Debbie W. Wilson

Refreshing Faith

Are You Feeling Pressured to Have an Abortion?

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Do you know someone who is considering an abortion? Maybe they are being told that is their only choice. Kelly’s story so moved me that I asked permission to share it with you. I hope you’ll not only read it but share it with others, especially those who find themselves in a crisis pregnancy.

Here’s Kelly

I grew up in an abusive home and tried to fill the void and erase the pain with relationships. I became pregnant in 1990.

Everyone in my family, including my grandparents and my boyfriend, wanted me to abort my baby. My mom had had an abortion and said it was no big deal. My father, a physician, said it was just a blob of tissue. He could get meds to relax me so I wouldn’t feel nervous about it. Only my brother said not to do it. He’d gone through this with his girlfriend.Continue Reading

What About Those Who’ve Never Heard About Jesus?

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What happens to people who’ve never heard about Jesus after they die? Most of us have grappled with this question at some time. We all know people who don’t follow Christ and seem nicer than some who claim to know Him.

The Bible says God is not willing for any to perish (2 Peter 3:9). It also says, “It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, …Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:10, 12 NIV). What does that mean for “good people” who’ve never heard about Christ?

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How to be Assured of Your Salvation

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Can a person know for sure if they are going to heaven? Or do we live the best we can and hope we won’t be disappointed?

I well remember sitting in my college apartment and having a young woman ask me when I’d become a Christian.

“I grew up in the church. I walk forward every time we have a revival and ask Christ into my heart,” I said.

“We only have to ask Jesus into our hearts one time” she said. “When we ask in faith, His Spirit comes to permanently dwell in us.”

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That was a new and exhilarating idea to me. I thought the way you stayed committed was to keep asking Jesus into your heart. That afternoon Sharon explained how to gain assurance of my salvation. In case you or someone you love has struggled with this, let’s look at three reasons why a believer may doubt his/her salvation and some assurances the Bible offers.

3 Reasons People Doubt Their Salvation.

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What Loss Taught Me About Joy and Thanksgiving

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Last Tuesday, the company working to recover my computer files called. “Come see what we were able to retrieve. We couldn’t save everything.”

I mentally brought each important file before the Lord. “Please save this one and this one,” I prayed.

To have my lost computer data restored would bring me greater joy than I had ever felt having it in the first place. I understood what Jesus meant when he said, “I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance (Luke 15:7 ESV).

It isn’t that Jesus doesn’t appreciate those who walk with Him. He enjoys us deeply. But He yearns for those who are presently lost. To lose even one that He created and died to rescue is heart-breaking.Continue Reading

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