Christianity

Jesus resurrected from death to return to his Father Jehovah after accomplishing his Father's will on earth, as the ransom to save all those who choose to exercise faith in him.

John 3: 16 reads: "For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life.

Hebrew 1: 3 explains that after Jesus had made a purification for our sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

So to answer your question, which is : " why did Jesus resurrect from the dead. The answer is: to exercise his role as king in God's kingdom, which is the government that will bring peace and security on earth.

Read Daniel 2: 44 and Matthew 6: 9,10

According to John 3: 16, which reads: "For God loved the world ( the world of humans ) so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life. "

Exercing faith includes the idea of demonstrating one's strong beliefs or faith through obedience.

According to 1 Corinthians 15: 22 our salvation was lost through Adam and Eve and our future salvation will be due to Christ's ransom.

Read Matthew 20: 28.

Concerning Jesus' resurrection: Jesus returned to where he belongs, at the right hand of his Father Jehovah. Read Hebrew 1: 3

As to when we will die, the Bible does not say when. It only mentions why we die and what happens when we die. And the end to suffering and death.

What happens when we die: Jehovah said to Adam after confronting him with his disobedience. God said: “You [will] return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For dust you are and to dust you will return.” (Genesis 3:19) Adam would return to a state of nonexistence. Adam would be as lifeless as the dust from which he was made.

The why we die: Adam and Eve could have been alive today, but they died because they chose to disobey God and thus sinned. The reason we die is that Adam’s sinful condition as well as death was passed on to all of his descendants. As mentioned at Romans 5:12. That sin is like a terrible inherited disease from which no one can escape. Its consequence, death, is a curse. Death is an enemy, not a friend. (1 Corinthians 15:26)

Jesus set the way when he was on earth to resurrect those who have died. Jesus said that “all those in the memorial tombs will hear his [Jesus’] voice and come out.” (John 5:28, 29) All those billions who rest there will live again. The apostle Paul said: “There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.” (Acts 24:15)

(New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures. Benefit Book Chap. 7)

God knows anything only when He wants to know. It is Karma which decides human death. This Karma system was created by God.

Karma means deed. Your past deeds determine your present and your present deeds determine your future. Some people, particularly Brahmans believe that the reason for some of their sufferings is their sins they have done in the previous life (previous birth). They call it Past Life Karma. This is unacceptable and untrue. Punishments are given to make them realize their mistakes. No one lived a life before they have born. In fact there is no past life (previous birth) and afterlife. Reincarnation is impossible to human beings. How can they repent without knowing what sins they have done in their past life? People suffer only for the sins they have done in their present life. But accidentally if they happen to face any problem without doing sin then there will be compensation in someway. These works are done by the spirits. Spirits determine the destiny of the human beings from their daily activities, talks and thoughts too. All creatures including human beings are ruled by spirits.

God never bothers whether people believe in him or not. God's direct intervention in individuals' affairs is very rare. God doesn't watch each and every human being at the same time and cannot live with each and everyone to guide them. These works are done by the spirits. God had created different kinds of spirits for various purposes. He had made the spirits to watch, guide and determine the destiny of the human beings from their daily activities, talks and thoughts too. Your past determines your present and your present determines your future. God has given freewill to all creatures including human beings. According to this, all human beings have all right to live a life as they wish. But if it happens to be bad and hurts someone, they have to face the consequences. These consequences are created by spirits. It's a natural system. After death no one lives in any form. Heaven and hell are only for spirits, not for human beings. God is a mystery even to the spirits. Spirits are not eternal beings but their lifetime is long. Spirits are separate elements. 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, instincts, interests and everything. Further there will be always some spirits with you on behalf of your parents, friends, relatives and Gods you believe. Only these spirits make you remember them in a certain situations. All of these spirits are your consciousnesses and memories. Even thoughts are not your own. For example, when you want to take a decision on a subject, one after another the spirits think and you just listen, choose or reject the ideas which they transmit to your mind through your brain in the form of thoughts. A mind is a group/formation of many spirits which have joined one by one since birth. A mind is just like a computer's mind. After the computer is completely destroyed you will not get its mind. The same is the case with the human beings. A brain is a device used by the spirits to control the body and mind. (A senior spirit or a chief can control other spirits) A human being doesn't have a spiritual body. Soul is 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. After death all spirits which accompanied a person quit and go to different places searching new bodies. No one lives after death in any form. All human beings are just robots made of flesh and bones and toys of the spirits for their games.

A Christian is the follower of the Son of God Jesus Christ. Read John 14: 6 where he confirms that he is the way and the truth and the life. And that no one comes to the Father except through him.

The Book of Isaiah 43 11 God presented himself to mankind in these words. " I am Jehovah, and besides me there is no saviour".

So to answer your question, if you want to find the correct religion, here is what the Book of John 4: 24 has to say:

"True worshippers will worship the Father with sprit and truth, for indeed, the Father is looking for ones like these to worship him".

The fact that Jesus spoke about true worshippes, it means that there are false worshippers. The Book of Matthew 15: 8,9 describe them in these words.

"People honour me with their lips, but their hearts are far removed from me, and it is in vain that they keep worshipping me, for they teach commands of men as doctrines."

Thus, there are religions that have turned their back on true worship, to teach commands of men as doctrines, and their worship is in vain, according to the Bible.

The Book of Matthew 6: 9,10 Jesus showed us for what, and to who, we should pray to.

So WHO should we pray to? Our Father in the heavens.

So WHAT should we pray for? God's kingdom.

God's kingdom is an expression of Jehovah's sovereighty over the earth, with Jesus as king, that will remove the present wicked system of things, including all human governments, and bring in a righteous new world. Read Daniel 2: 44; 2 Peter 3: 13; Revelation 16: 14-16; 19: 11-21.

Jesus never pretended to be God. John 17: 4 shows that he prayed to his Father saying that he glorified him and finished the work that his Father have given to him to do.

The holy spirit is God's power and His state of mind. Read Matthew 3: 11; Acts 10: 38.

So to answer your question, which is: Who to pray to? Jesus told us to pray to our Father whose name is Jehovah, which is the way God presented himself to mankind. Isaiah 42: 8 reads. " I am Jehovah. This is my name."

A disciple of Jesus is a follower of Jesus' teaching. Our salvation depends on God's requirement that Jesus came on earth to teach all those who would like to be saved. One does not exist without the other.

The Book of John 14: 6 reads. "Jesus said: " I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me"

The Book of James 2: 26 expresses the same idea in other words. "Indeed, just as the body without spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead".

So to answer your question:

No one expects to receive a salary for a job he did not accomplish. That logical concept is often neglected, in the human mind, when it comes to accomplishing God's requirements.

Here is what the Book of 1 Timothy 2: 4,5 tells us about God's state of mind.

"Whose will ( God's will ) is that all sorts of people should be saved and come to an accurate knowledge of truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men a man, Christ Jesus.

Exodus 20:4-5 “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them

The main message of the Bible is God's kingdom to come, that Jesus told us to pray for in the Book of Matthew 6: 9,10.

Our showing of curiousity can help us understand how important it is to live up to God's requirements, which are lifesaving according to John 17: 3.

Our curiousity will help us to discover that the Bible teaches us that God wants what is best for us, which is confirmed in the Book of Isaiah 48: 18.

So to answer your quesion, which is: " How do we show we are curious about God today? Well ! we can make the effort by starting to read His letter, the Bible, which is the way He has chosen to communicate with mankind. Read 2 Timothy 3: 16,17.

God presented himself to mankind, by letting us know that he has a name, in the Book of Psalm 83: 18 in these words. " whose name is Jehovah, you alone are the Most High over all the earth."

As the Most High, it is our duty to recognize his Sovereignity and His purpose for the human race.

According to the Bible Genesis 2: 18 reads. " It is not good for man to continue to be alone. I am going to make a helper for him, as a complement of him".

The foundation is : each one was created with a specific role. Genesis 2: 24 reads: "That is why a man will leave his father and his mother and he will stick to his wife, and they will become one flesh." Which shows that a man's priority is first his wife and children. But that does not mean that taking care of parents growing old could be neglected.

When a man and a woman take the step required to form a valid and recognized marriage, they publicly commit themselves to each other.

No such commitment is made when a couple simply lives together without benefit of marriage. Instead, their relationship is one that the Bible terms " fornication" or " adultery".

The Book of Hebrew 13: 4 has this to say. " Let marriage be honourable among all, and let the marriage bed be without defilement, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers."

A 34-year-old woman explains: " Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but the commitment of marriage makes me feel more secure..... I love the comfort of having admitted to ourselves and the world that we intent to stick together."

In a study of the matter, sociologist Nancy M. Clatworthy found that couples who made a commitment by gettng married, but who had not lived together before marriage, expressed " a greater feeling of happiness and commitment."Read Matthew 19: 3-9.

So to answer your question, which is: What is the foundtion of marriage according to the Bible. Well ! As the Scriptures above show, ' It is not good for a man continue to be alone, and the role of a wife is to help her husband, which means that a man in incomplete without his wife.

Adultry is by no means tolerated by God, and the idea of commitment makes a greater feeling of happiness.

The Book of Malachi 2: 15,16 reminds couples to guard themselves, and not to deal treacherously with the wife of their youth, because God hates divorce.

True Christians follow the example of Christ, who left his life as a model for us. (1 Peter 2:21) Jesus worshipped Jehovah God, and only Jehovah, no one else. He even told the Devil such when tempted by him in the wilderness. (Matthew 4:10)

While it's true there are other gods, Jehovah is the only one that is deemed "Almighty" (Genesis 17:1), which places Him above all gods. (Psalms 97:9; 82:1; Jeremiah 10:11-12; Psalms 135:5; 95:3) He's the only 1 that deserves worship, because without Him, there'd be nothing in existence.

(New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)

Lucifer is a title that was given to the fallen angel, described in the Book of Ezekiel 28: 1-19 as the leader of Tyre, the angel whose heart became haughty and wanted to take over Jehovah God's Sovereighty.

He is described as the model of perfection, full of wisdom, perfect in beauty, adoned with every precious stone and was assigned as the anointed covering cherub on the holy mountain of Jehovah God.

Read Ezikiel 28: 1-14.

He was described as faultless in his ways, until unrighteousness was found in him.

He became violent due to his heart that became haughty and was finally cast out from heaven to the earth, where he began his destructive career.

First in the garden of E'den, then on the whole world, confirmed in the Book of 1 John 5: 19 and Revelation 12: 9.

So to answer your question: Lucifer who became the Devil and Satan, was the fallen angel who was cast out of heaven.

He is now misleading the whole world, and is the leader on earth for the moment, until Jehovah God destroys him in due time.

John 3: 16 reads. " For God loved the world so much that he gave his only begotten so, so that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life."

That being read: It is quite clear that a high price was paid, to save those exercising faith and the reward is everlasting life.

The Book of James 2: 6 shows thart faith without works is dead. Everyone gets paid after affecting what is required of them, in any job place. Why is it so difficult for many to understand, such a logical aspect, concerning God?

Psalm 37: 29 brings to our attention this fact: " The righteous will possess the earth, And they will live forever on it". Which was what was required from Adam and Eve. They lost everlasting life on earth, due to their choice. Genesis 2: 15-17

1 Corinthians 15: 22 reads. " For just as in Adam all are dying, so also in Christ all will be made alive.

John 14: 6 reads. " Jesus said: I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. "

Jesus' followers was aware of the efforts they had put forward to please him.

Ephesians 4: 24 shows that the apostle Paul talked about that new personality. He said : " You should put on the new personality that was created according to God's will", which was what he had to do himself to be approved by God.

It gives proper perspective as to how a real, positive relationship works. It's about putting the interests of others before your own, just as we would like people to treat us. (1 Corinthians 10:24; Matthew 7:12) When your approach to someone is unselfish, you'll find that it's easier to have a good relationship with them, and they with you. This is partly because you'd be demonstrating the key attitude of Christ's true followers-Love. (John 13:35)

(New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)

Spirituality is not the name of a religion. It is the journey of becoming friends with yourself.When the daily rush, stress and confusion exhaust the mind, we start searching for peace & answers within.That search is called Spirituality.It teaches us that true happiness is not outside, but within.

Understanding thoughts, feeling your breath and living life with awareness is what spirituality all about.Spirituality is far more than a set of rituals; it is a profound journey toward inner silence and a deep connection with the universal energy that binds us. It is the art of seeking balance between the mind’s restlessness and soul’s inherent peace. Through the practice of Pranayama and Sacred Mudras, we don't just heal the body; we awaken our consciousness to a higher state of being.

There is only one way to worship God. Ephesians 5: 1 invites us to become imitators of God, as beloved children. And to imitate someone, we have to be closely connected to that person.

To be closely connected to God 2 Timothy 3: 16,17 tells us that the Scripture of God was written to benefit us so that we can be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.

John 4: 23 says that true worshippers will worship the Father with spirit and truth, for indeed, the Father is looking for ones like these to worship him.

Those who desire to gain God's approval should walk in his truth and serve him in his truth. Which means abiding by God's requirments and serving him in faithfulness and sincerity.

Such worship could not be based on imagination but would have to conform to what is in harmony God's standards.

Read Matthew 15: 9; Mark 7: 7

So to answer your question. There is only one true God, therefore there is only one way to worship the only true God, which is with truth.

Jesus is the first creation of Jehovah God. The person who became known as Jesus did not begin life here on earth. He himself spoke of his prehuman heavenly life. in John 3: 13; 6: 38, 62; 8: 23, 42, 58.

This one was in the beginning with God, and is considered to be the firstborn of all creation, confirmed in Colossians 1: 15,16 and because by means of him all other things were created in the heavens and on the earth.

The Book of Genesis chapter 1: 26 shows that God was talking to someone, when he says, God went on to say " Let us " And that person was his Son Jesus, that he sent to earth 2'000 years ago to redeem the human race from sin and death , and to undo the damage caused by Satan in the garden of E'den.

So to answer your question, which is why Jesus was created? Well ! As mentioned above, he took part in the creation of all things in the heavens and on the earth. And he was the only one that could be the perfect ransom to save us from all the harm that was done by the first couple under Satan's influence in the garden of E'den

A Christian is a follower of Christ. Acts 11:26 shows that all those who were followers of Jesus were called Christians. by divine providence.

Read Acts 26: 28, 1 Peter 4: 16.

However the Book of Matthew 7: 21,22 explains that " Not everyone saying to me Lord, Lord will be approved by God.

The Book of James 1: 22 emphazies the importance of our becoming doers of God's word and not hearers only.

Indeed it is. Not every Christian is going to Heaven; the scriptures point out that only 144,000 are going there. These are all hand-picked by Jehovah God and Jesus. (Revelation 14:1-4)

What about the rest of the true Christians that don't go? They'll be counted among the "righteous" that will get to live forever on Earth. (Psalms 37:11 & 29) Those that are righteous at "heart" (a.k.a. their inner person) will be given the chance to know Jehovah and His principles.

(New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)

The answer is given in the book of John 3: 16 in these words. "For God loved the world so much that he gave his only.begotten Son, so that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life".

2'000 years ago God sent his only precious Son to earth, to redeem the human race from sin and death and to undo the damage caused by Satan in the garden of E'den.

Jesus' willingness to surrender his life in our behalf was the greatest expression of his love for us.

God loves us so much that he gave his Son as a ransom, making it possible for us to be delivered from sin and death, confirmed in Ephesians 1: 7.

The ransom is a precious gift from Jehovah God, but he does not force us to accept it. It is up to us to accept Jehovah's gift.

Jehovah God had given mandates to Adam and Eve (Genesis 1:28), and He made it clear that the only way they would die is if they ate from the Tree of Knowledge. (Genesis 2:16-17) In order to know if they truly respected Jehovah's right to rule and loved Him, they had to be tested. Having full control/perfect of His power of foresight, Jehovah chose not to know what they would choose, which is also why He presented this test to them.

(New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)

Adam's creation was mentioned first outright in the Bible (Genesis 2:7), and then Eve. (Genesis 2:21-22) However, in the chronological order of creation itself, it's mentioned in Proverbs that Jesus was the 1st creation of Jehovah God. (Proverbs 8:22-23; Colossians 1:15) In addition, Jehovah was speaking with Jesus when discussing the creation of mankind, saying He would make "them in our image" (Genesis 1:26); this was the earliest reference to Jesus.

(New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)

The Book of Ephesians 1: 7 reads: " by means of him we have the release by ransom through the blood of that one, yes, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his undeserved kindness.

As a perfect man, Jesus was the equal of the first man, Adam, before he sinned. ( 1 Corinthians 15: 45 ) So by Jesus' death, he was able to atone for Adam's sin, that is, to replace what Adam had lost. ( Romans 5: 19 )

Jesus thus became " the last Adam." There is no need for another perfect person to come and pay for what Adam lost. Jesus died " once for all time." ( Hebrew 7: 27; 10: 12 )

What, then, is the differnce between the atonement arrangement and the ransom? The atonement arrangement is the action God takes to restore a good relationship between him and mankind.

The ransom is the price paid to make atonement possible for sinful mankind. This price is represented by Jesus' precious blood poured out in our behalf. -- Hebrew 9: 14.

A Christian is a follower of Christ. And when Jesus Christ was on earth he spoke about his Father's kingdom as the solution for mankind, where God's will, will take place as in heaven also on earth. Read Matthew 6: 9,10

God's purpose for mankind was and still is that we live forever on earth. He gave us the responsibility to take good care of it. Read Genesis 2: 15

Genesis 2: 17 shows that Adam had the choice between life and death. Adam was aware that, if he did not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and bad he would not die. That command would have made no sense if he was meant to grow old and die anyway.

2'000 years ago God sent his precious Son to earth, to redeem the human race from the curse of sin and death and to undo the damage done by Satan in the garden of E'den. Read John 3: 16; 1 John 3: 8.

The kingdom of God in the government that will undo all the harm that millenniums of human rule have done. It will provide: Perfect health, peace and security, and a clean environment. Read Isaiah 33: 24;Revelation 21: 4; Isaiah 54: 13; Micah 4: 4; John 17: 3; Daniel 2: 44 .

So to answer your question, which is: " Why the Kingdom of God is important to Christians? All followers of Jesus Christ are aware that Jesus is no longer a baby in a crib, but the king that will rule over God's government, that will bring peace and security on earth forever, for all those who take their stand for God's government. Read Psalm 37: 29

God's purpose for mankind has always been and still is, that we live forever on earth.

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

Genesis 3: 15, which is the first prophecy in the Bible, shows that, from that day, there was going to have two offsprings. God's offspring ans Satan's offspring.

It also pointed to events that would fulfill his purpose but would not occur until thousands of years later. The final event of that prophecy is the crushing of Satan's head. Read Revelation 20: 7-10.

Soon after Adam and Eve sinned, Jehovah God gave hope to their descendants by means of the prophecy in Genesis 3: 15.

When Jesus was on earth he told us to pray for God's kingdom to come in the book of Matthew 6: 9,10.

That kingdom to come, is the government of God, that will put an end to Satan's influence. For the moment 1 John 5: 19 and Revelation 12: 9 show that the whole world is lying in Satan's power, which explains why our world is in such a mess.

Psalm 37: 29 shows that one day the righteous will possess the earth, and will live forever on it. The Bible was written to help us become righteous , by living up to Gods requirements. Read 2 Timothy 3: 16,17 .So we are not left without help.

2'000 years ago, God sent His precious Son to earth, to redeem the human race from the curse of sin and death and to undo the damage done by Satan in the garden of E'den. Read John 3: 16; 1 John 3: 8.

1 Corinthians 15: 22, reminds us that: " For just as in Adam all are dying, so also in the Christ all will be made alive. The conditions are still the same, which is our dedication to Sovereign God Jehovah, the One who has given us the gift of life.