I was asked to put something together to help a friend witness to another friend because of my past experiences with other religions and I said I would help so here goes.The first question I will try to answer is DOES GOD EXIST?I wish I had a dollar for each time I asked that or anybody else for that matter The bible does not attempt to prove the existence of himself it simply states in 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. God has revealed himself through the physical universe 19:1 + The Heavens declare the glory of God;and the firmanent showeth his handiwork 1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed [it] unto them. 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
God has no history ,he just is always has been and always will be .Ifind it simplier and more satisfying to believe in God than in evolution or chance theory .2 Is God eternal-knowing past -present and future?God knew the weakness of Peter as he does in all men ,Peter wanted to save his own life the same as Iam sure most people would ,but just think if Peter did not do what he did to save his life,we wouldn't have the word of God today the way we have it. Everything has a purpose for happening God's purpose.Jesus knew the evil in the heart of Judas from the beginning .Some people are evil through and through and there is no changing them ,it would almost seem as they inherited the "mark of Cain"and just hate God through and through.My mom passed away recently and Iasked the same questions most people do "Why God?"Iwas at her bedside when she died ,she had been in a coma for about a week and never talked again ,but as Iwas standing there telling her how sorry I was for all that Ihad done and that I loved her and that I needed her forgiveness one tear rolled down her cheek and that told me she had forgiven me the same as he had forgiven her and took her into heavens gates. 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Since the death of my mom I now have discovered God's plans for me to spread the word of God in written form ,verbally ,any way Ican ,Ijust had to wait for my mom's forgivness to come to me ,it took her life but she got forgiven to ,and for every person I can lead to Christ ,it is all because of her Jesus worked through her to get to me.As far as your uncle goes ,who knows what life would have been like if he would have lived God has a "mystery in him that we can't even begin to understand ,Ijust accept his love and grace and go on ,but if one of your family members or even you turn into a man or woman og God and change the world or just part of it ,his death was not in vain ,don't let the death of Jesus be in Vain make a diffrence.3 Why does God choose souls to be damned?He doesen't.Nobody deserves the grace or favor of God so he feels no guilt or sadness for those that doesen't ,it was their choice 9:15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 9:16 So then [it is] not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. The thoughts of "predestination"comes in two theories "God choose you or you choose God"The scripture tells me that you choose God ,God could have made his family[mankind] to worship and praise him without a choice ,would you want your children to be forced to love you?The angels even chose not to because Lucifer and a third of them left.Ibelieve the theory of the elect may be for the ones called to preach the gospel which I now know that I am one of those .,we are all called .In closing Ihave tried all the other ideas like scientology ,satanism and the others none of them are satisfying as the love of Jesus ,Ihave seen the change in peoples lives especially mine ,none of the others can do that.Iwill leave with the most quoted verse in the bible but the two after it hold a lot of meaning to 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. We were already condemned but the love of God saved us through the death of his son on the cross ,it is a offer that we must accept. God bless!Here are a few sources to help you along the way Go to www.voiceofevangelism.org the website of Perry Stone or go to the www and pull up Paul c JONG. AT WWW.NLMISSION.COM they have been real helps to me in answering my questions.May God Bless and keep you safe! |
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