Category: 10 Lies About God
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10 Lies About God: You’ve Got Help!
“God helps those who help themselves.” Although this famous quote is usually attributed to Benjamin Franklin from Poor Richard’s Almanac, did you know that it actually comes from Algernon Sydney, a 17th- century English politician, in an article titled Discourses Concerning Government? Regardless of its origins, you’ll find many versions of this quote on motivational…
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10 Lies About God: Not So Natural
“It’s the circle of life,” goes the opening song from The Lion King. It’s common for people to think that just as the trees flower, grow leaves, bear fruit, lose their leaves, and repeat the cycle, our impending deaths are simply part of the natural cycle. You may have heard, “Death is a natural part…
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10 Lies About God: Two Testaments, One God
Shortly after the birth of the early church, a heretic named Marcion pitted God’s Old Testament laws against Christ’s New Testament teachings by claiming that there were two gods. He taught that the heavenly Father sent Jesus to spread compassion and mercy in opposition to the harsh laws of the vengeful tribal god of the…
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10 Lies About God: What Happiness Means to God
What does happiness mean to you? Time spent with friends and family? A comfortable life? Feeling good about who you are? Many sources of happiness like these are often also used to define a successful life. Your goals may include a thriving startup business or a healthy, active lifestyle. When difficult circumstances or constant failures…
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10 Lies About God: A Loving God’s Response to Evil
Do you think you’re going to heaven? What would you say to God if he asks why he should let you in? These are two common questions pastors and evangelists use to gauge whether the person they’re talking to has a firm understanding of the gospel. About 48 percent of American adults and a shocking…
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10 Lies About God: The Question Behind Evolution
“Did God really say?” Satan’s question to Adam and Eve in the early days of God’s creation has come full circle to challenge whether we live in God’s creation at all. In the ongoing debate between creation and evolution, many people have concluded that human observation is more trustworthy than the Bible’s teachings. Torn between…
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10 Lies About God: To Judge or Not to Judge?
The subject of judgment has become a touchy one in the past few decades. The word carries a negative connotation in a world where two out of three adults claim that there are no moral absolutes, and 70 percent of Americans prefer to rely on their feelings, experiences, and trusted family and friends to decide…
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10 Lies About God: Does God Care?
Where is God when bad things happen? Many of our most difficult questions come from considering God’s role in tragedies and why he allows so much suffering in the first place if he is truly good. We can often come up with reasons for hope when bad things happen to good people; maybe that tragedy…