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Q: We had a high school reunion a few weeks ago, and I was shocked at how many of our classmates had passed away since our last one. But I try not to think about dying because I enjoy life and still have lots of things I want to do. Am I wrong to think this way? — Mrs. L.Y.


A: Dear Mrs. L.Y.,
No, it's not necessarily wrong to enjoy life and take delight in the good things God gives us. The author of Ecclesiastes in the Bible wrote, "I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live" (Ecclesiastes 3:12).

But death is a solemn reality, and when we push all thoughts of it aside and act as if our lives will never end—then we are living a lie. Do you remember the parable that Jesus told about a rich man who decided to spend the rest of his days living only for himself and enjoying life to the fullest? He said to himself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry" (Luke 12:19).

But tragically, that very night his life came to an end—and then it was too late for him to prepare for death. The Bible says that "God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you'" (Luke 12:20). He was rich in things but his soul was impoverished—and he didn't even know it.

Don't let this happen to you. Instead, make sure of your eternal destiny by committing your life to Jesus Christ and trusting Him alone for your salvation. Then thank God every day for the life He gives you, and ask Him to help you live the rest of your days for His glory and not just for yourself.
 
He is no better than a fucking BOT. He engages no one directly. He answers no questions. He is a mindless parrot, brainlessly repeating nonsense, and anecdotal crap, because if he allowed himself to think for himself he would see how ridiculous it and he truly are.
 
I do not quarrel with Karl Marx’s statement that “religion is the opiate of the people.” I never try to defend religion. Religion has spawned wars. Many so-called religious people have been characterized by prejudice, pride, bickering, and even tolerance for slavery. However, I would call you to a simple faith in Jesus, who said, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Are you really concerned? Are you disappointed with society? If you are, I challenge you to take the first step. I challenge you to look at yourself.
 
One of the basic desires of the soul is to live on and on. Self-preservation is the first law of nature. People may grow tired of aches and pains and the decrepitude of old age, but they do not grow tired of life itself. God has arranged to satisfy this yearning of the soul to live forever, and the desire to be free from pain and sickness and trouble. People are little creatures with big capacities, finite beings with infinite desires, deserving nothing but demanding all. God made people with this huge capacity and desire in order that He might come in and completely satisfy that desire. God made the human heart so big that only He can fill it. He made it demand so much that only He can supply that demand . . . Jesus Christ is the only one who holds the keys of death. In His death and resurrection He took the sting out of death, and now God offers eternal life to every person who puts his trust and faith in His Son Jesus Christ.
 
Q: Is the King James Bible the only reliable Bible?


A: The work of Bible translation is very complicated, and misunderstanding easily arises. We do not have the original Hebrew/Aramaic Old Testament or the original Greek New Testament as written by inspired men of God. What we have is an Old Testament in Hebrew/Aramaic and thousands of Greek manuscripts of part or all of the New Testament painstakingly copied and passed on to us through the centuries.

There are differences in the Greek manuscripts such as minor issues of punctuation, spelling, word order, certain verses included in some manuscripts and not in others, etc., but none of these differences affect any of the major doctrines of our Christian faith.

Some people prefer the King James translation because they have been familiar with it, often from childhood. Others prefer modern translations because they are more easily understood. Also, modern translators have the advantage of using many older Greek manuscripts of the New Testament discovered since the King James translation was made. Most scholars consider these older manuscripts more reliable than the few later manuscripts available to those who translated the King James Bible.

It is also helpful to remember that, while King James "authorized" a particular translation for the Church of England in the 17th century, it is no more authoritative for us today than any other translation. It was highly criticized in its day by those who preferred earlier translations, and it went through a number of revisions. The King James Version most widely used today is the 1769 revision.

People sometimes pick up two translations and expect them to be word-for-word the same. When they find words "missing" or changed, they think something sinister has happened. In reality, both can be perfectly faithful translations of the original language. The basic structures of languages differ from one another, and translation is not just a matter of taking a Greek sentence and finding English words to match. A helpful resource on this topic is the book “How To Read The Bible For All It’s Worth” by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart.

Do not get caught up into a divisive and fruitless controversy over which of many good translations is best. Instead, consider using a number of them in your study and reading, and join in prayer that all peoples in all countries of the world might soon have the Word of God in their own language.
 
Between you Rocky and Franklin here, you make up a normal person. One takes his religion way to serious and the doesn't take it serious at all. You are at both extremes. :D
 
The word prejudice means “prejudging” or “making an estimate of others without knowing the facts.” Prejudice is a mark of weakness, not of strength. Prejudice is measured by computing the distance between our own biased opinions and the real truth. If we would all be perfectly honest before God, there would be no prejudice.
 
Many people have asked, “Where is heaven?” We are not told in the Scripture where heaven is. Some students have tried to take some Scriptures and put them together and say that heaven is in the north. They quote Psalm 48:2, “The joy of the whole earth is . . . on the sides of the north . . . ” The magnetic needle points north. Perhaps the Celestial City is in the north. We do not know. But no matter where heaven is, it will be where Christ is.

Many people ask, “Do you believe that heaven is a literal place?” Yes! Jesus said, “I go to prepare a place for you.” The Bible teaches that Enoch and Elijah ascended in a literal body to a literal place that is just as real as Los Angeles, London, or Algiers! The Bible also teaches that heaven will be a place of beauty. It is described in the Bible as “a building of God”—“a city”—“a better country”—“an inheritance”—“a glory.”

The Bible also indicates that heaven will be a place of great understanding and knowledge of things that we never learned down here.
 
The age-old issue, “Can man save himself, or does he need God?” is still raging across the world as furiously as ever. As long as the world goes on, people will build towers of Babel, fashion their graven images, and invent their own ideologies. Now, as in every period of history, people think they can manage without God.

Economically, they may manage; intellectually, they may manage; socially, they may get by. But down underneath the surface of rational man is a vacuum—a void that can be met only through Jesus Christ. The most astounding fact of all history is that the great and almighty God of heaven can live in your heart. It makes no difference who you are.
 
If the Bible is literally true, and Adam's sin condemned all of humanity to Hell 6,000 years ago, why did God wait 4,000 years to do something about it?

Was he busy? Distracted? Indifferent? An asshole?

Please explain.
 
In John 6:48 we read that Jesus said, “I am the bread of life.” Jesus had just fed 5,000 people with five loaves and two fishes. They were all excited and thrilled over the great miracle that had occurred, [but] Jesus was talking about something more important than social needs. Bread in the Scriptures is a symbol of spiritual life.

Man has an inborn hunger for God. He cannot be satisfied with anything less than God. God alone can supply the bread which satisfies the inner longing of your soul and the hunger of your heart. . . . The Bible says that He is the Bread of Life.
 
Discouragement is nothing new. Many of the great Bible characters became discouraged. Moses in the Sinai desert; Elijah when he heard Jezebel was searching for him to take his life; and David when his son Absalom rebelled against him. It is as old as the history of man.

There is often a cause for discouragement. It comes many times when we don’t get our way, when things don’t work out the way we want them to. Discouragement is the opposite of faith. It is Satan’s device to thwart the work of God in your life. Discouragement blinds our eyes to the mercy of God and makes us perceive only the unfavorable circumstances.

I have never met anyone who spent time in daily prayer, and in the study of the Word of God, and was strong in faith, who was ever discouraged for very long.
 
Q: I grew up believing in God, but I've decided the only reason I believed was because that's what my parents taught me. They were shocked when I told them I'd become an atheist, but I just can't see believing in something you can't prove. Why should I? — J.V.


A: Dear J.V.,
Has it ever occurred to you that as an atheist you also believe in something you can't prove?

You see, an atheist says there is no God—in other words, that God doesn't exist. But can you prove it? No, you can't, any more than someone a thousand years ago—before the invention of the telescope—could have proved that other galaxies didn't exist. All you can say is that you don't believe there is any evidence for God's existence. But what if there is evidence that you haven't yet examined? In other words, you have faith that God doesn't exist—but you can't actually prove it.

But could you be looking in the wrong place? Or looking with the wrong attitude? You see, as a Christian I believe in God for one reason: He has revealed Himself to us. How has He done this? He has done it first of all through the majesty of His creation.

But, most of all, He has revealed Himself in a way that staggers our imagination: He became a man. That man was Jesus, in whom (the Bible says) "all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form" (Colossians 2:9). No, I know you don't believe that right now—but I challenge you to look at Jesus with an open heart and mind as He is revealed in the pages of the New Testament. Don't let pride or anything else keep you from discovering Him.
 
Q: I don't believe in God, and I don't see how any intelligent person can believe in God. How can you prove the existence of God? The answer is, you can't. Atheism is the only sane belief, in my view. — A.P.


A: Dear A.P.,
Over the years, I've met many leading scientists and other intellectuals who not only believed in God, but told me they had concluded it was far more logical to believe in God than to disbelieve in Him.

Why did they come to this conclusion? One reason, I discovered, was because they had an open mind, and were willing to examine the evidence for God and weigh it carefully and honestly. Can you say that about yourself—or is your mind closed, because you aren't willing to change it? Only you can answer this, of course—but I challenge you to be honest with yourself, and be open to the possibility that God does exist.

But many of those men and women came to believe in God for another reason: They examined the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, and came to put their faith and trust in Him. You see, Jesus made the most startling claim imaginable: He claimed to be God in human flesh. He boldly declared, "Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father" (John 14:9).

Was His claim true? Yes—and the reason is because Jesus did something no one else had ever done, or ever will do: He died and three days later came back to life. Do you want to know what God is like? Look at Jesus Christ—and when you do, you won't only discover that God exists, but that He loves you and wants you to be part of His family forever.
 
Q: My sister says I need to turn to Jesus because He'll solve all my problems. But how can He? Will they just all vanish if I turn to Jesus? I've got so many problems I don't see how anyone can solve them, even God. — H.C.


A: Dear H.C.,
I'm thankful your sister cares so much about you that she is urging you to turn to Jesus. No matter who we are or what our situation is, it's better to face life's problems with Jesus than to face them alone.

Does this mean all your problems will suddenly vanish if you commit your life to Christ? No, not necessarily, although some of them may. But Christ will give you a new purpose in life—a desire to live for Him instead of for yourself. And when we put God's will first in our lives instead of our own desires, many of the conflicts and problems we face will begin to fade. The Bible says, "The way of the Lord is a refuge for the righteous" (Proverbs 10:29).

But God also will give you wisdom to deal with your problems. When we come to Christ, God Himself comes to live within us by His Holy Spirit—and one of His purposes is to help us when we face difficult times. We also have the privilege of prayer, asking God to direct us and give us wisdom. Our prayer should be the same as the psalmist's: "Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me" (Psalm 119:133).

By a simple prayer of faith ask Christ to come into your life today. Then ask Him to help you deal with the problems in your life that you can solve, and to give you the strength to bear up under those you can't.
 
Q: My neighbor is the nicest person I know, and she'll do anything for anyone who needs help. And yet she isn't at all religious, and says she's never found any need for God. How do you explain this? I thought only religious people were supposed to know what it means to love others. — Mrs. S.G.


A: Dear Mrs. S.G.,
Your neighbor's concern for others is commendable—but if she had Christ in her heart, I believe she'd be an even more loving and compassionate person. The Bible says, "If anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him" (1 John 2:5).

Love is universal; no matter who we are, we desire both to love and to be loved. Why is this? The reason is because God has put this desire within us (whether we realize it or not). To put it another way, God created us and planted His image within us, which means that we each bear something of God's character—and one of God's basic characteristics is love. The Bible says, "God is love" (1 John 4:16).

But something has happened to us—and that "something" is sin. Yes, we can love—but all too often our love becomes twisted and selfish. It may even become so dim that evil overtakes us. Like a deadly cancer, sin has dulled our ability to love the way we should.

Pray for your neighbor, that she will come to understand the greatest love of all: God's love. Because God loves us, He sent His only Son into the world to take away our sins—and when we open our lives to Christ, He comes to live within us and gives us a new capacity to love. Does Christ live in your heart?
 
There is an old story that tells about a pig. . . . The farmer brought the pig into the house. He gave him a bath, polished his hooves, put some Chanel No. 5 on him, put a ribbon around his neck, and put him in the living room. The pig looked fine. He made a nice and companionable pet for a few minutes. But as soon as the door was opened, the pig left the living room and jumped into the first mud puddle that he could find. Why? Because he was still a pig at heart. His nature had not been changed. He had changed outwardly but not inwardly. . . .

You can take a man—dress him up, put him in the front row in church, and he almost looks like a saint. He may fool even his best friends for a while, but then put him in his office, or in the club on Saturday night, and you will see his true nature come out again. Why does he act that way? Because his nature has not been changed. He has not been born again.
 
Thousands of young couples go through with a loveless marriage because no one ever told them what genuine love is. I believe we need to read the 13th chapter of First Corinthians, in which the Apostle Paul gives us a definition of love. He says, “Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.” If people today knew that kind of love, the divorce rate would be sharply reduced.
 
Hercules is our drinking buddy who will kick the ass of anybody what fucks with us.

Now, that's a god.
 
When we examine the problems that confront us in our world today, we find that every one of them resolves into a problem of “inner space,” a problem of the dark side of the human spirit. It is evident that a large proportion of the population is facing deep personal problems. They vary from person to person, but they do exist, and they are all problems of “inner space.”

Yes, we are the people who have been conquering outer space, but are in danger of losing the battle of the spirit. But there is a solution—for millions it has already been reached—and that solution is in Jesus Christ. He said, “My peace”—my liberty, my freedom—“I give unto you” (John 14:27).

Today if we will turn the searchlight of truth on the dark side of our human spirits and let Jesus Christ become the Master Control of our lives, a new day will dawn for us. Submit the “inner space” of your life to Him.
 
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