The Perfect Gift

When you give a gift at Christmas, for a birthday, or at any other time, you want to give something that the other person needs or will enjoy. You want to give something special that he or she doesn’t already have. So you think carefully, do some research, and pick what you hope will be…

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The Damage Resulting From Sin

He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 At Calvary, all our sins were placed on Christ. Only through His sacrificial death can we be healed of our sinful condition. Every sin that you…

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Do all roads lead to God?

To go somewhere, you need the right directions. This is especially true in a place like New York City, a tangled sprawl of highways and exits, roads and intersections, bridges and ferries, subway lines and trains, buses, taxis, Lyfts, and Ubers in every direction. Without the right directions or a functioning GPS, you will easily…

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It’s About the Resurrection!

My phone rang, but the call was from an unknown number. The voice on the other end was a 25-year-old man named Daniel. He had received my number from a local Christian radio station and asked if we could meet. Daniel was in the midst of some dark and lonely trials and was even contemplating…

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Nine Reasons for Eternal Security

Salvation is eternally secure for every person who believes the truth about Jesus. Some people teach that those who believe the truth about Jesus may have salvation for a while, but may lose it along the way. They may phrase this view like this: “Jesus will never turn his back on you; but you can…

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Our One Unique God

      Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me. John 14:6 Because of the activity of Isis, the religion of Islam is a major subject in the news every day. Christianity proposes the true God who is far different…

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Three Powerful Facts the Resurrection Proves

Looking at the resurrection from a purely scientific or philosophical standpoint it may seem too impossible to be possible, too unbelievable to believe, and too incredible to be credible. Yet it is true. Jesus lives. How can you explain the Apostles Paul or Peter, without the reality of the resurrection? There is no way such…

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Three Powerful Ingredients in Gethsemane’s Cup

Incredibly, Jesus prayed three times and did not get His prayer answered: “Let this cup pass from me” and “take away this cup from me,” He cried. (Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36). It was not possible. What exactly was in that mysterious cup that caused Jesus to shrink from drinking it? What was in it that…

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Was Simon Magus a Christian?

Don Johnson Simon Magus is the name for a man also called “Simon the sorcerer” in Acts 8. He made his living (undoubtedly a lucrative one) by astounding fellow-Samaritans with magic arts. Until Philip, the evangelist came to town, that is. When Philip arrived preaching the good news of salvation in Christ (and accompanied by…

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Thank God for His Grace

Don Johnson A very short post today. I’d like you to read the testimony of my friend, Dan Olinger. If you are a believer, you will find blessing in his brief remarks. You will identify — his experience is your experience, just the details are different. No doubt, you aren’t as “exuberant” as Dan (his…

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