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The Purity Principle: Cultivating Your Inner Life

article - Randy Alcorn

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of drawing on the indwelling power of the risen Christ. Self-reformation is not enough. It may bring limited benefits, but it will lead to self-righteousness, not Spirit-empowerment—and nothing sets us up for moral failure like self-righteousness.

A. W. Tozer: Failure and Success

A. W. Tozer: Failure and Success

article - A. W. Tozer

For some of us last year was one in which we did not acquit ourselves very nobly as Christians, considering the infinite power available to us through the indwelling Spirit.

The Purity Principle: Superior Satisfaction

article - Randy Alcorn

A sexual image lures my mind toward lust. The world, the flesh and the devil barrage me with messages: I will feel like a man or a woman; it will relieve my pain, disappointment, stress. I’ll be happier if I surrender.

Fantasy, Fiction, and Faith: The Harry Potter Question

article - Chuck Colson

The series of children's books is popular with kids around the world—but the British author was taking heat from the Christian community. People argued that since the books are full of witchcraft and wizardry, crystal balls and spell-casting, they weren't fit for kids to read.

Returning to the True God

article - Randy Alcorn

Saturday morning Ben and Quan worked repairing the chicken coop. It was unseasonably warm for early November.

The Grace and Truth Paradox: Finding the Balance

article - Randy Alcorn

What if we could reduce Christ’s attributes to just two qualities that we could wrap our minds around? John 1:14 does exactly that. It describes him as “full of grace and truth.”

Are the Scriptures anti-Semitic?

Are the Scriptures anti-Semitic?

article - Randy Alcorn

There is not a single passage in Scripture that so much as implies that Jews are inhuman, that they are without sin, that they did not fall in Adam and don't need the Messiah.

Are You Familiar with Brian McLaren’s Book A New Kind of Christian?

article - Randy Alcorn

You will hear McLaren's book mentioned with increasing frequency. It's having a wide impact.

Apply Now? An Invitation to Missions from ACTION International

Apply Now? An Invitation to Missions from ACTION International

article - Doug Nichols

Would you prayerfully consider applying to ACTION to serve as a missionary with the Gospel?

As Someone Who Has Remained Sexually Pure, How Do I Forgive My Girlfriend, Who Lost Her Virginity in the Past?

article - Randy Alcorn

Your desire to marry someone who has remained pure is a great goal. However, because we are sinful by nature, some people do have sex outside of marriage, maybe even before they became a Christian.

Are We Instantly with the Lord When We Die?

article - Randy Alcorn

Jesus told the dying thief on the cross, "Today you will be with me in paradise" (Luke 23:43). The apostle Paul said that to die was to be with Christ (Philippians 1:23), and to be absent from the body was to be present with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:8).

Are Frozen Embryos Persons Worthy of Protection?

Are Frozen Embryos Persons Worthy of Protection?

article - Randy Alcorn

Can Christians, or any citizens with a respect for life, participate in good conscience in the supervised overproduction of human embryos that ultimately leads to such destruction?

Are Jesus and God the Same Entity as Members of the Trinity?

Are Jesus and God the Same Entity as Members of the Trinity?

article - Randy Alcorn

Jesus said in John 10: "I and the Father are One." Jesus is God and the Holy Spirit is God; the Son is God and the Father is God.

Are We Really Supposed to Think About Heaven?

article - Randy Alcorn

Like a bride's dreams of sharing a home with her groom, our love for heaven should be overflowing and contagious, just like our love for God.

Are We Rewarded in Heaven for Leaving Money to Christian Ministries When We Die?

Are We Rewarded in Heaven for Leaving Money to Christian Ministries When We Die?

article - Randy Alcorn

Heb 9:27 says, "It's appointed unto men once to die, and after this the judgment." Everything we receive reward for is what we actually did on earth.