I’m Scared about Standing Before God at the Judgment of Works. What Is Your Advice?

By Stephanie Anderson January 25, 2021

Knowing Jesus makes all the difference, and also knowing His heart and His character makes a huge difference as we think about this.

My Loved One Believes She Had a Near Death Experience. What Does It Mean?

By Stephanie Anderson January 25, 2021

God can certainly do anything He wishes, including showing someone a glimpse of eternity. But it’s hard to evaluate because every experience is subjective, and obviously being in an accident is very traumatic for someone’s brain. 

Readers' Responses to Pro-Choice or Pro-Life?

By Multiple Authors January 20, 2021

Readers' Responses to Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? by Randy Alcorn

How Do We Know That Seraphim and Cherubim Are Angels?

By Randy Alcorn January 18, 2021

They are generally considered angels just because there are a limited number of intelligent sentient beings. The general categories are God himself, angels, and human beings, and some would also include higher animals. 

Where Was Lazarus of Bethany Between His Death and When Jesus Resurrected Him?

By Stephanie Anderson January 13, 2021

You are correct that Scripture doesn’t directly address Lazarus’s experience between death and when Jesus resurrected him. But we can make some deductions based on other Scriptures.

What Do You Mean When You Refer to the Curse with a Capital C?

By Chelsea Dudley January 13, 2021

Simply put, the Curse is the effects of sin on both humans and the earth. For humans, “the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23).

The Business I Work for Is Considering a Multilevel Marketing Model. What Is Your Advice?

By Randy Alcorn January 13, 2021

To me the key is selling a product on its own merits and seeing people as customers rather than those who can make you money by selling for you or under you. 

What Are Your Thoughts about Luke 14:33?

By Chelsea Dudley January 12, 2021

I read Randy Alcorn’s book Money, Eternity, and Possessions but didn’t see mention of Luke 14:33, which I am trying to understand: “So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.”

What Resources Do You Recommend about Just War Theory?

By Chelsea Dudley January 12, 2021

Here are several articles from trustworthy sources, and also a couple of books recommended by Desiring God. 

Questions from a Reader of the Heaven Book: What about Paradise, Is the Curse Separate from Sin, and Are We Living in the Tribulation?

By Chelsea Dudley January 12, 2021

I understand the reason for distinguishing between the Intermediate or Present Heaven and the New Earth. But if Jesus referred to it as Paradise (and you do mention this, but only in passing), why not refer to the Present Heaven that way?