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What was it about Mary that God wanted her to be the mother of His Son?
God knows why He chose Mary to be the mother of Jesus, but one thing we know is that there was nothing random about it. He had Mary in His mind before the creation of the world. After Adam and Eve sinned in Genesis 3, God immediately promised to send the Savior...
What is so special about Bethlehem?
If there is one known fact that we can be sure it happened, it would be the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Archeological discoveries, ancient writings, and the Scriptures' prophecies tell the story of Jesus, the Son of God! The Bible is the only...
What is Christian deconstruction?
Many self-identified Christians have themselves or have friends and family who are leaving their Christian faith and are turning to a belief system that yields to person, al opinion and the Godless cultural whim over truth. This "Christian Deconstructionism" movement...
Where do we find grace in the Old Testament?
Grace is closely related to God's benevolence, love, and mercy. Grace is defined as "God's favor toward the unworthy" or "God's benevolence on the undeserving." God is willing to forgive and bless us abundantly by His grace, even though we don't deserve to be treated...
How does Satan rob our joy?
There is no question that Satan is real. He has a history and a future. God created him as the highest angel in Heaven until he wanted to be God and be worshiped by angels and even God. God threw Satan to earth along with a ⅓ of all the angels that now inhabit the...
What is the difference between happiness and joy?
Merriam-Webster defines happiness as "a state of well-being; a pleasurable or satisfying experience." It is a fleeting emotion often sparked by circumstances that bring a sense of excitement. The primary source of happiness is something outside us that gives us...
How can I know the voice speaking in me is God’s and not my own or other people’s thought
Most of us want to hear God's voice ASAP when we need help. We reason that because God created the universe and knows everything, He certainly could direct us in dealing with difficult situations that arise in our lives. The problem is that we pray and ask God...
Does all religious art depict biblical truth
I was on a tour in Vienna, Austria. I was led into a church with a massive copy of Leonardo da Vinci's painting of Jesus and His 12 disciples at the Last Supper hanging majestically above an entryway. It depicted Jesus seated in the middle of a large rectangular...
What is the Christian worldview and why does it matter
Everyone has a worldview. A worldview is the foundation from which one lives, experiences life, thinks, and responds to the world in which one lives. Francis Schaeffer defined a worldview as "the grid through which one sees the world." Worldview author James Anderson...
Is it wrong to be angry at God
Many Christians believe that being children of God entitles them to a healthy and happy life, especially if they walk closely with Jesus. However, when something tragic happens, they ask God, "Why me?" Why my child? Why my friend? I thought you were a kind and caring...
Why should we rely on the Bible’s authority concerning salvation by grace through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ?
The Jews often referred to the Bible as "God's love letter to the Jews." God connects with His people through His Word. God is Sovereign and has desires that all come to His saving grace through His Son Jesus, who died and rose again to pay the penalty of our sin,...
What is the New Atheism?
Listen to Nancy Fitzgerald answer this question with Moody radio with Kelli and Steve. Atheism is the heartbeat of the Naturalist/Humanist worldview. The Atheist experiences life through the lens of the belief that there is no...
What does it mean to be a true friend?
"In the beginning of time, God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1). After God had created the heavens and earth and everything in it, God created mankind in his image. "in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them."Genesis 1:27...
How can I know what is “good” and what is “evil?”
Listen to Nancy Fitzgerald answer this question on Moody Radio with Kelli and Steve. Since the beginning of time, all people groups have struggled with the concept of "good vs. evil." Adam and Eve struggled with God's demand to not eat from the tree of good and evil....
I’m lost. What does it take to get right with God?
Listen to Nancy Fitzgerald answer this question on Moody Radio with Kelli and Steve. “I’m lost” describes the emptiness of our souls. The Greek word for lost is apollumi, which means “dead.” A lost person has no hope for a better life. Most would describe their lives...
What does it mean that “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions?
Listen to Nancy Fitzgerald answer this question on Moody with Kelli and Steve. Intentions are defined as something that you want and plan to do in the future. Good intentions are those things you do that will be for God’s glory with a heart of serving others. Such...
Why does God allow mean people in my life?
Listen to Nancy Fitzgerald answer this question on Moody radio with Kelly and Steve. This question came from 12-year-old Anne, who is being bullied by students whom she tried to befriend. Her goal for her first year in Junior High was to meet new friends. It sounds...
Why does God hate sin?
God hates sin because it goes against His being. God is holy. He embodies an incomprehensible degree of purity. He is the epitome of moral perfection and is free from any blemish. All of humanity's sins are against God. "For You are not a God who takes pleasure in...
Is being made in the image of God the same as being a child of God?
Being made in God's image is not the same as being a child of God. God creates all humans in His image. "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them" (Genesis 1:27). "This is the book of the generations...
How can I better understand the importance of being a person of grace?
Grace is the heart and soul of God in a biblical sense. The Greek word for grace is "charis," which means "favor, blessing, or kindness." We can all do and say nice things to one another and help others, but God's grace takes on a life-changing, powerful meaning....
How can I be certain that Jesus died and rose again?
Listen to Nancy Fitzgerald answer the question with We worship a God who has proven Himself faithful to His Word. When he makes a proclamation, we can trust it to be true. His nature is always Holy, all-knowing, all-powerful, all-present, all-loving, kind, merciful,...
Why is repentance necessary for all true Christian
Listen to Nancy answer the question on Moody Radio with Kelli and Steve. Genuine repentance begins with the Holy Spirit convicting us of our sins. Repentance, therefore, involves knowing in one's heart, "This is wrong. I have sinned. God is grieved." There is no...
Is it possible to love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength?
Listen to Nancy answer this question on Moody Radio with Kelli and Steve. The Old and New Testaments find God's command that we love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength. Deuteronomy 11:4-9 is included in the Shema prayer, which was spoken daily in the...
How can I be assured that when I die, God will let me into Heaven?
Listen to Nancy answer this question on Moody Radio with Kelli and Steve. A time will come when we will all die unless the Lord comes back to get us before that time. It may be sooner than we think, making this question important to all of us. Is there anything that...
What should our response be to God forgiving us?
Listen to Nancy answer this question on Moody with Kelli and Steve Forgiveness is an integral part of mankind’s salvation. When Jesus hung on the cross to release us from the penalty of our sin, which is eternal death, He said, “It is finished” (John 19:30), we were...
How can I overcome my battle with entitlement?
Listen to Nancy answer this question on Moody with Kelli and Steve The Humanist, who represents today's culture, believes and lives out the idea that humanity is the center of all things. It is the belief that I deserve whatever it is that I want. It says, "I am owed...
What does it mean when Jesus says, “I am the Bread of Life?”
Listen to Nancy as she answers the question on Moody Radio with Kelli and Steve. After God led the Israelites out of Egypt, where they had been in slavery for over 400 years, they were ungrateful and disobedient to God. Their punishment was to wander in the desert for...
Why should I get baptized?
A Christian baptism is an outward testimony of the inward change of a person who has chosen to believe that Jesus is the Son of God who paid the penalty of all sins by dying on the cross and rising again. Getting baptized follows our decision to believe; it does not...
So much noise. So many voices. Who am I?
Listen to Nancy answer this question on Moody Radio with Kelli and Steve Words matter. They matter to God and should matter to us. Words can build up and encourage us or tear down, leaving deep scars that can affect how we think and live our lives. Our words directly...
How can I better understand the significance of the birth of Christ?
Listen to Nancy as she answers the question on Moody Radio with Kelly and Steve The birth of Jesus should have been a time of both extreme joy as well as overwhelming relief to the Jews who were living at the time of His birth. It should not have been a surprise to...
Why did God choose Mary?
Click here to listen to Nancy answer the question on Moody with Kelli and Steve. Only God knows why He chose Mary to be the mother of Jesus, but one thing we know is that there was nothing random about it. He had Mary in His mind before the creation of the world....
Why should we love and serve “the least of these”?
Click here to listen to Nancy answer this question on Moody Radio with Kelly and Steve. When Jesus came to earth, He came to suffer and die for all humanity's sins. God the Father could have sent His son to become a worldly, wealthy king who lived in a palace and wore...
Why does giving thanks to God matter?
Giving thanks to God matters because He is utterly deserving of it. God loves us despite our selfish and evil ways. "But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). "Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is...
How good do I have to be to get into Heaven?
Click here to listen to Nancy answer this question on Moody Radio with Kelli and Steve "I am a kind and good person. I am a faithful rule follower. I go to church. Is that enough to get into Heaven?" "I don't think anyone can be sure they are going to Heaven? "I am...
How should I deal with unmet expectations, those times when we feel God has let us down?
Listen to Nancy answer this question on Moody Radio with Kelli and Steve I remember like yesterday, I was about to be 10 years old and my birthday was fast approaching. The only thing in this world I wanted was a shiny blue Schwinn bike like my older sister’s. I...
Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Listen to Nancy answer the question on Moody Radio with Kelli and Steve. Suffering constitutes the single greatest challenge to the Christian faith for the believer and also for the skeptic. Scripture teaches that God is all-powerful, all-loving, and full of grace....
Why did you Jesus, leave us?
Listen to Nancy answer this question on Moody Radio with Kelli and Steve I had finished teaching the Anchorsaway class on the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus. As usual, students had questions as they tried to ingest the magnitude of the miracle. One...
What is the god of Self?
Listen to Nancy on Kelli and Steve show, Moody Radio The god of Self is self-centeredness and narcissism on steroids. It comes from our desire to do their own thing like Adam and Eve did in the Garden of Eden when they sinned by disobeying God's command to not eat...
Why does evil seem to be winning?
Today's world is experiencing the result of unleashed evil resulting from human beings who were created in God's image to love and serve others. As a culture and as individuals, we have rejected God and rebelled against His commandments of living peacefully on this...
Why did God choose the Jews to be His people?
Click here to listen to Nancy answer the question on Moody with Kelli and Steve. In the Middle East is the nation of Israel. It is the size of New Jersey and has, throughout the history of the world, played a critical role politically and religiously. What sets it...
Will I have to have to stand before Jesus at the judgment seat in Heaven?
Click here to listen to Nancy answer this question on Moody Radio with Kelli and Steve. Yes, all believers will individually be judged by God. There are two judgments. There is God's judgment seat for those who believe in Jesus, and the Great White Throne Judgment for...
What is the rapture of the Church?
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth and then created men and women to be obedient to Him. Everything was perfect until Adam and Eve became dissatisfied with all God had given them and chose to put their hopes and trust in the Deceiver, Satan. God...
Why does being an encourager matter so much to God?
I was teaching a class of junior and senior students a week ago and, in the process, was reminded of how critical it is to encourage one another. I asked them if they remembered something that someone said that hurt them. All of them raised their hands. One girl said...
Can I believe and not be saved?
Click here to listen to Nancy on Moody Radio with Kelli and Steve. To answer to this question we must ask, “what do you mean by “believing” and being “saved”? Does “believing” mean giving mental ascent to something, but does not influence how you live? Or, is your...
Is there a conflict between science and my faith in God?
Listen to answer answer the question on Moody with Kelli and Steve. If God is who He says He is, and science is knowledge or a system within His creation, there should be no conflict between science and faith. Through the sciences, the truth of God's creation is...
Is it wrong to question that the Bible is Truth?
No! There are a multitude of religious books that claim to have the inside track to God. As an agnostic, I asked those Christians who wanted to engage me in conversations about God if they believed that the Bible is the Word of God. All, without exception, answered...
How can I develop the heart of an encourager?
To listen to Nancy’s answer recorded from Moody radio, click below. We all need and appreciate a word of encouragement. To be an encourager goes beyond random words and acts of kindness. It is a person who continually gives and encourages others by words, love, hope,...
Why should I forgive those who have deeply hurt me?
Click to listen to Nancy answer this question on Moody radio with Kelly and Steve. Hurt is pandemic and will continue until we leave this world and live with Christ forever in Heaven! Some of the pain and suffering we currently, or have previously experienced, leaves...
Why is it so difficult to live for God but so easy to live for myself?
"If there is a 'wet paint, do not touch' sign, I am the first to touch it." "If I get just a single dip of ice cream, it's no big deal. I can still stick to my no-sweets-diet!" "I am jealous of a friend of mine so I feel justified putting her down." "I know I should...
Why does it matter that we were created as humans?
Listen to Nancy answer this question recorded on Moody Radio with Kelli and Steve It matters because no human is a mistake. All those whom God created are loved. God purposed all humans to become more like Him by how we love and live our lives. It matters because life...