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Apologetics
What really happens when you die?
Within the Christian faith, there is a significant amount of confusion regarding what happens after death. Some hold that after death, everyone “sleeps” until the final judgment, after which everyone will be sent to heaven or h...
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If His name was Yeshua, why do we call Him Jesus?
Yeshua is the Hebrew name, and its English spelling is “Joshua.” Iesous is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name, and its English spelling is “Jesus.”
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Question of the week: How do I lean not on my own understanding?
Proverbs 3:5-6is a familiar passage to many: "Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths." Verse 5 is acomplementary pairof co...
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Question of the week: Honoring your father and mother
Honoring your father and mother is being respectful in word and action and having an inward attitude of esteem for their position. The Greek word for honor means “to revere, prize, and value.” Honor is giving respect not only f...
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Question of the week: How do we keep young people in the Church?
Question: “How can we prevent our young people from losing faith?” Answer:This question highlights an unfortunate trend. As numerous recent books and studies have revealed, a large number of today’s youth are becomi...
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Question of the week: How do I deal with guilt?
Everyone has sinned, and one of the results of sin is guilt. We can be thankful for guilty feelings because they drive us to seek forgiveness. The moment a person turns from sin to Jesus Christ in faith, his sin is forgiven. Re...
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Question of the week: What’s the significance of the Triumphal Entry?
The triumphal entry is that of Jesus coming into Jerusalem on what we know as Palm Sunday, the Sunday before the crucifixion (John 12:1,12). The story of the triumphal entry is one of the few incidents in the life of Jesus whic...
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Question of the week: What does Sola Scriptura mean?
The phrase sola scriptura is from the Latin:sola having the idea of “alone,” “ground,” “base,” and the word scriptura meaning “writings”—referring to the Scriptures. Sola scripturameans that Scripture alone is authoritative for...
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Question of the week: Who created God?
A common argument from atheists and skeptics is that if all things need a cause, then God must also need a cause. The conclusion is that if God needed a cause, then God is not God (and if God is not God, then of course there is...
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Question of the week: Is God still in the ‘miracle’ business?
Many people desire God to perform miracles to “prove” Himself to them. “If only God would perform a miracle, sign, or wonder, then I would believe!” This idea, though, is contradicted by Scripture.