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We are too quick to apply sinful human morality as a measuring stick for an all-knowing God.

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We judge God by broken human fairness. Scripture says His ways and thoughts run higher than ours ever could.

Science should be the window that opens one up to the complexity of God.

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Science isn't a rival to faith - it's a window into the vast, intricate mind of the God who spoke the universe into being.

Close obedience of God is still failure.

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Saul's near-obedience cost him the kingdom. Scripture shows that partial compliance with God's commands is still open rebellion.

Evangelism – a focus on the joy of Heaven rather than the fear of Hell. 

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Real evangelism leads with the joy of Heaven, not just the fear of Hell - because the gospel is good news before it's a warning.

Of the 117 Billion Who Ever Lived on the Earth, None Have Been Lost (John 18:9)

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Jesus promised to lose none the Father gave Him—a promise of eternal security for believers, not universal salvation for all.

If you love money you will use people. If you love people you will use money. 

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Jarrod Scott's quote cuts to the heart: love money and you'll use people; love people and you'll rightly use money instead.

Those who limit their theology to “love thy neighbor” blend in with society, but not with Christ.

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Real faith doesn't stop at kindness. It confesses sin, bows to Christ's lordship, and proclaims the whole truth of the gospel.

It’s peaceful to remain theologically stationary, with the Creator, as mankind rotates around changing cultural norms.

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Jeff Hilles reminds us that true peace comes not from chasing cultural trends but from standing fixed on the unchanging God.

One cannot truly understand the concept of “Faith”, unless they already have it.

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Faith cannot be argued into someone from the outside; it is known from within, and real belief always precedes real understanding.

Theology is too important to be polluted by linking it to political ideology.

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Jeff Hilles warns that mixing theology with political ideology corrupts both faith and politics—and distorts the gospel we're called to proclaim.

Children professing faith before they truly understand ‘Jesus is Lord’ can be an inoculation of dead Christianity. 

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A child's early profession, if not truly understood, can inoculate against real faith. Here's why lordship matters.

God, the Creator, has every right to say, “do what I say, not what I do.”

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God's right to command differs from ours entirely: He is Creator, not subject to the law He gives, so His words settle what ours never could.

If our selfish desires are being met, our prayer life suffers, as does our relationship with God.  

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Selfish desires quietly starve our prayer life and distance us from God, but repentance restores intimacy and true communion.

We need to trust God, even when we don’t understand Him.

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Trusting God isn't about having answers. It's about resting in His character when nothing adds up.

Our culture’s continued slide into unbiblical immorality has conditioned many of us to sidestep personal sanctification.  

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Cultural compromise doesn't excuse spiritual passivity. Scripture calls believers to pursue holiness even as the world normalizes sin.

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Outrage as Idolatry: A Biblical Warning for Angry Times

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Manifestation, Scrying, and Necromancy: A Biblical View

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Spiritual Gifts and Weaknesses: Grow the Weak Ones

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Every believer has spiritual gifts that come easily and ones that don't. Here's how to let the strong ones train the weak.

The Suffering of Jesus: How One Sacrifice Covers All Sin

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Two thieves died beside Jesus in equal pain, yet only His death atones for sin. Here's why worth, not duration, is what matters.

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Loving Our Enemies: How Believers Show God’s Love to a Watching World

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Loving our enemies isn't optional for Christians - it's the clearest proof of the gospel a watching world will ever see.

Online Debate Motives: Why Skeptics Challenge Believers

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A believer reflects on a long-running online debate with a skeptic, asking what really drives the urge to disprove faith.

Trusting God’s Provision When You Can’t Work Every Minute

JM Troppello -
A freelance writer shares how a busy family weekend taught her to trust God's provision instead of striving nonstop for income.

God’s Foreknowledge and Human Free Will in the Fullness of Time

Klaus Meyer -
God knew our need for a Savior before creation itself, yet He still holds us responsible for the choices we make each day.

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5787 is being called the Year of the Sword, but Hebrews 4:12 cuts closer to home than any battle cry - it exposes us first.
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Why God created man?

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God created man in His image and with a purpose, but Adam lost it chasing God's likeness. Every hard thing since then is part of a plan already in motion to conform us to the image of His Son.
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From states seizing children over gender to Chinese pastors facing decades in prison, plus AI alarms and signs of Gen Z revival — this week's discernment digest surveys the front lines.
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Famous Atheists Who Became Christians

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An Oxford atheist argued with friends until Christianity made more sense than materialism. These stories of scientists, journalists, and scholars who crossed from unbelief to faith still challenge and inspire.
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Why R.C. Sproul and Billy Graham Will Meet in Heaven

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R.C. Sproul and Billy Graham stood on opposite sides of the Calvinist-Arminian divide, yet their shared faith in Christ points to a deeper unity than theological rivalry.
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Manifestation, Scrying, and Necromancy: A Biblical View

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Talismans, scrying, and necromancy surface in a grief-stricken graphic novel, raising real questions about manifestation and prayer.
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Biblical Principles

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We want a God who fits our comfort zone, not the one revealed in Scripture. But God will not reshape Himself to suit our preferences, and every choice to ignore His Word is a step away from Him.
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Biblical Forgiveness and Boundaries: Forgive Without Enabling Harm

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Forgiveness is required, but enabling abuse is not. Learn how Scripture balances limitless forgiveness with godly wisdom, healthy boundaries, and the freedom Christ offers every believer who has been deeply wounded.
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Why Mary Knew Jesus Would Turn Water Into Wine

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Mary’s words at the wedding in Cana reveal a deep confidence in Jesus long before His public ministry began. This reflection on John 2 explores what Mary may have understood about Christ, faith, and quiet trust in the Son of God.
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There is a Reason for so many Bible Translations

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While studying for my postgraduate degree in translation, we...
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Pruning to Flourish

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Trees watered too easily never grow deep roots, and neither do believers. John 15 promises fruitfulness, but the path runs straight through the Vinedresser's pruning shears. What feels like loss is often preparation for abundance.
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Outrage as Idolatry: A Biblical Warning for Angry Times

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A 1960s comedy about greed reveals how outrage becomes idolatry today, and why repentance, not rage, is the only way home.
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Why Do Unbelievers Sometimes Seem More Blessed Than Christians?

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Many Christians quietly wonder why unbelievers sometimes seem more prosperous while believers struggle. Looking at Job and Psalm 73, this article explores suffering, spiritual formation, and how God uses hardship to shape a deeper faith.
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Only 6% of Americans Have a Biblical Worldview

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A Review of the song – Trust in God

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Elevation Worship's Trust in God borrows the melody of Blessed Assurance but carries subtle tensions worth examining. Does its repeated refrain invite genuine faith or unspoken demands on God's sovereignty?
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Why Church Attendance Is Declining Across America

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Church membership in America has fallen below half the population for the first time in decades. What's really behind the drop?
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5 Ways AI Acts Like a Demon

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AI offers increased knowledge, similar to the serpent’s temptation in the Garden of Eden. It can lie, deceive, and tell people what they want to hear, mirroring Satan’s tactics. Ultimately, the article suggests that AI, like demons, can be destructive.
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Why Christians Need the Church, According to Hebrews 10

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This look at Hebrews 10:24-25 argues that church attendance flows from what Christ did, not from what community you happen to need.
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When God Humiliated the gods of Egypt

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Pharaoh's gods ruled the Nile, the soil, the womb, and the herd — until God turned every sacred symbol against Egypt. The ten plagues were not random disasters but a precise, public humiliation of the powers Egypt trusted most.

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What the Bible Actually Says About Pride and Homosexuality

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Why did the female minister go to bed?

Scripture reserves the pastoral office for qualified men. Here's a gentle, verse-by-verse look at why and what the SBC's 2025 vote revealed about the debate.

Church: You’d Love To Help, But Stacking Chairs is not Your Spiritual Gift

God doesn't only use our strengths. Sometimes He calls us into the work we'd rather skip, reminding us that every member of His body matters.

Bible Receives Modern Update With ‘Morally Gray Edition’

A Babylon Bee satire imagines a "Morally Gray Edition" of the Bible that removes God's absolute moral standards. The joke lands because progressive theology really is trying to soften Scripture.

Besides Adam and Eve, what person in the Bible had no earthly parents?

Joshua led Israel into the Promised Land after Moses died, conquered Canaan in obedience to God, and pointed forward to Jesus through his very name, which means "Yahweh saves."

Daily Bible Reading: Why No Christian Should Regret Time in the Word.

A satirical Babylon Bee headline pokes fun at our excuses, but the punchline is should not be true... no Christian has ever truly regretted opening the Bible. Here is why daily Scripture reading must be your soul's first meal of the day.

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Spiritual Preparation: Why We Must Prepare Before Crisis Hits

A lost app backup becomes a lesson in spiritual readiness-why growing in God's Word before hardship strikes matters most.
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AI, Lost Creativity, and the Prophetic Drift Toward Control

As AI absorbs human creativity and automates labor, Scripture warns where dependence on machines and centralized control ultimately leads.
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Evidence for God: How the Creator Revealed Himself in Jesus

A skeptic's tough questions about creation and the Bible get honest answers - and a case that God has revealed Himself in Jesus Christ.
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New Age Spirituality Draws People In Through Curiosity, Not Belief

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Why Sin Feels Attractive: The Occult, Conscience, and the Holy Spirit

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The Indwelling Holy Spirit: Why Salvation Must Change You

Genuine salvation isn't a one-time decision that leaves life unchanged—it's God taking up residence in you, and that shows.
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Grace After Divorce: Finding Purpose in Life’s Mess

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Dolly Parton’s Faith Journey and the Biblical Worldview Gap

Dolly Parton's music often mentions God, but her public statements on marriage and sexuality echo a gospel of tolerance, not repentance.
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Privilege and Redemption: How Grace Reaches the Elite

A former prep-school elite finds freedom from sin on the Transcontinental Trail, showing that God's grace reaches privilege too.
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Biblical Miracles Are Rational, Not Just Possible

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Being Ducktaped on Flight 618: A Biblical Look at Spiritual Attack

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Free Will and God’s Love: Why Some Reject Him

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Building The Best Jesus Bridges To The World

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A cemetery full of fresh flowers raises a hard question: do the dead receive more love than the living? Faith answers by building a bridge to the lost — anchored in God's word, offered while there is still time.

The Role of Kindness in the Fruit of the Spirit

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Kindness, a central Fruit of the Spirit, is a command for Christians, reflecting God’s character and fostering community harmony.

Unmet Expectations: Hard Truths Every Christian Must Face

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Lordship | Free Grace | Works-Based Salvation

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MacArthur's Lordship Salvation ignited a firestorm, pitting Free Grace heavyweights against him. The real dispute was about timing: grace saves in a moment, sanctification proves it over a lifetime.

Rooted in Christ

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Fruit grows up, but health starts underground. Deep roots in Christ, not outward performance, are what keep faith standing through drought, pressure, and uncertainty.

The Far Better Spiritual Gift

Paul Johnson -
Endless seminars and spiritual gift inventories can leave believers more analyzed than active. But tucked between 1 Corinthians 12 and 14 is a gift Paul calls far better than all the rest: love.

Finding Gravity: A Christian Reflection on Groundedness

Derek Hastings -
In a world without gravity, daily life is a desperate grip on cables and a constant fight against floating away. Then one man walks freely on solid ground, and everything changes.

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The Words of Life: Speaking with Eternal Weight

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True Freedom from Spiritual Prison Today

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The Third Ingredient: Guarding Against Righteous Indignation

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A daily devotional exploring Acts 5:17 and the danger of blending anger with self-righteous judgment, urging believers to keep their focus on Christ alone.

What Needs to Die So You Can Truly Live for Jesus

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Ananias and Sapphira's sudden deaths remind us that facing mortality can reshape how we live. This devotional asks what in your life needs to die so Christ can truly reign.

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Question #39: With what attitude should we pray?

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Answer: With love, perseverance, and gratefulness; in humble submission...

Question #17: What is idolatry?

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Answer: Idolatry is trusting in created things rather...

Question #5: Why else did God create?

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Answer: God created all things by his powerful...

Question #18: Will God allow our disobedience and idolatry to go unpunished?

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Answer: No, every sin is against the sovereignty,...

Question #25: Does Christ’s death mean all our sins can be forgiven?

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Answer: Yes, because Christ’s death on the cross...

Question #52: What hope does everlasting life hold for us?

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This broken world is not the final word. Everlasting life means dwelling with God forever in a renewed creation, free from sin and death, with every tear wiped away and resurrection bodies made to last.

Question #30: What is faith in Jesus Christ?

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Answer: Faith in Jesus Christ is acknowledging the...

Question #12: What does God require in the ninth and tenth commandments?

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Answer: Ninth, that we do not lie or...

Question #8: What is the law of God stated in the Ten Commandments?

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Answer: You shall have no other gods before...

Question #43: What are the sacraments or ordinances?

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Water poured, bread broken, cup raised — baptism and the Lord's Supper are more than rituals. They are visible pledges where the Spirit seals gospel promises to every believer who receives them.