Religion & Spirituality

Most people voluntarily engage in activities or behaviors due to intrinsic motivations such as personal interests, values, or the pursuit of happiness. Additionally, social influences, a sense of belonging, and the desire for positive recognition can drive voluntary participation. People often seek fulfillment, community connection, or the opportunity to make a difference, which further encourages their voluntary actions. Ultimately, these motivations create a meaningful experience that enhances their quality of life.

"Charlie Charlie" is often considered a myth or a social media phenomenon rather than a genuine supernatural entity. It originated from a simple game where players attempt to communicate with a spirit named Charlie using pencils and paper. The game gained popularity due to its viral nature, but many participants attribute the responses to psychological factors, such as the ideomotor effect, rather than actual paranormal activity. Overall, it serves more as a playful activity than a legitimate spiritual practice.

Listening to racist songs can only bring hatred in your way and actions in your life. It is not in listening to hatred songs that mankind will break the cycle of hatred. The Bible teaches that God created all the nations out of one man. confirmed in Acts 17: 26 in these words. "And he made ( God made ) out of one man every nation of men to dwell on the entire surface of the earth.

1 Corinthians 4: 7 reads. " For who makes you different from another? Indeed, what do you have that you did not receive? If , in fact, you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not receive it?

No one on earth was able to choose their origin and colour of skin. So why should anyone have to suffer, because of what racist songs promote, which is a lot of hate.

The Bible teaches that "HELL" is the common grave for the dead. However, both in Christendom and many non-Christian religions it is taught that "HELL" is a place inhabited by demons and where the wicked, after death. are punished ( and some believe that this is with torment).

Ecclesiastes 9: 5, 10 show that " The living are concious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are concious of nothing at all. So if the Bible teaches that we are concious of nothing, we obviously feel no pain.

When Adam no longer lived up to God's standards, Genesis 3: 19 reads that Adam returned to dust where he was taken from.

So to answer your question concerning listening to racist songs. The only effect that it could have on you, is making people's life a living hell, due to such influence, which is the case in many countries.

And the place called HELL according to the Bible, is the common grave for the dead.

Life is realizing your presence in some form on this earth. Life is to live. Wherever you go and whatever you read, at last you will come to a mere conclusion that life is to live, just to live. First of all you must know what human beings are. Human beings are just robots made of flesh and bones and toys of the spirits for their games. The soft-wares for these robots are spirits or invisible elements. These robots are programmed by different people by oral talks, writings and actions too. During this process the spirits possess a human being according to the programs. Further these robots can program themselves when they wish. A human being during his/her lifetime is living with many spirits which have joined one by one since birth. They are knowledge, skills, feelings, emotions, interests and everything. Further there will be always some spirits on behalf of parents, relatives, friends and other people. All of these spirits are these robots' consciousnesses and memories. Even thoughts are not these robots' own. One after another they think and these robots either choose or reject the ideas which they transmit to their minds through brains in the form of thoughts. Brain is a device used by the spirits to control the body. A mind is a group/formation of many spirits which have joined one by one since birth. Human mind is just a like a computer's mind. After the destruction of a computer completely you will not get its mind. The same is the case with the human beings. A soul is nothing but an energy needed for the functionality of a body. It is not a spirit or anything else. A body's functionality is based on the auto mechanism. A human being doesn't have a spiritual body. Memories are different spirits. Spirits determine the destiny of a human being from his/her daily activities, talks and thoughts too. On death these spirits leave the body and go to different places. No one lives after death in any form.

According to the dictionnary, the meaning of the word "concept " is a general idea. An idea is a plan formed by thinking.

The existence of God has to be based on more than an idea, but more on facts.

So what are the facts? The facts are life is everywhere around us. It is evident in the humming of insects, the singing of birds, the rustlings of small animals in the underbrush. It is present from the sea's sunlit surface to its darkest depths.

Our world is filled with so many marvelous things. Big things, little things, ingenious things, simple things.

When we think about big things such as a setting sun that turns the western sky into a blaze of colours.

Little things such as a tiny bird, a warbler, flying high over the Atlantic heading toward Africa on its way to South America.

Ingenious things such as bats that use sonar.

Simple things such as a touch of someone, a tiny flower and so much more. The question is: How can such things be explained?

Here is what the Bible has to say to help us to have the right reasoning.

Hebrew 3: 4 in the New Testament reads: " Every house is constructed by someone, but he that constructed all things is God"

The univers obeys certain well-defined laws and there is no superb organization without a superb organizer.

Just take the time and examine the structeur of a feather from any bird. It has the most stunning design, and there is no design without a designer. We can only come to the conclusion that the earth bears the unmistakable stamp of deliberate design.

Genesis 1: 1 in the first Book of the Bible reads: " In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Revelation 4: 11 in the last Book of the Bible reads. " You are worthy, Jehovah our God, to receive the glory and the honour and the power, because you created all things, and because of your will they came into existence and were created".

Unlike anyone else, Jehovah God has always existed, and he will exist forever. Confirmed in Psalm 90: 2 in these words. " Before the mountains were born Or you brought forth the earth and the productive land, From everlasting to everlasting, you are God".

The accurate knowledge of the Bible will help people to discover God's personality and his purpose for our future. So God is not just a concept but a living God who teaches us to benefit ourselves. The God guiding us in the way we should walk.

Jeremiah 10. 23 reminds us that" It does not belong to man/woman who is walking even to direct his/ her way. Every day we have decisions to make. It could be so much easier to make the right decision with the advice from our heavenly at our side, due to His righteous standards found in the Bible, which is the way that God has chosen to communicate with mankind.

Here is what the Bible has to say about God and the Devil.

The Devil came into action at the beginning of humankind, confirmed in Genesis chapter 3; 1 John 5: 19; Revelation 12: 9

When Jesus was confronted by Satan, here is what he told him. Matthew 4: 10 reads. " Jesus said to him: " Go away Satan ! For it is written: " It is Jehovah your God you must worship, and it is him alone you must render sacred service."

So according to the Scriptures above, Satan is someone who is real, and even Jesus had to face his tricks, and so as the whole world today.

James 4: 7 reads. " Therefore, subject yourselves to God, but oppose the Devil, and he will flee from you". Which means that a person can defeat Satan by obeying God rather than the Devil.

Satan and the demons are Jehovah's enemies. They are our enemies too. Read Luke 9: 38-42.

To not invite the demons into our lives, Deuteronomy 18: 10-12 says that we should not employ divination, anyone practicing magic, anyone who looks for omens, a sorcerer, anyone who consults a spirit medium or a fortune-teller, or anyone who inquires of the dead. For whoever does these things is detestable to Jehovah God.

Such practice is quite in use all over the world and is part of mankind's culture. Which confirms that the whole world is lying in the power of Satan, as it is written in 1 John 5: 19, but as James 4: 7 confirms, we can oppose the Devil like Jesus did.

Here is what the Bible has to say about Satan before he became the Devil.

Ezekiel 28: 11-19 describes the Devil as the most beautiful of all creation in the heaven , the model of perfection , of wisdom, perfect in beauty and adorned with every precious stone . He was faultless in his ways, until unrighteousness was found in him.

Verse 17 reads. " Your heart ( Satan's heart ) became haughty because of his beauty. You corrupted your wisdom because of your own glorious splendour".

Job 1: 6 -12 shows that Satan was able to directly communicate with God.

So to answer your question. The Devil was first a friend of God until he became corrupted and lacked wisdom due to his choice. That is why the meaning of the name Satan is resister, adversary of God.

John 8: 44 describes Satan the Devil as a murderer and a liar who did not stand fast in the truth. Which means that he was once a friend of God but decided to no longer live in harmony with God's friendship.

So YES the devil was once friends with God.

The concept of a soul trapped in its shroud often reflects cultural beliefs about the afterlife and the transition between life and death. In many traditions, it symbolizes the unfinished business or unresolved emotions of the deceased, suggesting that they may need to let go or find closure. This idea can also highlight the connection between the physical body and the spiritual essence, emphasizing the importance of honoring the dead and allowing them to move on. Ultimately, interpretations vary widely depending on spiritual, religious, or philosophical perspectives.

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Here is what the Bible has to say about the Devil.

According to John 8: 44 which reads: " You are from your father the Devil, and you want to do the desires of your father . That one was a murderer when he began, and he did not stand fast in the truth, because the truth is not in him. When he speaks the lie, he speaks according to his own disposition, because he is a liar and the father of lie."

According to Genesis 3: 4, Satan the Devil promised Eve that she will be like God if she listened to him. Well ! That did not happen. Did it?

According to Genesis 3: 16-19 Adam and Eve died, knowing what it is to suffer from pain in giving birth and struggling to put food on the table for their family, because the earth was cursed. Which proves that the Devil is a liar. Romans 5: 12 explains why our world is in such a mess, in these words. " That is why, just as through one man sin (which means the lost of perfection ) entered into the world and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because they had all sinned.

According to Genesis 2: 17, God gave Adam the possibility to live forever, and the Devil's lie that has spread like a desease on mankind brought our world to what it is today.

Adam knew that if he did not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and bad, he would not have died. That command in Genesis 2: 17 would have made no sense if he was meant to grow old and die anyway.

Today the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one, according to 1 John 5: 19 and Revelation 12: 9 describes the wicked one as the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth".

1 John 5: 20 reads. " The Son of God has come, and he has given us insight ( mental perception; intellectual capacity ) so that we may gain knowledge of the one who is true. And we are in union with the one who is true, by means of his Son Jesus Christ.

There are only two influences. The Devil's influence and God's influence due to the knowledge that most humans have disowned so far, and are caught up in the Devil's lie.

God's purpose has not changed, which is everlasting life in a paradise for all those who choose to live up to His requirements.

Psalm 37: 29 reads: " The righteous will possess the earth, and they will live forever on it".

So to answer your question, which is what does it mean "the devil is a lie"

It means that mankind was misled, because the Devil slandered God, with the intend to damage God's reputation.

God's kingdom in the government that will undo all the harm that millnniums of human rule have done. It will provide: perfect health, peace and security, and a clean environment, the gift that was given to Adam and Eve that the Deyil's lie has deprived mankind from. Read Daniel 2: 44 ; Matthew 6: 9,10.

All humans have the opportunity to be influenced by the accurate knowledge from God's word, the Bible. It is the way that God has chosen to communicate with mankind.

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The leader known for discussing the role of religious belief in slavery was John C. Calhoun, a prominent American statesman and political theorist from the 19th century. He argued that slavery was a "positive good" and claimed that it was supported by biblical teachings, asserting that it benefited both the enslaved individuals and Southern society. Calhoun's views reflected the broader justifications for slavery that were prevalent among many Southern politicians and religious leaders during that era.

Only God can answer that question. But why should we pray? Because it is the one and only way to communicate our appreciation for what he gives us on daily bases and also ask him to help us according to our needs. Read James 1: 5.

Strength and confort come from our heeavenly Father. Read Philippians 4: 13 which reads. "For all things I have strength through the one who gives me power."

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We read at Isaiah 45:18, "For this is what Jehovah says,

The Creator of the heavens, the true God, The One who formed the earth, its Maker who firmly established it, Who did not create it simply for nothing, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am Jehovah, and there is no one else..."

Revelation 4:11, "You are worthy, Jehovah our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because you created all things, and because of your will they came into existence and were created.”

The 1st time we read about the Creator, Jehovah's name, is at Genesis 2:4, "This is a history of the heavens and the earth in the time they were created, in the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven."

(New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)

Here is what the Bible has to say about God and our prayers.

According to Psalm 145: 18,19 you can read the following. "Jehovah is near to all those calling on him, To all who call on him in truth ( in sincerity )" That Scripture is quite clear, our prayers have to be sincere.

"He satisfies the desire of all those who fear him; He hears their cry for help, and he rescues them" Psalm 34: 9 reads. " Fear Jehovah, all you his holy ones, For those who fear him lack nothing". The fear that the Bible mentions here means ( great respect for God's requirements).

So according to the Bible God listens to the prayers of those who are willing to listen to him. Psalm 145: 20 reads: " Jehovah guards all those who love him, But all the wicked he will annihilate."

According to Philippians 4: 6 God wants us to pray to him. It reads. "Do not be anxious over anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made know to God; and the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your mental powers by means of Christ Jesus.

That Scripture shows us that there are so many reasons to be greatful to God on daily bases and God wants us to stop being overly concerned, which can rob us from our joy that life allows us to have. So as long as our prayers are in harmony with God's will, that enbraces every facet of life, we should feel free to talk to Jehovah God about our inmost feelings, needs, fears and anyieties. Read Matthew 6: 9--13; John 14: 13,14; 16: 23,24; 1 Peter 5: 7; 1 John 5: 14.

So these Scriptures show that it is so unfair to say that God does not listen to our prayers. It would be more correct to say that humans have always refused to listen to God, that mankind's history could confirm. Read Genesis chapter 3 and Jeremiah 10: 23.

We can be certain, therefore, that Jehovah God hears the prayers of his worshippers . Lovely he says : "You will call on me and come to pray to me, and I will listen to you." Read Jeremiah 29: 12

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Life is realizing your presence in some form on this earth. Life is to live. Wherever you go and whatever you read, at last you will come to a mere conclusion that life is to live, just to live. First of all you must know what human beings are. Human beings are just robots made of flesh and bones and toys of the spirits for their games. The soft-wares for these robots are spirits or invisible elements. These robots are programmed by different people by oral talks, writings and actions too. During this process the spirits possess a human being according to the programs. Further these robots can program themselves when they wish. A human being during his/her lifetime is living with many spirits which have joined one by one since birth. They are knowledge, skills, feelings, emotions, interests and everything. Further there will be always some spirits on behalf of parents, relatives, friends and other people. All of these spirits are these robots' consciousnesses and memories. Even thoughts are not these robots' own. One after another they think and these robots either choose or reject the ideas which they transmit to their minds through brains in the form of thoughts. Brain is a device used by the spirits to control the body. A mind is a group/formation of many spirits which have joined one by one since birth. Human mind is just a like a computer's mind. After the destruction of a computer completely you will not get its mind. The same is the case with the human beings. A soul is nothing but an energy needed for the functionality of a body. It is not a spirit or anything else. A body's functionality is based on the auto mechanism. A human being doesn't have a spiritual body. Memories are different spirits. Spirits determine the destiny of a human being from his/her daily activities, talks and thoughts too. On death these spirits leave the body and go to different places. No one lives after death in any form.

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