Why Don’t We Think More About Heaven? article - Multiple Authors “Let temporal things serve your use, but the eternal be the object of your desire.” Thomas a Kempis
Why Don't People Believe the Pill Is Abortive? article - Kathy Norquist Perhaps your doctor is uninformed and hasn’t read information on the possible abortifacient aspect of the pill.
Why Don't We Pray to Mary and the Saints? article - Randy Alcorn We don’t pray to Mary and the various saints because they are not God, and they have no power to answer prayer. It doesn’t matter whether they know what’s happening on Earth; we should not pray to them, any more then we should pray to our friends on Earth because they know what’s happening in our lives.
Will We Wear Clothes in Heaven? article - Randy Alcorn I think there will be clothes on the New Earth, first because those in Heaven are depicted as wearing robes (e.g. the martyrs in Revelation 6:9).
Will We Still Have Our Chronic Illnesses, Such as Diabetes, with Us in Heaven? article - Randy Alcorn If you are a believer in Christ, once you leave this life in death or at Christ’s return, you will never suffer from the curse, death or suffering or any disease, including diabetes.
Why Do We Have a Wrong View of Heaven? article - Randy Alcorn Satan labors to give people an inaccurate view of heaven. Jesus said of the devil, “When he lies he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44).
Why Do You Think Multi-Level Marketing Can Lead to Materialism? article - Randy Alcorn Materialism is often a big part of it, but those in it think it isn’t because they give some of the money away.
Why Do You Think That Atheism Inevitably Leads to Materialism? article - Paul Martin I think what Randy is addressing in the article is the inevitable outcome of a philosophy taken to its logical conclusions.
Will We Really Own Things in Heaven? article - Randy Alcorn What about the different “dwelling places” believers will have in heaven (Luke 16:4,9)? What about the treasures Christ commanded us to store up “for ourselves” in heaven (Matthew 6:20)?
Why Do You Seldom Hear About Christ's Ascension? article - Randy Alcorn It’s true that the ascension is a neglected doctrine. It was considered more important to earlier generations of Christians than it is today. One remarkable thing about the ascension is that it affirms Christ’s physical body went into Heaven following his resurrection. This is what the creeds call his “self-same body,” stating that likewise our self-same bodies will be restored in our resurrection.
Why Do Christians Claim to Have the Holy Spirit, yet Every Church I Go into Has a Racial Bias? article - Marshall Beretta Wolfe has raised some valid observations about the American religious environment; many of which true Christian believers should carefully take note. I do not agree with his conclusion that evangelical Christianity is not much of a threat to secularists.
Why Do You Think Prolife Physicians Who Prescribe Oral Contraceptives Have Vested Interest in Doing So? article - Randy Alcorn In my opinion it would be unwise to not recognize that everyone, including you and me, has vested interests.
Why Do the Non-Elect Go to Hell, if Christ Paid the Penalty for Sin? article - Marshall Beretta Christ did, in deed, pay the penalty for sin; and, the extent of that payment could sufficiently cover every person that ever lived, is living, or will live on the earth.
Where's the Line Between Discernment and Lack of Faith in Miracles? article - Randy Alcorn This is a dilemma, and I think we should ask God to give us faith to believe Him, and skeptical only of some people’s claims, but not of God’s power or the fact that He sometimes miraculously intervenes. We need discernment, but not skepticism and certainly not cynicism.
Will We Have the Opportunity to Sin in Heaven? article - Randy Alcorn Christ promises on the New Earth, “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4).