What is Christianity?
| Christianity is about God reaching out his hand in friendship to mankind. Christians believe that the whole world and everything in it was created by God. God is a personal being, a living God who is three, yet one: Father, Son and Spirit, just as we human beings have body, mind and soul! (see the Trinity).
The Bible says God created people in his image, to love him. Yet every person has rebelled against God and sinned. Yet instead of turning his back on us, God became a man, Jesus, who most scholars believe was born about the year 4 BC and lived among us. He taught a message of love throughout Palestine but public opinion turned against him and he was executed as a young man.
He died because of us - the death that we should have died. He was crucified on a cross, but he rose from the dead, and now calls us to trust him, to love him and to repent of our rebellion. If we do this, then we our relationship with God becomes restored and we will live forever with God.
Many non-Christians may think that being a Christian is about belonging to a particular church or following a certain set of rule. Most Christians however would agree that at its root, being a Christian means to be in a living relationship with Jesus.
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Who is God?
| God is the central being of all existence. He is eternal in that he has no beginning and no end. In the first chapter of the first book of Bible an account is given of God creating the universe and the earth and creating people in his own image.
The Bible also reveals that God is full of mercy and love (for example 1 John 4:8. Millions of people in the world trust in God as their master and Lord and also their saviour. He is a personal being, who is three in one - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
God stands ready to come into any person's life when that person acknowledges him and repents of having not lived his way.
Although the mere existence of God can be deduced by natural reason his nature is beyond our understanding. He gives life to all and he is the author of love and forgiveness. John 1:4 describes this beautifully:
- In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
Loving God
One cannot describe God without first understanding His love for the humanity!
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16 |
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If you truly believe in your heart, declare through your mouth and actions that the Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins, you will receive Jesus as your Savior and Lord so you will be saved from judgment and spend eternity with God in heaven!
GOD LOVES YOU!
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God Of Wonders!
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Holy God
God is completely holy and without any evil. At the same time God is forgiving and merciful and full of love. Read more on God and Trinity
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Devotion Of The Day
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April, 4 - Daily Devotions
April Scripture Portion for Bible Commentary : 1 Samuel 30 - 1 Chronicles 6 including the books of 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, and 2 Kings
David had loved Jonathan with a supernatural love. Jonathan was dead, but David had not forgotten his many kindnesses. Now that he is established as king over all Israel, he wants to show kindness to Jonathan's son, Mephibosheth.
The story of David and Mephibosheth reveals the Gospel in a beautiful way. Mephibosheth is a type of the sinner and the condition in which he is in. He was helpless, being lame on both feet. He could not come to David by his own strength, but had to be carried into the king's presence. The sinner cannot help himself; he cannot save himself. And just as David wanted to help Mephibosheth "for Jonathan's sake," God has manifested His love and grace toward us "for Jesus' sake." We are nothing except for the grace of God. Every one of us deserves hell. But "for Christ's sake" God has provided salvation for all who believe. Romans 10:13 tells us, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.".
Chapter 11 proves beyond any shadow of a doubt that the Bible is the Word of God. If man had written the Bible, he would never have recorded this dark and terrible part of David's life.
David was not a passionate youth who deliberately walked into this sin. Rather, he was a man of God who had now reached middle-age. If you will read these verses carefully, you will see how David got involved with Bathsheba. First, he was self-confident, after enjoying victories and prosperity. Second, he was disobedient, staying at home when he should have been on the battlefield. Third, he was idle, lying in bed in the evening. Fourth, he was self- indulgent, giving freedom to his desires when he should have been disciplining himself. Fifth, he was careless, allowing his eyes to wander and yielding to the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes. James 1:13-15 perfectly describes David's case. His desires were activated by the sight, and he failed to curb them. The desire conceived the sin in his mind; his will surrendered, and this led to sin. The sin later led to death. David did not watch and pray as Matthew 26:41 commands; nor did he deal decisively with his wandering eyes (Matthew 5:29 and 18:9).
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