Monthly Archives: February 2020

THE PARADOX OF PRAYER

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THE PARADOX OF PRAYER JACK COTTRELL – 2020      QUESTION:   If God can do whatever He chooses, and if He really loves us, why doesn’t He answer all of our prayers?       ANSWER:  The answer to this question might seem like a paradox to some, but here is at least part of the deal:  God does not answer all of our prayers just because He loves us!.       Here I will approach this issue based on James 5:13-18.  I will use this text to help resolve the paradox of prayer.  First, I will make some general comments on these verses … Continue reading →

THE SINNER’S PRAYER

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THE SINNER’S PRAYER — JACK COTTRELL – 2020      QUESTION:  In my evangelistic efforts I occasionally encounter someone who says something like this:  “I have already said the sinner’s prayer; thus I am saved and I do not need to do anything else.”  How can I respond to this kind of statement?  Does the Bible say anything about a “sinner’s prayer”?      ANSWER:  The “sinner’s prayer” is often used in conservative Protestantism as the means of bringing a sinner to salvation.  The problem is that the folks who use this method of evangelism are “faith-only” in the sense that they … Continue reading →

THE PASSOVER LAMB

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THE PASSOVER LAMB JACK COTTRELL – FEBRUARY 2020       QUESTION:  First Corinthians 5:7 refers to Jesus as “Christ our Passover.”  What does this mean?      ANSWER:  To answer this we have to go back quite a way into Old Testament history.  Indeed, we have to go back to one of the greatest events in world of history, namely, to the event of the Exodus of the people of Israel from their bondage to slavery in the land of Egypt.  Many scholars place this at about 1440 B.C.       All the people of Israel had lived in Egypt for hundreds of … Continue reading →