Randy Alcorn

Randy Alcorn answers the question, "Why do we need a balance of grace and truth?"

Conservatives emphasize truth (morals), liberals emphasize grace (compassion).

God has created each of us with certain desires that correspond to certain motivations. Each of us has built-in desires for pleasure, possessions, and power. At first this may sound unbiblical, because we have come to think of these things as temptations.

Bara is used of man’s creation, which is not ex nihilo but out of the earth (Gen. 1:26, 5:1, etc.). So the word is NOT restricted to making something out of nothing (as is often stated), but includes making something out of what already exists. 

In this two and a half minute clip, Randy Alcorn answers the question, "When did you put your faith in Christ?"

Randy Alcorn shares about his childhood and first jobs, including one that involved being held up at gun point.

And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” 

Follow Scripture’s lead toward what you should pray for. (If prayer’s the train, make Scripture the rails.) 

Randy Alcorn answers the question, "Is it natural for us to manifest grace and truth in our lives?" Recorded on Big Change Moments.