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you choose Q: “how can you forgive an unrepentant person”?

Posted by an odj community member on January 30th, 2012 | 2 responses

Q: How can I forgive someone who has deeply hurt me but is unrepentant? Brittien and Sharon A: We believe that if a person is not repentant, there is no possibility of forgiveness. Forgiveness occurs when a person... read more »

you choose Q: “how do you forgive someone who has died?”

Posted by an odj community member on January 26th, 2012 | 3 responses

Q: How do you forgive someone who has died? —Donna A: While there is no longer the opportunity to forgive someone who has died face to face, we can forgive such a person in our hearts. Without denying the hurt that was... read more »

enemies

Posted by tim gustafson on January 16th, 2012 | 10 responses

I am forced to preach under something of a handicap this morning,” said Dr. Martin Luther King on a November day in 1957. His physician had instructed him to stay in bed, but King insisted on speaking. Paraphrasing the... read more »

you choose Q: “will a believer in Jesus enter heaven if he commits suicide?”

Posted by an odj community member on January 12th, 2012 | 4 responses

Q: What does the Bible say about suicide? Will that person enter heaven if he/she was a believer but took their own life? —Denise A: While some churches have taught that those who take their own lives do not go to... read more »

exhaust forgiveness?

Posted by sheridan voysey on December 29th, 2011 | 17 responses

I had a listener call my radio show recently. “I’ve been a Christian for 5 years, but I haven’t always lived like one,” she said anxiously. “I want to know, does there come a time when God won’t forgive us... read more »

save him first

Posted by winn collier on November 20th, 2011 | no responses

Last January, flash floods hammered Australia. Many people lost their lives. One was a 13-year-old boy named Jordan Rice. Jordan, his mother, and 10-year-old brother Blake were trapped in their car as the water rose.... read more »

what is a Christian?

Posted by tim gustafson on November 14th, 2011 | 8 responses

Under “religious views” on her Facebook profile, my wife lists the simple phrase “Jesus-follower.” She uses that explanatory term to avoid political and cultural connotations associated with the word Christian. In... read more »

no condemnation

Posted by Jeff Olson on November 5th, 2011 | 7 responses

As an avid angler, I find the stories of Jesus and fishing particularly compelling. In one account, along the Sea of Galilee, Jesus appeared to His disciples for the third time following His resurrection (John 21:1-23).... read more »

the curse of sin has been broken

Posted by an odj community member on October 24th, 2011 | no responses

Isaiah 53:10-11: But it was the Lord’s good plan to crush Him and cause Him grief. Yet when His life is made an offering for sin, He will have many descendants. He will enjoy a long life, and the Lord’s good plan will... read more »

receiving forgiveness without punishment

Posted by an odj community member on October 18th, 2011 | 2 responses

Matthew 10:29-31: What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid;... read more »