2011 November — Page 2

Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People – A Christian Perspective

Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do good things happen to bad people? What is the purpose of suffering? Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? The first thing I could say about “good” people from a biblical perspective is that no one is really good but God. Even Jesus said […]

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Why Does God Wait to Answer Prayer?

by Jack Wellman

Why would God wait to answer our prayers? Wouldn’t we expect that since God is all-powerful that He would answer immediately? What is the purpose for God’s delaying our prayer requests? Outside of God’s Will One reason that God may not answer our prayers or that He waits is that we are asking for the […]

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20 Important Bible Verses for Parents

by Pamela Rose Williams

Most things come with an instruction book. Your car has a manual and before you drive a car you even get a “learner’s permit”. Then you must study and pass a couple tests before you are allowed to legally drive that car. The microwave, the television, the cell phone, the stereo – they all come […]

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Is It a Sin for a Christian to Gamble?

by Jack Wellman

Is gambling a grey-area matter for believers? Is the Bible silent about gambling? Is it a sin for Christians to gamble? Is Gambling a “grey area” for Believers? I had a job opportunity that would have been just 8 minutes from my home in cleaning services. At present I work almost an hour away from […]

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20 Energizing Bible Verses for Couples

by Pamela Rose Williams

There is good news in the Bible for couples. My definition of couples would be a man and woman spending time together with the intention of being married as well as those that are already husband and wife. God has a design for couples, He tells us how to treat one another, encourages us to […]

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Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing: 5 Tips to Identify One

by Pamela Rose Williams

Have you ever heard the saying “a wolf in sheep’s clothing”? I have heard it a couple of places. First, many years ago I heard one of Aesop’s Fables which talked about a wolf that put on a sheep skin so that he could fool the shepherd into believing he was a lamb. Then when […]

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What Does the Bible Say Hell Will Be Like?

by Jack Wellman

More people believe in heaven than believe in hell, but hell is a literal place. There can be no heaven without a hell. Jesus actually spoke more about hell than He did heaven and He described it as a real place. He used vividly descriptive language when He spoke about it. Hell was never intended […]

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21 Inspirational A.W. Tozer Quotes

by Josh Wiley

Aiden Wilson (often called A.W.) Tozer has some great thought provoking quotes about faith, God and life. A.W. Tozer was a teenager when he heard a street preacher say “If you don’t know how to be saved… just call on God.” He went home and went into the attic and called out to God. Five […]

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Apostle Peter Biography: Timeline, Life, and Death

by Jack Wellman

The Apostle Peter is one of the great stories of a changed life in the Bible. Check out this timeline and biography of the life of Peter. Peter’s Life Before Christ The Apostle Peter may have been the most outspoken of the twelve apostles in Jesus’ ministry on earth. He certainly became one of the […]

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Love One Another: Bible Verses and Life Application

by Pamela Rose Williams

Sometimes it is very difficult to love someone. Sure, it’s easy to love the lovely people; but what about those unlovely people that we come in contact with sometimes on a daily basis? More than 50% of our cases at Selah Mountain’s Biblical Counseling Ministry are marriage counseling cases [1]. Invariably, folks come in and […]

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