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Why didn’t God protect the schoolchildren from being shot?

We ask this question in part because we don’t understand how God really works in the world. Grief and the feeling of betrayal play parts as well. The good news is that we can learn a lot about God’s protection … Continue reading

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The Gospel of Salvation

1. “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). The word “gospel” means “good news.” Before we can appreciate God’s good news, we must recognize the bad news: we’ve sinned. It’s not hard to … Continue reading

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How can you possibly believe that a dead man came back to life?

The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is central to the Christian message. Without it, Christianity would be just another religion. What makes the case so compelling for belief? Here are several ideas to consider. God knew how hard … Continue reading

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Shouldn’t the Jews be blamed for killing Christ?

The Bible is clear that the early Jewish religious leaders were foremost in condemning Jesus to death at his trial on trumped-up charges, and they brought him before the Roman governors to request the death penalty (because that right had … Continue reading

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What is so special about the cross?

Christians highly value the cross because it means that our sins were borne by Jesus on the cross. The cross was an instrument of Roman torture to administer the death penalty. The criminal was nailed to a beam with his … Continue reading

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