Where Redemption and Justice Meet article - Randy Alcorn, John M. Perkins, Lowell Noble Justice is the foundation of God’s throne, and justice was the motivation for our redemptive process.
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.
Where's the Line Between Discernment and Lack of Faith in Miracles? article - Randy Alcorn This is a dilemma, and I think we should ask God to give us faith to believe Him, and skeptical only of some people’s claims, but not of God’s power or the fact that He sometimes miraculously intervenes. We need discernment, but not skepticism and certainly not cynicism.
Who Are the Nephilim of Genesis 6? article - Randy Alcorn The “Nephilim” are referred to in Genesis 6:4. These were two different groups on the earth before the flood. “Nephalim” is a precarious word simply because it is seldom used. Therefore it is not possible to translate the word with absolute certainty. It appears to be related to the Hebrew word “naphal” which is clearly translated as “fall.” As such, the word may carry with it a semantic nuance of “violent death”–as someone falling upon another with evil intent since such is within the global range of naphal. Though the word has an “uncertain etymology,” Gesenius, a ...
Who Is the Restrainer in 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7? Isn’t God the One Who “Holds It Back”? article - Randy Alcorn There are different views of the restrainer of 2 Thess. 2, and a case can be made for two at least.
Who Will Be in Heaven? article - Randy Alcorn While there may be others we don't know of who God has created or will create in the future, we know the following will be in heaven...
Why Are There Different Doctrines in Different Churches? article - Randy Alcorn I am a newer believer and sometimes get frustrated over all of the different doctrines in various churches. Can you help me sort these out?
Why Can One Only Be Saved if He Is Obedient? Is this Not Works Salvation? article - Paul Martin The only obedience that is necessary for salvation is yielding to the requirements of the gospel (John 3:16, Acts 16:30,31).
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.”
Why Do Christians Claim to Have the Holy Spirit, yet Every Church I Go into Has a Racial Bias? article - Marshall Beretta Wolfe has raised some valid observations about the American religious environment; many of which true Christian believers should carefully take note. I do not agree with his conclusion that evangelical Christianity is not much of a threat to secularists.
Why Do Believers Continue to Persecute and Shut out Gay and Lesbian People Based on Passages of Scripture that Are Open to a Different Interpretation? article - Randy Alcorn I wish we could talk face to face so you could hear my heart for you.
Why Do the Non-Elect Go to Hell, if Christ Paid the Penalty for Sin? article - Marshall Beretta Christ did, in deed, pay the penalty for sin; and, the extent of that payment could sufficiently cover every person that ever lived, is living, or will live on the earth.
Why Do We Have a Wrong View of Heaven? article - Randy Alcorn Satan labors to give people an inaccurate view of heaven. Jesus said of the devil, “When he lies he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44).
Why Do You Address So Many Moral Issues in Your Books? It Seems like Overkill. article - Randy Alcorn As for your concern about addressing too many moral issues, that's fine. It's just a matter of taste.
Why Do You Refer to Elizabeth Taylor in Your Book Safely Home? article - Randy Alcorn The Liz Taylor reference ties to the earlier one in which, on earth, Ben Fielding has no clue who Hudson Taylor is, and Li Quan has no idea who Elizabeth Taylor is.