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6 hours ago · He declared that with faith, nothing is impossible (Matthew 17:20) and encouraged His disciples to have faith in God (Mark 11:22). The apostle Paul, in his letters to the early Christian communities, repeatedly emphasized faith as the means of justification and salvation.
3 days ago · Why, that is outrageous!” However, they apply faith in many other things. But they have a hard time putting their faith in God. There is no safer place to put your faith than in God. The Bible defines faith this way: “Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see” (Hebrews 11:1 NLT).
3 days ago · In a spiritual sense, faith means to trust in God and to have absolute confidence that he will fulfill his promises. In the Bible, Hebrews 11:1 tells us this about having faith: “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”. Following this verse, the writer of Hebrews continues through verse 40 ...
5 days ago · From the time when God promised Abraham a son (Genesis 12:4-7, 13:14-16, 15:4-5, 17:16), it was twenty-five years before Isaac was born (Genesis 21:3-5, 22:16-17). Because our circumstances can appear so extreme, sometimes those trials and temptations seem to go on and on.
6 days ago · Father, Son and Holy Spirit by Colin E. Gunton In this book one of the leading and most popular theologians of our time develops themes he first introduced in'The Promise of Trinitarian Theology'in 1992, a book which continues to be widely read and used as a textbook in Christian Doctrine throughout the world.Each essay addresses a topic of central importance in Trinitarian theology, ranging ...
5 days ago · Doubt isn’t an obstacle, but a pathway to deeper faith. By seeking God’s presence, engaging with His Word, and leaning on your faith community, you can navigate through uncertainty and emerge with a clearer, more robust belief. Listen now to a short segment of this meditation from Abide based on 1 Peter 1:8-9.
6 days ago · Essential Eschatology by John E. Phelan The study of end times often gets bogged down in minutiae that rarely affects daily life. Or we find ourselves passively waiting for God's future, Avoiding both of these traps, Essential Eschatology gets to the heart of the matter by examining how the Christian hope and practice of resurrection affects Christian mission and everyday life.
