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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 politicsu2014and 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.

Lifestyle Evangelism is like General Revelation – it does not save anyone.

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A godly life adorns the gospel but cannot deliver it. Salvation comes only through the proclaimed word of Christ crucified.

It’s not always the gospel that’s offensive, sometimes it’s the Christians. 

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The gospel is meant to offend the proud, but too often it's Christians' behavior, not the message, that pushes people away.

 In Genesis, we have paradise lost, in Revelation we have paradise gained.

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The Bible's story arcs from Eden lost to Eden restored, showing that God's redemptive plan ends far better than it began.

“We are only guaranteed our last heartbeat.”

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No one is promised tomorrow. This piece explores why the certainty of death should push us toward the certainty of Christ, not fear.

The power of the pulpit should come from the Lord and not from the charisma of the pastor.

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Pulpit power isn't pastoral charisma - it's the Holy Spirit working through preached truth to convict, convert, and sanctify hearts.

Life is short and death is eternal.

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Life passes quickly, but death opens onto eternity forever fixed. This piece considers what that means for how we live now.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

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Voltaire's warning still stands: false belief always precedes cruelty, and only truth in Christ can guard the heart from both.

Swimming Against the Current: The Mark of Spiritual Life

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A dead fish floats downstream with no resistance - a living faith swims against the culture's current, straining toward Christ every day.

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

Jonathan Cahn calls his mid-flight assault demonic. Here's the full chronology, the corroborated facts, and what Scripture says about spiritual attack.
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Biblical Miracles Are Rational, Not Just Possible

In the News Gail Thomson -
Miracles aren't irrational leaps of faith - if God exists as Scripture describes, they're the logical, expected result of His power and love.

Year of the Sword or Year of the Scalpel? What 5787 Really Means

In the News I. M. Koen -
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.

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

In the News Debra Hodges -
Why would a loving God allow anyone to reject Him? This piece explains free will, judgment, and grace through key Bible passages.

Spiritual Self-Deception: How Pretense Hides the Heart from God

Spiritual Growth Andrew Ross -
After 30 years of church service masking self-deception, one believer examines how pride quietly replaces genuine faith with performance.

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How the Holy Spirit Confers and Empowers Spiritual Gifts

Randy DeVaul -
The Holy Spirit doesn't just assign spiritual gifts - He empowers believers to use them for Christ's glory in the church.

Worry About Tomorrow Less: What Matthew 6:34 Teaches Us Today

JM Troppello -
A caregiver's simple phrase, 'that is not a today problem,' reframes tomorrow's worries into trust in God's care for today's work.

How the Holy Spirit Cultivates Christlike Character in You

Randy DeVaul -
How the Holy Spirit patiently cultivates Christlike character through Scripture, trials, community, and pruning in every believer's life.

Church Hurt Is Real: Finding Healing and Peace in God

Nora Gwen -
An introvert's honest reflection on surviving church hurt, choosing joy, and seeking a direct, unmediated relationship with God.

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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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Rome’s Fall and America’s Future

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Rome fell not in a day but through corruption, division, and moral decay that eroded what once made it great. The parallels to modern America are sobering — and Scripture still calls nations to justice, integrity, and righteousness.
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Year of the Sword or Year of the Scalpel? What 5787 Really Means

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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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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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How the Holy Spirit Cultivates Christlike Character in You

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How the Holy Spirit patiently cultivates Christlike character through Scripture, trials, community, and pruning in every believer's life.
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Christianity vs. christianity – Who’s who in Eternity 

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Church Hurt Is Real: Finding Healing and Peace in God

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An introvert's honest reflection on surviving church hurt, choosing joy, and seeking a direct, unmediated relationship with God.
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Free Will and God’s Love: Why Some Reject Him

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Why would a loving God allow anyone to reject Him? This piece explains free will, judgment, and grace through key Bible passages.
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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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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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Why Christianity Is Different From Every Other Religion

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Why is Christianity unique among the world’s religions? This article explores Jesus’ claims, His resurrection, salvation by grace, and the truth that sets Biblical Christianity apart from every other faith.
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One World Religion – From the Pope

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Pope Francis told a Singapore interfaith gathering that all religions are different languages leading to the same God. Revelation warns of exactly this convergence, and the signs are worth taking seriously.
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Is the Rapture a Modern Invention or Biblical Truth?

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Is the Rapture of the church a recent theological invention, or is it rooted in Scripture? This article examines the Biblical, historical, and theological case for the Rapture and answers common objections.
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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 politicsu2014and distorts the gospel we're called to proclaim.
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Proof of God’s Non-Existence

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Disproving God’s existence In an online paper from Tony Berard, he...
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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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AI, Bible Prophecy, and Christian Discernment

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This article warns that artificial intelligence is more than a modern tool—it may also reflect a growing spiritual danger. From Daniel 12 to Revelation 13, it calls Christians to seek God, not machines, for truth and discernment.
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God vs. gods vs. god

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Not every religion that speaks of one god means the God of the Bible. A close look at Catholicism, Islam, Judaism, and the Jehovah's Witnesses reveals how a single word can point toward heaven or mask something far darker.
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James Talarico – Pastoral Credentials and Political Power: A Warning for the Church

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A Texas lawmaker's seminary background raises a bigger question: when does pastoral language become a political strategy?

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What the Bible Actually Says About Pride and Homosexuality

Scripture does not open with a rule about sex—it opens with a design. From Genesis to Romans to a single past-tense word in First Corinthians, the Bible's case is clear and consistent and offers hope for every sinner on the list.

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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Biblical Miracles Are Rational, Not Just Possible

Miracles aren't irrational leaps of faith - if God exists as Scripture describes, they're the logical, expected result of His power and love.
In the News

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

Jonathan Cahn calls his mid-flight assault demonic. Here's the full chronology, the corroborated facts, and what Scripture says about spiritual attack.
In the News

Year of the Sword or Year of the Scalpel? What 5787 Really Means

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.
In the News

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

Why would a loving God allow anyone to reject Him? This piece explains free will, judgment, and grace through key Bible passages.
In the News

James Talarico – Pastoral Credentials and Political Power: A Warning for the Church

A Texas lawmaker's seminary background raises a bigger question: when does pastoral language become a political strategy?
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What is the Most Inflamatory Verse in the Bible?

John 14:6 draws fierce backlash because it names one path to God-here's what 'comes to the Father' and 'except through me' really mean.
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Choosing Gratitude Over Complaining, Comparing, and Coveting

The author unpacks the Three C's - complaining, comparing, coveting - and how Scripture points us toward gratitude and lasting contentment instead.
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Biblical Truth vs. Human Truth: Why God’s Ways Outrank Ours

A veteran believer compares Naturalism, Humanism, and New Age thought with Scripture's answer: repentance, grace, and a Shepherd who provides.
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Occult Involvement: What Scripture’s Warnings Really Mean

Scripture's warnings against sorcery, divination, and occult practices show that only Christ's authority holds real power over darkness.
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New Age Spirituality: What Christians Need to Know

New Age spirituality is surging in search trends and pop culture - here's where it began and how it contradicts the gospel.
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The Devil Made Me Do It: A Biblical Look at Blame and Sin

Flip Wilson's punchline became an excuse for sin, but Scripture ties temptation to our own hearts and holds us responsible.
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Evidence of a Creator: The Universe’s Order Points to God

From Fibonacci spirals to DNA's code, nature's mathematical precision raises a question no lab experiment can answer alone.
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Criticisms of Christianity: Five Common Objections Answered

Is Christianity just a crutch, a fairy tale, or hypocrisy dressed up as faith? Five common objections, tested and found lacking.
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Everyday Frustrations and Finding Peace in God’s Presence

From bug encounters to QR codes and gas prices, one writer's humor turns into a heartfelt call to bring frustrations to God.
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Young Men Returning to Faith: A Prodigal Son’s Story

A Gallup poll shows young American men returning to faith - and one writer's family history shows why that return matters so much.

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Afraid of God?

Zack Duncan -
Abraham raised the knife over his only son, trusting a God whose command made no sense. That tension between terror and trust is exactly where faith grows — and where God proves He can be trusted completely.

Put Off the Old Self: How Christ Gives You a New Life

Randy DeVaul -
Paul's Ephesians 4 command to put off the old self and put on the new reveals that holiness flows from identity in Christ, not effort.

Faith in Action: Living Your Beliefs Beyond Words

Marie Grace, PhD -
Abraham's faith was not complete until he acted on it. James makes this plain, and Bonhoeffer sealed it with his life: genuine belief moves from the pew to the streets, visible in love and costly obedience.

Why God Does Not Always Answer Prayer Our Way

Jeff Hilles -
The Bible gives bold promises about prayer, yet believers still hear "no," "wait," or "not yet." Scripture shows that God answers with perfect wisdom, holy purposes, and a perspective far beyond our own.

What God Cannot Do – And Why That Makes Him Trustworthy

Debra Hodges -
A look at what God cannot do - lie, sin, or stop being God - and why those limits are the foundation of unshakable trust.

Bearing One Another’s Burdens: Why We Weren’t Made for Isolation

JM Troppello -
A search for empty moving boxes becomes a reminder that Christian community means sharing the load, not just cheering from the sidelines.

Lest You Abandon God’s TRUTHS & RULES

Bill Gray -
Solomon had unmatched wisdom yet still slid from vibrant faith into emptiness. That descent follows a pattern visible across Western culture today—and Christians need more than awareness to stop it. They need the tools to stand firm and speak clearly.

Jesus is the Way

Rina Schultz -
A husband's stroke launched a years-long battle through South African bureaucracy, endless forms, and vanishing grants. Each exhausting step revealed Jesus not just as the way to heaven, but as a guide for every next move in prayer.

Devotions

Unchanging Mercy: What Ananias and Sapphira Reveal

Rich Holt -
Ananias and Sapphira's story reminds us that God hates being lied to, yet His unchanging grace still rescues sinners who deserve judgment instead.

The Right Ideas Corrupted: Lessons from Ananias and Sapphira

Rich Holt -
Ananias and Sapphira sold their possessions, supported each other, and made a promise to God, yet Satan twisted their good intentions into deceit and death.

Just the Christian: Letting Your Identity Bow to Christ

Rich Holt -
When Barnabas sold his property and gave the proceeds to the apostles, he traded a Levite's inheritance for a deeper identity found only in Christ.

Great Grace: Living at the Center of God’s Will

Rich Holt -
When persecution threatened the early church, great grace sustained it. This devotional explores what it means to live fully surrendered under God's abundant favor today.

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

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Jonathan Cahn calls his mid-flight assault demonic. Here's the full chronology, the corroborated facts, and what Scripture says about spiritual attack.
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Worry About Tomorrow Less: What Matthew 6:34 Teaches Us Today

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A caregiver's simple phrase, 'that is not a today problem,' reframes tomorrow's worries into trust in God's care for today's work.
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How the Holy Spirit Confers and Empowers Spiritual Gifts

Randy DeVaul Randy DeVaul -
The Holy Spirit doesn't just assign spiritual gifts - He empowers believers to use them for Christ's glory in the church.
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Biblical Miracles Are Rational, Not Just Possible

Gail Thomson Gail Thomson -
Miracles aren't irrational leaps of faith - if God exists as Scripture describes, they're the logical, expected result of His power and love.
Devotion

Unchanging Mercy: What Ananias and Sapphira Reveal

Rich Holt Rich Holt -
Ananias and Sapphira's story reminds us that God hates being lied to, yet His unchanging grace still rescues sinners who deserve judgment instead.
Biblical Theology

Church Hurt Is Real: Finding Healing and Peace in God

Nora Gwen Nora Gwen -
An introvert's honest reflection on surviving church hurt, choosing joy, and seeking a direct, unmediated relationship with God.
In the News

Year of the Sword or Year of the Scalpel? What 5787 Really Means

I. M. Koen I. M. Koen -
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.
In the News

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

Debra Hodges Debra Hodges -
Why would a loving God allow anyone to reject Him? This piece explains free will, judgment, and grace through key Bible passages.
Biblical Theology

How the Holy Spirit Cultivates Christlike Character in You

Randy DeVaul Randy DeVaul -
How the Holy Spirit patiently cultivates Christlike character through Scripture, trials, community, and pruning in every believer's life.
Devotion

The Right Ideas Corrupted: Lessons from Ananias and Sapphira

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Ananias and Sapphira sold their possessions, supported each other, and made a promise to God, yet Satan twisted their good intentions into deceit and death.

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Question #42: How is the Word of God to be read and heard?

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Answer: With diligence, preparation, and prayer; so that...

Question #17: What is idolatry?

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

Question #30: What is faith in Jesus Christ?

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

Question #36: What do we believe about the Holy Spirit?

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Answer: That he is God, coeternal with the...

Question #38: What is prayer?

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Answer: Prayer is pouring out our hearts to...

Question #49: Where is Christ now?

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Risen and reigning, Christ is not absent but active, seated above every power and interceding for his people right now, until he returns to judge and make all things new.

Question #22: Why must the Redeemer be truly human?

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Answer: That in human nature he might on...

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 #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 #46: What is the Lord’s Supper?

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Bread broken, cup lifted, souls fed. The Lord's Supper is more than ritual remembrance — it joins believers to Christ and to each other, and points forward to the feast still to come.