Archive for November, 2011
Not a Religion
Religions are man’s attempt to find God, but Christ was God’s method to reach humankind.
Many people mistakenly believe that Christianity is a religion with a long list of “do’s and don’ts” (mostly don’ts). Such an opinion is wrong on two counts. First of all, Christianity is not a religion that connotes a highly […]
Question: In your book, Knowing God 101, you write: “Satan and his other angel stooges were kicked out of heaven. God planned eventual punishment for them in a lake of fire (hell) but God’s timetable spans eternity, so that penalty is yet to come”. My questions to you is this. […]
Rise Above
When you’re content to settle for something, you end up being average.
To say that Jesus doesn’t like mediocrity is an understatement. Jesus said, “I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish you were one or the other! But since you are like lukewarm water, […]
Take Your Place
No one is too good to stay out of church, and no one is too bad to go in.
Is there a place for you in God’s family? You better believe it! Never think that you are an unimportant part of God’s plan. He has specifically and uniquely equipped you, and your abilities […]
The Essence of Loyalty
Be loyal to people; more importantly, be loyal to God.
No all virtues require the same amount of effort. For example, patience takes a lot of work because we have to do something that goes against our natural impulsiveness. The same goes for purity. By contrast, the virtue of loyalty requires little effort, […]
Discouragement
If you are feeling down, it’s because you aren’t looking up.
A good way to avoid discouragement is to correct your vision. If your difficulties are discouraging you, then you are spending too much time looking at your situation and not enough time looking at God. When you are discouraged:
Look at how God has […]
God Will Be With You
God doesn’t promise you a life without difficulties. But He does promise that He will always be with you.
Don’t let anybody tell you that a life with God is a life without troubles. Far from it. Sometimes it seems that your troubles begin the moment you trust God. Yet we continue […]
Confrontation
Your best friends will be the ones who bring out the best in you.
Friends are quick to compliment each other, but confrontation comes much harder. In fact, many people will choose to avoid confronting a friend with an important issue. (But if you dodge what needs to be done, then you aren’t much […]
A Grateful Heart
You can’t always control the kind of service you receive, but you can always control the kind of gratitude you deliver.
Service is big these days. A lot of companies have built their reputations on service, so we have come to expect it. But what if the package you were expecting doesn’t arrive the […]
Question: I’m having doubts about my faith and just discovered your books. I’m currently reading your book Creation and Evolution 101 and am finding the book to be informative, but I didn’t find any reference dinosaurs and how they relate to God and creation. Please explain to me what the Bible […]
Blog Search
You are currently browsing the Christianity 101 weblog archives for November, 2011.
Longer entries are truncated. Click the headline of an entry to read it in its entirety.