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Why Did God Ask Abraham to Kill His Son, Isaac?

Why did God ask Abraham to kill his son? Read or listen to the Introduction to A Father Offers His Son if you’ve ever wondered, “Why did God ask Abraham to sacrifice Isaac?”

https://www.scottlapierre.org/why-did-god-ask-abraham-to-kill-his-son/

I became a Christian in my early twenties. Soon after, I started reading the Bible for the first time. Like many people, I began “in the beginning” at Genesis 1:1. I read some accounts I was already familiar with: creation, the fall, Cain and Abel, and the flood. I did not struggle with much of what I read, not even the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Then everything came to a screeching halt when I read Genesis 22:1-2:

Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”

I thought, “God made Abraham wait so long for this son. Why would He then make such a cruel request? I can understand God calling down fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, but how could He ask Abraham to sacrifice his own son?” As a new Christian, I did not understand. After careful studying, I realized God did not intend for Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. We know that because the Angel stopped him: “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him (Genesis 22:12a).” If God did not want Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, then what did He want? The answer is twofold.

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Seven Biblical Insights for Healthy, Joyful, Christ-Centered Marriages

Download your FREE copy of Seven Biblical Insights for Healthy, Joyful, Christ-Centered Marriages

"This is what every marriage needs!"

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Peter Denies Christ: Pride, Prayerlessness, and Sin’s Downward Spiral (Luke 22:54-60)

Sunday's sermon turned into a blog post with audio and video:

https://www.scottlapierre.org/peter-denies-christ/

When Peter denies Christ, Scripture exposes a sober path from pride to prayerlessness, to rash self-confidence, and finally to denial. Learn how Peter's three denials of Christ become a gracious warning for every disciple—so we “watch and pray” instead of falling. Drawing from the text and historical context, we can trace sin's downward spiral.

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When Satan’s Hour Came: The Power of Darkness in Luke 22:47-53

Sunday's sermon turned into a blog post with audio and video:

https://www.scottlapierre.org/power-of-darkness/

Jesus faced the power of darkness at Gethsemane—Judas’s betrayal, the arrest, and the cosmic clash of light vs. darkness—while showing that the power of darkness is limited to an “hour” under God’s sovereign plan.

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