Claims: What did Jesus have to say about himself?
This is part 3 in a 7 part series that answers the question, 'Who is Jesus?'.
In his famous book Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis makes this statement, “A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic–on the level with a man who says he is a poached egg–or he...
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Is there any real right and wrong?
This is part 6 to a 7 part series: Questions About God - Canadian philosopher Michael Horner responds to seven of the most commonly asked questions about God and Christianity.
Question 6: Is there any real right or wrong?
What would you do if, during World War II, you were hiding some Jewish people in your home and a Nazi soldier came to your...
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When All Else Fails, Tell the Truth
“Is something wrong”? It was a simple question but left me with a choice. I could lie or tell the truth.
I was afraid of hurting or even losing a friendship if I answered that question with the truth. The easiest thing I could do was respond and say, “no, everything is fine”. I knew that if I did not address the issue, I would begin to...
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To Provide the Basis for Our Justification
This article is part of an extended series.
We have now been justified by his blood. - Romans 5:9
[We] are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. - Romans 3:24
We hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. - Romans 3:28
Justified or forgiven?
Being justified before God...
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To Give a Clear Conscience
This article is part of an extended series.
How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. - Hebrews 9:14
Dirty conscience
Some things never change. The problem of a dirty conscience is as old as Adam and Eve. ...
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To Give Eternal Life to All Who Believe on Him
This article is part of an extended series.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. - John 3:16
In our happiest times we do not want to die. The wish for death rises only when our suffering seems unbearable. What we really want in those times is not death,...
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To give us Confident Access to the Holiest Place
This article is part of an extended series.
We have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus. - Hebrews 10:19
One of the great mysteries in the Old Testament was the meaning of the worship tent used by Israel called the “tabernacle.” The mystery was hinted at but not clear. When the people of Israel came out of Egypt...
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