Be careful of what you ask for. Some things that are givin freely... you can not give back, and it just may kill....like a disease.
2006-08-31 02:47:04
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answer #3
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answered by EDNA 1
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I'll give you what i know.
There are many things I may think I know – that I do not know, and there are an even greater number of things that I know I do not know, but there is one thing in my life that I know that I know. Some people believe that it cannot be known, but it is only because they never have. I have the wonderful knowledge that if I were to die at any moment, I would go to Heaven. Five of the truths that are a part of this knowledge are as follows: eternal life is free, people are sinners from birth, God does not want to punish our sins, but he has to, Jesus Christ died and came back to life, and only through faith in Jesus Christ can people receive eternal life.
Heaven is free. It is a gift. It cannot be purchased, because it has already been paid for. It is impossible to be good enough to get to Heaven. If men and women were able to be good enough to get there, Heaven could be purchased. It would no longer be a gift. If someone gave me a very expensive watch on my birthday, I would probably feel bad because of the amount of money spent on the gift. If I were to offer the giver of the watch any amount of money to help offset the cost of this gift, and they were to accept it, the very instant this person did, the watch would no longer be a gift. It would only be a good deal on a watch for me. Likewise, if we try to do good things to earn our way into
Heaven, we are no longer accepting the gift of eternal life; we are, in our own insufficient way, trying to buy our way into Heaven.
The Bible tells us, “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God” (Holy Bible, Romans 3:23). It is the nature of the human race to do things against the will of God or, sin. There are basically three types of sin. They are: sins of commission, sins of omission, and sinful thoughts. That is, things we do that we should not, things we do not do that we should do, and thoughts that we allow ourselves to dwell on that we should not. Everyone has sinned.
God has many characteristics and traits, but there are two of them that have helped me to understand more clearly the concept of eternal life. These two characteristics are mercy and justice. God is merciful. This means that although we have blatantly done things against his instructions, he does not want to punish us, because he loves us. God is also just. Justice in this context means that God must punish us for the sins that we have committed. This presents a problem. God solved this problem by sending his Son, Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ came to Earth to die and rise again to pay for the sins that we have committed and to purchase a home in Heaven for those who will chose to believe in him. Although he could have opted out at any time, he chose to suffer the pain and agony that the soldiers inflicted on him so that we could have eternal life. He gave his life as payment for our sins so that justice could be served. Now, every sin of every person has been paid for. It only takes the acceptance of Jesus Christ to receive eternal life.
This acceptance must take place through faith in him. Having faith in him means more than knowing that he existed and that he did many great things while he was on Earth. This is a special type of faith called saving faith. Saving faith means that the person who possesses it transfers their trust from themselves and the things they can do to buy their way into Heaven to Jesus Christ alone for eternal life. By making this profession of faith the person must believe in Jesus as the one who died and was resurrected, accept him as the Lord of their life, which implies that he will weigh in on every decision that the person makes, and put their trust in him alone for eternal life.
Because I have saving faith, and have made Jesus Christ Lord of my life, the greatest knowledge I have is the assurance of my final destination, Heaven.
“These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God” (Holy Bible, I John 5:13). This verse is a cornerstone of my faith. The best thing I know is that I know for certain that I have eternal life, and that it is available to “…whosoever will…” (Holy Bible, John 3:16).
2006-08-31 14:05:39
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answer #9
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answered by Z 2
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