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Is God okay with interracial marriage? After all, it’s the 21st century—surely God has kept up with the times… right?

Doubt. Anxiety. Depression. Faithful Christians are above all that negativity. At least… that’s the message many Christians hear whenever they ask for help with feelings like these. But when you commit to God, you will still struggle. It’s natural. It’s normal. And most importantly, it’s going to be an important part of your Christian experience. Let’s magnify these common feelings in light of God’s message of hope, and look at ways to push through them.

Once you’re saved, can you ever be un-saved? Is your salvation ever in jeopardy? On one side is the concept of earned salvation, where your behavior gets you enough points that you deserve saving. On the other is eternal security, where your salvation is secure no matter what you do. This is an ancient debate going back to the beginning of the Christian faith. So let’s magnify the Scriptures to understand: Once you’re saved, are you always saved, or can you lose your salvation?

You wrote some great challenges to our case against Lent and our claim that God shows mercy to those who never knew Him, and we’ve been eager to respond.

Something’s not right about Lent. Taken on its own, it seems fine — some of the practices are even great if done in the right spirit — but a closer look reveals a tradition with Scripture-defying symbolism that can lead us away from the Holy Days God Himself commands us to observe.

Millions have died without ever hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ: uncontacted tribal peoples, children we’ve tragically lost far too young, people born long before Christ — if the only path to the Kingdom of God is through the gospel of Jesus Christ, what hope did any of these people have? Some say they were sent straight to Hell, others say they are awaiting judgment in purgatory, and some say this question is proof that the God of the Bible doesn’t exist. But maybe the truth something so much better than any of that.

If you’re feeling stuck in your Bible study, this video’s for you. That feeling of staring at the Bible, knowing you *should* be gleaning great wisdom but feeling lost, not knowing where to begin is common. More common than you think. So let’s break it down with 3 questions to ask yourself to un-complicate your study of the Scriptures.

When we think of the idea of a "soulmate," 🩷 we often imagine someone perfect for us—someone who understands us completely, accepts us as we are, encourages us to be our best, is fun to be with, and is physically attractive. But do soulmates really exist? Join us as we magnify the truth about this captivating question from a biblical perspective.

Christians have done wonderful things and they’ve done horrible things, all while quoting the same scriptures at each other. Why? In two words: bad interpretation. That’s where hermeneutics comes in.

Is God anti-woman? Let’s tackle one of the toughest questions about our faith in the God of the Bible, head-on. In this video, we’re diving deep into God’s character, challenging the idea that sexism is a reflection of who He is. Some verses in the Bible do appear to show God favoring men over women, so we’ll explore the bigger question of God’s character. We’ll learn why God isn’t just “good enough” as a Father figure and someone to have a personal relationship with, but the ultimate example of love, equality, and justice for men and women alike.

If God is all good, why didn’t He abolish slavery? Why did He merely tell His people, the Israelites, how they should treat their slaves, rather than telling them not to have slaves in the first place? Questions like these have led many people to conclude that maybe God doesn’t have a problem with slavery. However, when we read the Bible, we can see clearly that God abhors the institution of slavery — and even more than that, we can see that the entire story of the Bible, God’s master plan for all mankind, is a story of emancipation.

The Bible has a lot to say about ghosts: Saul asked a medium to commune with the ghost of Samuel the prophet, and the long-dead Moses and Elijah appeared during the transfiguration. Scripture tells us “the dead know nothing” (Ecclesiastes 9:5), that the dead stay dead until Jesus Christ returns and brings about the resurrection — yet here we see ghosts. What do we make of these, and other, ghost accounts in the Bible?