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General Essays

Why should Christians pray to God when He already knows everything?

Prayer is one of the most important parts of the life of a Christian (or at least it should be), as it is the method that Christians use to communicate...

God will give you more than you can handle

Every Christian goes through heartache. Whether it is the death of a friend or loved one, disease, persecution, or a number of other things, we all come to a point...

What Happens to People Who Have Never Heard of Jesus?

One of the most asked questions, whether it’s by Christians or non-Christians, is what happens to people who have never heard of Jesus? The Bible teaches that only by believing...

Is God different in the Old and New Testaments?

Is God different in the Old and New Testaments? When I was in high school I had an interesting conversation with a friend about religion. While we talked he said...

Why is there so much Killing in the Bible?

During my senior year of high school I took a Bible Literature course. While I was in another one of my classes, two other students (one of whom was in my...

Why does God get Jealous?

Is it wrong to be jealous? For many people, jealousy is always an evil. That is why so many people are confused when the Bible teaches that God gets jealous....

A God of War or a God of Peace?

Exodus 15:3 says, “The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name” (NIV). The New King James Version translates “the LORD is a warrior” as “the LORD is a...

Is God Arrogant?

Is God arrogant? This is one of the arguments that critics of Christianity will use against the faith is that God is selfish and arrogant. Richard Dawkins, perhaps the most famous...

Is the New Testament Anti-Semitic?

During my freshman year of college I took a world civilization class. I will never forget that one of our required readings actually said that the New Testament authors were...

Does the Bible Teach that Jesus is God?

Is Jesus God? Most people believe that Jesus was just a good man. Many of them will even think that Jesus was an extraordinary teacher and very well may be...