Resources by Topic: Doctrine and Theology

In this panel discussion with Desiring God about C.S. Lewis in 2013, Randy Alcorn shares how C.S. Lewis has impacted his life, many other's lives and how he will likely continue to influence many others. Watch the complete panel discussion here. 

In this panel discussion with Desiring God about C.S. Lewis in 2013, Randy Alcorn talks about the difference between our story vs. God's story. Watch the complete panel discussion here. 

In this panel discussion with Desiring God in 2013, Randy Alcorn shares about how helpful and Christ-centered laughter can be in deep grief. Watch the complete panel discussion here.  

In this panel discussion with Desiring God in 2013, Randy Alcorn shares about some of C.S. Lewis' writings and why they are special to him. Watch the complete panel discussion here. 

In this panel discussion with Desiring God in 2013, Randy Alcorn discusses C.S. Lewis  and his how his life and writings pointed to the gospel. Watch the complete panel discussion here. 

Before creatures ever came into the equation, what was God like? His basic persona and His character, that’s who He is. 

First, we need to define sin nature. The “nature” of a person or object is commonly thought of as its essential qualities or attributes; that which makes it what it is. 

Question from a reader: If the penalty of sin is eternal conscious physical torment, wouldn’t Christ have to still be suffering today in order to pay the debt? 

Randy speaks as a guest on the Chris Fabry Live radio show (August 15, 2013) about visit-to-heaven books. He shares about Dr. Eben Alexander's popular book Proof of Heaven and explains why he believes every near-death (or supposed “after-death”) experience must be evaluated in light of God’s Word.

Immutability, referring to God, means He does not change. He never changes. 

Dr. Eben Alexander’s Proof of Heaven has now been on the New York Times Bestseller List for 41 weeks and is estimated to have sold over two million copies. 

Certainly love is a very important attribute of God. God is love, we’re told in 1 John 4:16, so in some senses it is a defining quality of God. However, this does not minimize His other qualities.

Some say that the doctrine of resurrection is not found in the Old Testament, but Randy Alcorn points out that Job clearly understood that he would be resurrected, and that he would be himself, not some new version of himself with no memory of his life on earth. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

These days you’ll often hear people say something like, “Instead of condemning people and threatening them with Hell, we should be like Jesus and love them.”