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Where Was the Church?

Where Was the Church?

article - Randy Alcorn

I’ll begin with some important prefacing remarks. I am absolutely committed to the centrality of local churches in God’s kingdom agenda.

Why Didn't God Send Jesus to the Earth to Die Right After Adam and Eve Sinned?

Why Didn't God Send Jesus to the Earth to Die Right After Adam and Eve Sinned?

article - Randy Alcorn

I don’t mean to be trite or cute, but after having considered who God is, the answer to this question is “because God didn’t want to.”

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 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 You Write, What Sort of Theological "Puzzles" Have You Had to Sort Through to Your Own Satisfaction Before You Could Continue with the Story?

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.

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 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.

Where Do People Get Their Theological Beliefs?

article - Randy Alcorn

Our theology tends to come from whatever we trust.

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 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.

Will We Have Mortal Bodies in Heaven That Will Need to Eat, Sleep and Be Healed?

article - Randy Alcorn

Mortal means you can die.

Will We Actually See God?

article - Randy Alcorn

Think about the person you would most want to spend time with. Who would that person be? Your favorite singer, author, or athlete? Your best friend who moved away? A family member who’s already died?

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.