![What Is Fear? What Is Fear?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86972.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Perhaps the most famous fear quote of all time came from Franklin D. Roosevelt at his first Inaugural Address, which occurred in 1933, in the middle of the Great Depression: ...
![Fear's Close Associates Fear's Close Associates](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86973.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Fear perpetuates other problems in our lives. If it runs amok, it can move from being a mild annoyance to outright panic, which paralyzes us. Whether you experience these ...
![The Opposite of Fear The Opposite of Fear](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86974.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Doing a web search on the question "What is the opposite of fear– yields some interesting results. Some websites say love, another said happiness. According to ...
![Fear God Fear God](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86975.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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A paradox of Scripture is that to conquer the fears of life, we must fear the Lord. A memorial to Lord Lawrence in Westminster Abbey says of him, "He feared man so ...
![Get Rid of Fear Get Rid of Fear](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86976.jpg?h=150&w=100)
Get Rid of Fear "(1 Session Bible Study)"
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We can get rid of fear and anxiety by recognizing that God doesn't want us to be enslaved to our fears and that ...
![How to Help People Who Experience Same-Sex Attraction How to Help People Who Experience Same-Sex Attraction](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86287.jpg?h=150&w=100)
How we treat people who experience same-sex attraction has eternal consequences. God calls us to help with love and grace. In this three-session study, we learn that God transforms ...
![The Cross The Cross](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86617.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Contrary to the popular adage, when it comes to the gospel of Christ, it is just as blessed to receive as to give. We are saved by accepting God's free gift of salvation ...
![Forgiving from the Heart Forgiving from the Heart](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86538.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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In his article, "Forgiveness—The Power to Change the Past," Lewis B. Smedes talks about forgiveness as a redemptive response to having been wronged and wounded. ...
![Christians and Competition Christians and Competition](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86589.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Americans compete in jobs, school, relationships, and politics. But is competition compatible with Christianity? In the ultimate sphere of competition–the sports arena–Christian ...
![Avoiding the Sin Word Avoiding the Sin Word](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86584.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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How do we deal with wrongdoing? We put criminals in prison, picket abortion clinics, and generally shake our heads at what we call the "ills of society." But have ...
![When We're Afraid to Forgive When We're Afraid to Forgive](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86640.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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As Christians, we are awed and humbled by God's gracious forgiving of our sin and failure. Yet we seem reluctant and sometimes rebellious when the Lord commands us to ...
![Full of Grace and Sin Full of Grace and Sin](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86517.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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As the popular hymn "Amazing Grace" suggests, we all once were lost, but if we've given our lives to Christ, we've been found and saved from sin. We'd ...
![Finding God in Our Pain Finding God in Our Pain](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86521.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Pain and sorrow are part of human existence. Each of us has known hurt and sadness, and often our instinct is to search for a reason why. Are we being punished for some ...
![The Danger of Self-Righteousness The Danger of Self-Righteousness](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86626.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Evangelicalism, although it originated as an alternative to mainline liberalism and fundamentalism, itself has both liberal and fundamentalist constituents. Nowhere is this ...
![The Allure of Christian Urban Legends The Allure of Christian Urban Legends](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86635.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Just because an event is described in print or broadcast on the radio does not mean it is a documented fact. Nevertheless, some Christians continue to believe and spread ...
![The Sensuality Snare The Sensuality Snare](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86901.jpg?h=150&w=100)
![Wounded by the Church Wounded by the Church](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86505.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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"Friendly fire" is—sadly—an easy concept for us to understand. Almost everyone knows someone who has been wounded by people or practices in a church. ...
![Who Are We to Judge? Who Are We to Judge?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86486.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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The reader's question is arresting: Did Jesus forbid us from judging others? Our immediate answer is "yes!" "Judge not," right? But what did Jesus ...
![How to Repent How to Repent](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86490.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Repenting from sins may not be our favorite way of passing time, but it is necessary. Former Christianity Today columnist Frederica Mathewes-Green says that "caring" ...
![Justice:Restoration or Retribution Justice:Restoration or Retribution](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86494.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Why do we send criminals to jail? Is it simply to punish them? Should there be a higher goal for our criminal justice system? In the Christianity Today article included ...