True, Lasting Happiness Is Found in Jesus, Not Sex or Sexual Identity - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
Satan would like us to believe that people who have sex outside marriage are happier, but that’s a lie.
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Randy Alcorn
Our Longing to Go Home Will Be Ultimately Fulfilled on the New Earth - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
God promises we will in fact come back to this world, but NOT to the way it is now.
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The Heavens Can Never Stop Declaring God’s Glory - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
The heavens can never stop declaring His genius, power, and unsearchable excellencies.
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107-Year-Old Generous Giver Stanley Tam Goes to Be with Jesus - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
I will never forget talking with Stanley at length on the phone when he was a mere 102.
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What Does It Mean to Be Filled to Overflowing with the Holy Spirit? - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
By faith, we must continuously depend upon the divine Person of the Holy Spirit to be filled to the full with the indwelling Spirit.
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Tim Keller Is Now Home with Jesus - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
May Tim's legacy of exalting Jesus through his words live on and continue to impact many for the Kingdom.
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Awakening to the Forgotten Person of the Holy Spirit - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
Most of us know far less about the Holy Spirit than the Father and the Son, but we need to see Him and His work with new wonder and appreciation.
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Material Wealth Is Not the Good Life - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
Despite personal experiences and studies indicating money alone doesn’t bring the good life, countless people think and live and make choices as if it does.
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Joining the Real Party in Heaven - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
Christians faced with terminal illness or imminent death often feel they’re leaving the party before it’s over.
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Who or What is Our Primary Source of Happiness? - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
Happiness can’t be bigger than its source. God is primary; all other forms of happiness—relationships, created things, and material pleasures—are secondary. If we don’t consciously see God as their source, these secondary things intended for enjoyment can master us.
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Will We Retain Our Individuality Living on the New Earth? - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
While teaching my Eternity 101 class, I answered the question, “Will We Lose Our Personalities in Heaven?” Below is my response, followed by an edited transcript: Our friends each have certain mannerisms—a unique combination involving their sense of humor, personalities, and certain ways and idiosyncrasies. People ask if we will...
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Are We at Risk of Losing Christ in Our Christianity? - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
Among those of us who truly know Jesus, love him, believe upon him for eternal life — have we lost our first love?
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The Tide of God’s Grace Brings Us Wave after Wave of God’s Goodness - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
No matter what you’ve done, there is no sin beyond the reach of God’s grace once you have accepted Christ’s offer of forgiveness.
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Gratitude Multiples When We Return It to God - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
As Christ-followers, we find gratitude multiplied when we return it to God, the ultimate and primary source of all goodness.
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How Should We Understand Moral Failings in the Church and Prevent Future Ones? - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
How much has our reputation as Christ’s servants suffered? How much credibility have we lost as a result of the highly publicized immoral exploits of those in ministry? After hearing of yet another fallen Christian leader, a committed Christian woman told me in tears, “Every time I listen to a Christian leader now, I can’t shake the thought that he’s likely living in immorality.”
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Comforting Grieving People and Encouraging Them to Hold on to Solid Truth - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
So much of what other people say and what grieving people are tempted to grab hold of in the face of death is mere sentimentality or strange spirituality.
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Giving from the Heart Really Matters - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
When we give out of love for Christ and others, we experience dramatic and lasting returns for the investments we’ve made.
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Christ, the Wisdom of God - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
Compelling evidence suggests Jesus was referring to Himself as incarnate wisdom in Proverbs 8.
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Should Christians Desire to Be Happy? - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
Finding our greatest pleasure in God elevates our enjoyment—transforming mud pies into mouthwatering desserts to be fully enjoyed at the proper time and place—God’s celebratory table of goodness.
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How Can We Discern between Hearing God and Hearing What We Want to Hear? - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
Sometimes we think God has spoken when He has not. And other times we don’t think God has spoken when He has.
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