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To believe we can convince someone of something is just human pride on display.

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Jeff Hilles reminds us that persuasion is never the same as conversion. Only God gives the growth; our calling is simply to plant and water.

Who Should Be Afraid of Hell

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Everyone assumes they're exempt from hell - but only those who settle the question with Christ have real grounds for peace.

Evangelism from a graceful heart should trump shouting dogmatic theology.

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Grace-filled evangelism builds relationships that open hearts, while dogmatic shouting often slams doors shut before truth can be heard.

Faith – You shouldn’t be able to reason someone out of a position they didn’t reason themselves into. 

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Jonathan Swift's quote exposes a hard truth: logic alone never produced saving faith, and logic alone can't take it away.

God appoints discouragement to produce dependence.

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Discouragement isn't abandonment. It's often the tool God uses to break self-reliance and teach us to depend on Him alone.

When dad says “no” to candy for dinner, the child accepts the adult knows better. God sees us as His children.

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A child trusts a father's 'no' without full understanding. See what that models about trusting God's wisdom even when His plans stay hidden.

The only man-made thing in Heaven are the scars of Jesus.

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Jesus carried His wounds into heaven forever - the only scars that remain, eternal proof that love once bled for sinners like us.

We live in a world of shades of gray but God’s economy is black and white. 

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Jeff Hilles's quote points to a hard truth: God doesn't grade on a curve, but He offers full grace through Jesus Christ for every sinner.

We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it.

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C.S. Lewis reminds us we never know sin's full strength until we resist it, and why that struggle points straight to the gospel.

The culture as a whole is in a free fall of denial. Nobody in this free fall has on a parachute.

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A culture can deny God and judgment all the way down, but denial changes nothing - grace is the only parachute, and now is the time.

Friends are like coals in a fire – together, they glow; apart, they grow cold.

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C. S. Lewis's coal image reveals why Christian fellowship isn't optional - isolated faith cools, but shared worship and accountability keep it burning.

Christianity is no longer defined by the Bible

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When Christianity loses its biblical definition, it loses its substance. Jeff Hilles's quote warns of a faith redefined by culture.

At times we are no different than the Money Changers.

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We like to imagine ourselves on the right side of Jesus' temple cleansing, until we ask what we are really selling in His house.

Barna – only 4% of the U.S. population claims to hold a true Biblical Worldview

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Barna's research shows only 4 percent of Americans hold a true Biblical worldview—a sobering call for the church to recover sound doctrine.

We need to err on the side of love, not condemnation.

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Jeff Hilles' quote points to Jesus and the woman caught in adultery, showing why believers must choose grace over self-righteous judgment.

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Christian Deconstruction: Three Paths and Where They Lead

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Living a Sin-Free Life: What Does 1 Corinthians 10:13 Suggest?

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Paul Johnson argues Scripture promises real victory over temptation, since God never allows more than we can bear - and always provides a way out.

Restoring Family Relationships: How God Brings Peace and Unity

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A busy season of helping family members becomes a testimony to God's power to restore relationships and bring lasting peace.

ChatGPT Bible Questions Wake the Church

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Mercy After Failure: Lessons from King Manasseh’s Repentance

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King Manasseh's story shows that repentance can reverse a soul's direction even when it cannot undo the damage already done.

Praying to the Holy Spirit: What Scripture Actually Teaches

Jaqueline C. Grandi -
Scripture never records a prayer addressed to the Holy Spirit, so what does that mean for how believers today approach the Trinity?

Surrender to God: Why the Fight Comes Before the Peace

Rina Schultz -
Rina Schultz reflects on Ezekiel's reluctant surrender and what it means to let God lead even when you would rather fight back.

El Roi: Finding God’s Peace in Tears and Trail Walks

Nora Gwen -
Tears before dawn, a dark trail, and financial worry give way to the quiet assurance that El Roi sees every burden we carry.

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Why God created man?

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“The Rod and the Staff are a symbol…”

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The rod and staff symbolize protection and guidance, with the cross embodying God’s justice and mercy.
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Christianity vs. christianity – Who’s who in Eternity 

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Biblical View of Artificial Intelligence: Treating AI With Respect

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Claude's new conversation-ending policy raises a bigger question: what does Christian character look like toward artificial intelligence?
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What did the Early Church Look Like?

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The early church met at dawn, prayed set prayers, and risked death rather than bow to Caesar. Their pattern of worship and sacrifice still shapes faithful Christian community today.
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ChatGPT Bible Questions Wake the Church

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OpenAI reports 12 million weekly Bible questions on ChatGPT. Here's why the church, not a chatbot, is where faith takes root.
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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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Living a Sin-Free Life: What Does 1 Corinthians 10:13 Suggest?

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Paul Johnson argues Scripture promises real victory over temptation, since God never allows more than we can bear - and always provides a way out.
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To believe we can convince someone of something is just human pride on display.

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Jeff Hilles reminds us that persuasion is never the same as conversion. Only God gives the growth; our calling is simply to plant and water.
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Childlike Faith: Why Education Can Weaken Our Trust in God

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Klaus Meyer examines why believers with less often display more childlike trust in God, and how education can quietly erode true faith.
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Mercy After Failure: Lessons from King Manasseh’s Repentance

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King Manasseh's story shows that repentance can reverse a soul's direction even when it cannot undo the damage already done.
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How the Holy Spirit Empowers Us to Resist Sin

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Sin cannot be defeated by self-discipline alone. This Biblical reflection explains how the Holy Spirit frees believers from bondage, changes their desires, and empowers them to walk in obedience to God.
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“My Hope is Built on Nothing Less”

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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?

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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.

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ChatGPT Bible Questions Wake the Church

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Office of Apostle Today: Why the Founding Role Has Ceased

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Biblical View of Artificial Intelligence: Treating AI With Respect

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Recorded, Not Endorsed: Why Polygamy Never Overturns Genesis 2:24

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Finding Peace in Busy Days When Life Feels Overwhelming

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Robotic Warfare and Bible Prophecy: Should Christians Worry?

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Fasting for Today: Our Biblical Response to Seeking God

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Why Following Jesus Is Hard but Worth It

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Who Are the Real Aliens?

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Mercy After Failure: Lessons from King Manasseh’s Repentance

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What Is Preventing You from Receiving God’s Best?

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Living a Sin-Free Life: What Does 1 Corinthians 10:13 Suggest?

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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 #2: What is God?

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Eternal, infinite, and unchangeable — God stands apart from every false rival. His power, goodness, wisdom, and truth are without limit, and nothing in creation occurs outside his sovereign will.

Question # 28: What happens after death to those not united to Christ by faith?

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Answer: At the day of judgment they will...

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 #19: Is there any way to escape punishment and be brought back into God’s favor?

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Answer: Yes, to satisfy his justice, God himself,...

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 #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.

Question #34: Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through Christ alone, must we still do good works and obey God’s Word?

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Answer: Yes, because Christ, having redeemed us by his...

Question #51: Of what advantage to us is Christ’s ascension?

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Christ did not ascend and leave us behind. He rose bodily into heaven as our advocate before the Father, securing our place there and pouring out his Spirit on those still below.

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...