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2025-09-23T18:21:33-05:00

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What if you walk away from God?

Last updated on: September 23, 2025 at 6:21 pm By Andrew Farley

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Quick Answer: God has promised to never leave you or forsake you (Hebrews 13:5). But that’s God’s end of the bargain, right? What if you walk away from God? Many Christians worry about this perceived possibility. If you’re the new self with a new heart, then you’re a “slave of righteousness” (Romans 6:18). You have an undying love for Jesus (Ephesians 6:24), and you’ll never want to walk away from God. Even if you thought you could, God goes with you wherever... Read more

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2025-09-23T18:21:41-05:00

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What does it mean to backslide?

Last updated on: September 23, 2025 at 6:21 pm By Andrew Farley

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Quick Answer: What does it mean to backslide? As a believer, you aren’t backsliding, because you weren’t “climbing” your way up to God to begin with. Diving Deeper: The term “backslide” is really an Old Testament concept related to being under the Law. It implies you were climbing, making progress, then your strength failed, and you slipped and started to slide back. Jeremiah 3:6 (KJV) says: “The Lord said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, ‘Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel... Read more

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2025-09-23T18:21:53-05:00

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Should I be baptized again?

Last updated on: September 23, 2025 at 6:21 pm By Andrew Farley

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Quick Answer: Will some Christians be in Hell? No, Hell is a place for fallen angels and those who have rejected the Gospel (2 Thessalonians 1:9; Matthew 25:41, Revelation 14:10). Christians are already raised and seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:6) and nothing separates us from the love of Christ (Romans 8:38-39). Diving Deeper: Recently, some authors and speakers have claimed to have near-death experiences and to have seen Christians in Hell. But Scripture is clear that Christians have been... Read more

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2025-09-23T18:22:01-05:00

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Will some Christians be in hell?

Last updated on: September 23, 2025 at 6:22 pm By Andrew Farley

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2024-12-05T14:02:14-06:00

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Can a Christian stop believing and forfeit their salvation?

Last updated on: December 5, 2024 at 2:02 pm By Andrew Farley

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Quick Answer: Can a Christian stop believing and forfeit their salvation? No, a Christian cannot forfeit or give up their salvation. This is because God has changed them from the inside out and given them a desire to always believe in Him (1 John 3:9, 23; Ezekiel 36:26-27; Romans 6:17). Believers love Jesus Christ with an undying love (Ephesians 6:24). Diving Deeper: The question of whether or not a Christian can forfeit their salvation is simply another way of asking, “Can a Christian... Read more

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2024-12-05T13:58:41-06:00

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Is the Bible inerrant?

Last updated on: December 5, 2024 at 1:58 pm By Andrew Farley

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Quick Answer: Is the Bible inerrant? The Bible is inerrant in the original manuscripts. Still, something is always lost as the original languages are translated into new target languages. This is unavoidable. Despite minor variations in expressing things among translations and Bible versions, the most important thing is that the Gospel message itself remains crystal clear. Diving Deeper: The Bible is inerrant in its original language, yet we cannot make this same claim about modern translations for two reasons. First, we... Read more

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2024-12-05T13:55:35-06:00

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Is there evidence for the resurrection?

Last updated on: December 5, 2024 at 1:55 pm By Andrew Farley

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Quick Answer: Is there evidence for the resurrection? In today’s culture, many believe there is no evidence for Christ’s resurrection. However, there is actually ample evidence in both biblical and extrabiblical sources for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Diving Deeper: It may surprise you to learn that there’s a large amount of biblical and extrabiblical evidence for the resurrection. You may be thinking, “Wait, of course there’s biblical evidence for the resurrection. After all, the Bible tells Jesus’ story!” True, but this... Read more

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2024-12-05T13:45:28-06:00

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How do you get closer to God?

Last updated on: December 5, 2024 at 1:45 pm By Andrew Farley

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Quick Answer: How do you get closer to God? Perhaps you’ve heard the teaching that you need to “get closer” to God through various spiritual practices. But this is not Scripturally accurate! When we believed in Jesus, we became one with Christ. We were made one spirit with the Lord. In fact, the entire Trinity comes to take up residence inside of us (1 Corinthians 6:17; Ephesians 1:14; Romans 6:5; John 17:23). You can’t get any closer to God than that!... Read more

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2024-12-05T13:43:58-06:00

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Should it be more of Jesus and less of me?

Last updated on: December 5, 2024 at 1:43 pm By Andrew Farley

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Quick Answer: Christians often believe they need to “decrease” in order for Jesus to increase in their lives. Maybe they think their “self” gets in the way of God’s plans. So, should it be more of Jesus and less of you? Actually, no. This is a misapplication of John the Baptist’s statement “He must increase, but I must decrease” in John 3:30. When John the Baptist uttered those words, he was referring to his ministry fading out, because the ministry of... Read more

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2024-12-05T13:42:24-06:00

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Would God put more on you than you can bear?

Last updated on: December 5, 2024 at 1:42 pm By Andrew Farley

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Quick Answer: Would God put more on you than you can bear? While many believe that the Bible says God won’t give us more than we can handle, this actually isn’t what Scripture teaches. Sure, God won’t let us be tempted beyond what we can handle (1 Corinthians 10:13). But it is clear that we will encounter circumstances in this world that are beyond what we can bear: “We were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life. Indeed, we had... Read more

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