spouses don’t “love” each other anymore?

Q&A: What if spouses don’t “love” each other anymore?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2022/01/30
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What does the Bible have to say about spouses who don’t “love” each other anymore?  It seems fairly common nowadays that spouses talk about how they have grown apart and…

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Read more about the article Q&A: Is it wrong to have a cross with Jesus’ body on it?

Q&A: Is it wrong to have a cross with Jesus’ body on it?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2021/12/27
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Since God forbade “graven images” in the Old Testament, is it wrong to have a cross with Jesus’ body on it? God commanded Israel, “You shall not make for yourself…

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Read more about the article Q&A: Is our time of grace really unchangeable?

Q&A: Is our time of grace really unchangeable?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2021/11/30
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Our “time of grace” refers to the time we are alive to come to know Jesus. Is that fixed date really unchangeable? Or do our actions impact it? The answer…

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Read more about the article Q&A: I know that we are saved by grace apart from works, but how can it be that easy?

Q&A: I know that we are saved by grace apart from works, but how can it be that easy?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2021/10/25
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I know that we are saved by grace apart from works, but that seems too easy. How can that be how it works? What is grace? Grace is God’s undeserved…

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Read more about the article Q&A: Are there degrees of glory in heaven as a reward for good works?

Q&A: Are there degrees of glory in heaven as a reward for good works?

  • Post author:David Scharf
  • Post published:2021/09/23
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I’m struggling with the concept of degrees of glory in heaven as a reward for good works. Doesn’t this concept promote work-righteousness? The concept of degrees of glory in heaven…

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