When Were Angels Created? article - Marshall Beretta Leave it to a child to ask a great question which has no definitive Biblical answer. Here is what we know.
Where Do People Get Their Theological Beliefs? article - Randy Alcorn Our theology tends to come from whatever we trust.
When You Write, What Sort of Theological "Puzzles" Have You Had to Sort Through to Your Own Satisfaction Before You Could Continue with the Story? article - Randy Alcorn One example would be the problem of evil and suffering that plagues Ollie in my novel Deception.
Where Do You Stand on the Calvinism and Arminianism Debate, and What Resources Do You Recommend? article - Randy Alcorn I came to Christ in a church that was Arminian, so that was naturally my early leaning. I went to a Bible college and seminary that were both middle of the road where neither hard core Calvinism nor Arminianism often surfaced in class, though on a continuum, some faculty would lean more toward one than the other.
Where in Scripture Are We Reassured That We Will Have the Comfort of Making up Lost Time with Loved Ones in Eternity? article - Randy Alcorn First Thessalonians 4 says we are to “comfort one another with these words” about being together with the Lord forever. So clearly we will be spending eternity with our loved ones.
Where Do We Get Our Misconceptions about Heaven? article - Randy Alcorn Satan labors to give people an inaccurate view of heaven.
When Writing About the New Earth, Did You Mean to Leave out the New Jerusalem, which Is the Final Heaven, and Is Described in Rev. 21 and 22? article - Randy Alcorn The point is where the New Jerusalem is located. It is brought down to the New Earth and is the capital city of the New Earth.
Where Did You Get the Ideas for the "Chair of Honor" and the Reverence for the Bible Box in Safely Home? article - Randy Alcorn The box was based upon an experience a friend of mine had in Moscow back in 1990 where they were passing out free Bibles to people.
When Sex Becomes Sin article - Randy Alcorn “How can anything so good be so bad?” If sex is as good as we portrayed it in the previous chapter, why is it that many sexual acts are condemned in Scripture?
When Does Life Begin According to Your Study of Scripture? article - Randy Alcorn I’ll cut and paste two portions from the book below. If you only want section specifically on breathing, go to 6f below. As to Scripture and beginning of life, I follow with excerpt from Appendix B: Abortion in the Bible and Church History. The portion concerning Jesus and John the Baptist in Luke 1 is especially revealing I think.
Where Is the Location of the 3rd Heaven You Mention when Discussing the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus? article - Randy Alcorn In 2 Corinthians 12 Paul calls the third heaven “paradise.” When Jesus (before his resurrection), refers to where the thief on the cross would go, he calls it paradise.
Will We Continue to Change, Grow, and Learn Once We Get to Heaven? article - Randy Alcorn In keeping with our finite natures, we’ll experience process in heaven. We will continually learn more of God.
What's Your Stand on Biblical Separation and Ecumenism? article - Marshall Beretta Ecumenism is a term that must first be defined to be discussed. It has many modern nuances.
When Does Each Human Life Begin?: The Answer of Science article - Randy Alcorn Science confirms exactly what Scripture demonstrates, that there is a point at which human life does not exist and then is suddenly created by God. In Science this is known as the point of conception.
Journalist Brit Hume's Response to Critics article - Randy Alcorn Randy's blog I don’t recall watching a Sunday morning news or commentary program for years, but in God’s providence I turned on the television four weeks ago, just a few minutes before Brit Hume made his now famous comments about Tiger Woods.