Author: Julius John Alam
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Evangelism: How to Do It Effectively
Why Isn’t Evangelism Bearing Fruit? In today’s world, evangelism is everywhere—crusades, conferences, tent meetings, and viral videos. Yet the sobering reality is that 80% of converts fall away, becoming backsliders. Why? Because the gospel is often presented as a solution to earthly problems: “Accept Christ and you’ll receive healing, prosperity, restored relationships, jobs, or visas.”This…
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Evangelism: Whose Job Is It Anyways?
The Global Need for the Gospel As of 2025, over 2.5 billion people—that’s nearly 30% of the world’s population—have never heard the gospel. Not even once. Even more sobering: about 10% of these unreached people live in Pakistan. So the question naturally arises: Whose job is it to evangelize?Is it just the pastor’s job? The…
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Toxic Parents: When Earthly Wounds Lead Us to Our Heavenly Father
Our Deep Need for Perfect Parents From the moment we enter the world, we instinctively look to our parents for everything—love, protection, food, shelter, and emotional safety. In our earliest years, their presence is synonymous with life itself. We depend on them so completely that the idea they could be flawed is too terrifying to…
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It Is Finished
Among the final words spoken by Jesus as He hung on the cross, none carry as much weight and finality as the phrase: “It is finished.” In the original Greek, the word is Tetelestai—a term commonly used in the marketplace. Merchants would stamp it on receipts and bills to mean one powerful thing: “Paid in…
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Love
The Origin of Love Have you ever wondered what love is or where it comes from? Love has its origin in God. It defines the relationship between God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Because God is eternal, love, too, is eternal. Why Do We Love? God created human beings in…
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Pride
How to Spot Pride in Yourself We often try to immortalize ourselves by striving to be remembered, admired, or seen as significant—whether through achievements, influence, or image. Pride can subtly show up in these efforts, masking itself as ambition or excellence, but ultimately fueling a desire to glorify the self rather than God. One way…
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The Holy Spirit
Names Used for the Holy Spirit Symbols Used for the Holy Spirit The Divinity of the Holy Spirit The Distinct Personhood of the Holy Spirit The Creative Work of the Holy Spirit in the Beginning The Temporary Enabling Work of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament The Enabling Work of the Holy Spirit in…
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The Eternal Cure
Look around you. There is violence, fraud, hatred, rage, theft, murder, suicide, rape, war, depression, drugs, madness, disease. The world seems to have gone mad. We like to think that its a modern predicament. But if we look at Biblical history, the first murder happens right at the start of the human race, and the…
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Spirit Spouses
What is a Spirit Spouse? A spirit spouse is considered an evil spirit that forms a sexual union with its victim in order to bring them into spiritual bondage. These entities can be attracted to humans and initiate such unions, as suggested in Genesis 6:1–4, where spiritual beings are said to have interacted intimately with…
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Does the Bible Approve of Interfaith Marriage?
Marriage What is marriage? Marriage is a spiritual partnership designed to help couples pursue God’s will together. Is marriage a natural outcome of evolution? No, marriage is not an outcome of evolution. Neither did it arise by chance. If you look at all the cultures around the world, they all practice some form of marriage.…
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