feature article

It Had to Be

July 1, 2005

Not only skeptics and atheists but also many who call themselves Christians often complain, “Why didn’t God make a perfect world without sin, suffering, or death? If He is all-powerful, surely He could have done that if He had so desired!” This common protest rests upon a very simple misunderstanding:...Read more

feature article

Related Newsletters

Christ Died For Our Sins - Hunt, Dave	Jun 2004
Bless the Lord - Hunt, Dave	Sep 2005
The Secret of Biblical Self-Improvement - McMahon, T.A.	Nov 2013
Psychology In Prophecy - McMahon, T.A.	Apr 2006
Love, Justice, and Judgment - Hunt, Dave	Jun 2007
Roman Catholics: The Neighborhood Mission Field - McMahon, T.A.	Jul 2012
The Vanishing Gospel - Hunt, Dave	Feb 2004
Justice, Forgiveness, and Transformation - Hunt, Dave	Apr 2008
The Only True God - Hunt, Dave	Jan 2008
Consumer Christianity (Part 2) - McMahon, T.A.	Mar 2005

Questions and Responses

Question: Why does Revelation 17:8 (and maybe Revelation 13:8, depending on the translation used) refer to those “whose names were not written in the book of life from the creation of the world...”?

Question: Were Adam and Eve created perfect? If so, how could they sin? If they were created with a will that could choose to sin, how could they have been perfect?

Question: In the millennium, a child will die being 100 years old and will go...where? After the millennium, the New Jerusalem descends to earth. This is not for all believers but only the church. Can you sort this out?

Question: To "repent" means to "change one's mind." Where do you or anyone get the idea that it means to "turn away" from sin?

Question: Do you know the difference between salvation and redemption?

Question: Who is Jesus talking to in Matthew 7:22, 23? Nominal Christians? People who “think” they’re Christians? Born-again Christians who messed up?

Question: Given the ecumenical thinking of many evangelicals today and the acceptance of Roman Catholics as Christians, how would you answer people who say you don't need to evangelize Catholics because they are as saved as we are?

Question: In a future edition of the newsletter, I would like to see an evaluation of Mr. Wiese's book, 23 Minutes In Hell.

Question: Could you explain what "suffer in the flesh" (1 Peter 4:1) means and whether it is part of God's chastisement?

Question: The Bible says, “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure” (Phil 2:13). Then why do I so often fail to do His will and to please Him? I more often please myself by doing my own will. Why?

Related Radio

Should You Pray For Someone's Salvation?	Jun 2007
Why Will Judgment Begin At The House Of God?	Oct 2006
What Is The Difference Between the Soul, the Spirit, and the Body?	Oct 2008
Was Jesus Tortured In Hell?	Jul 2006
Was Jesus Tortured In Hell?	Jul 2006
How Did Old Testament Saints Get Saved?	Apr 2006
Is the Church an Organization or an Organism?	Apr 2001
Oprah's New Earth	May 2008
Was Paul Raised From The Dead?	Jul 2006
How Does God Use Evil People?	May 2006

Related Updates

Dave Hunt Addresses the 'Fire of Hell' Controversy	Apr 2008
Biblical Morons	May 2003
Holy Cow	Jun 2003
Eugenics and the Nazis	Jul 2009
Christopher Hitchens and Cancer	Oct 2010
The Cradle and the Cross	Dec 2007
Self Esteem	Jun 2005
Teen Girls	Jan 2006
Common Belief	Jun 2005
Lord of All	Apr 2005

Best Sellers

2024 Complete Conference DVD Set
The Doctrine of Salvation
At Home in Rome DVD
Story of the English Bible DVD
Judgment Day!
Believer's Bible Commentary
100 Instrumental Hymns CD
Henry Morris Study Bible Genuine Leather
Choice Gleanings 2025 Calendars
Indestructible Book DVD

God's Plan for the Clueless: A personal testimony - McMahon, T.A.	Nov 2011
Has Your Love Been Put to the Test? -	May 2017
Are You The Chaff Or The Wheat? - TBC Staff	Jun 2023
The Nonnegotiable Gospel Part One: The Gospel - Dave Hunt	Jun 2023

feature article

It Had to Be

Pages

Best Sellers

Finding Things on our Website

Online Store

Featured Topics

Help

Search form

feature article

It Had to Be

Pages

Related Newsletters

Related Videos

Questions and Responses

Related Radio

Related Updates

Best Sellers