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The problem of evil

The Problem of Evil: Why Does God Allow Evil to Exist?

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The problem of evil is concerned with all the bad things happen in the world? Why doesn't God prevent all this bad stuff from happening?

Do you have God in a box?

Do You Have God In a Box of Your Own Making?

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Boxes help to provide limits and organization. And that is often a good thing. But putting God into a box is a mistake we all too often make.

in the beginning, God

In the Beginning, God – Genesis 1:1

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In the beginning, God. Before anything else existed, there was God. He is before all things, creator and upholder of all things.

the moral argument for the existence of God

The Moral Argument: Objective Goodness Requires God

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Does God exist? The Moral Argument is an apologetic argument that seeks to show that belief in the existence of God is both logical and reasonable.

Ephesians: Imitators of God (5:1-20)

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Don't be like the world around you. Instead, be imitators of God by living a life of love, living as a child of the light, and living with wisdom.

God's Grace

Ephesians: Amazing Grace (2:8-10)

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Grace. More specifically God's grace, his unmerited favor towards us. But it is concerned with much more than my salvation.

Ephesians: From Death Into Life, An Act of Grace (2:1-7)

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In my natural state, I was spiritually dead, separated from the life of God. But by his grace, I have been made alive and seated with Christ.

The Doctrine of the Nature of God

The Doctrine of the Nature of God

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What is the nature of God? This post is a quick look at the attributes of God, the Trinity, his will, and some commonly raised questions.

What I believe about God

What I Believe About God

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I believe that God exists, that he is creator, transcendent, immanent, infinite, triune, self-existent, loving, good, and personal.

Isn’t There Anyone Who Knows What Christmas Is All About?

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What is Christmas all about? It is God, becoming a man, preparing to offer his life as an atonement for us, so that we might have life,

God has proven himself to me

God Has Proven Himself To Me!

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While I cannot prove scientifically that God exists, he has proven himself to me. And I have doubt about his existence and love for me.

Why choose the Christian God?

Why the Christian God?

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Why should a person believe in the God of Christianity rather than some other god? Only the indwelling Holy Spirit can give that assurance.