Where is your trust?
by Josh Mackay |
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Many people believe that there is a God, but this belief has no real impact on their day-to-day lives. People also have many theories on life. Some people say that everything happens for a reason. Some believe in destiny or fate; that things are just going to happen no matter what you do. Others believe in Karma, where in life you get what you deserve. Some believe in 'luck' and are extremely superstitious, whereas others say that there is no meaning in life; everything is just random and happens by chance. ...Read More
What is God like
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The word ‘god’ is a word that is greatly misused, with statements like, ‘Oh my god’ (or ‘OMG’ for text messages or on-line) being used with no thought about what is being said. The concept of God, the superior being that lives in heaven, is also greatly misunderstood. The majority of people do believe in some form of God, but many have little idea about what He is like. Commonly, God is incorrectly thought of in one of two ways. ...Read More
We are what we believe
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What we believe affects the way we live. This is a simple saying that, when we understand it, can have a huge impact on our life. It simply means that if, for example, a person thought that honesty was the most important thing, then it would cause them to be honest in everything they did. The problem with life is that we don’t always know what it is we believe. The way we are living is being affected but we don’t know why. The following story about a man from the Bible will help this make sense. ...Read More
He died for me
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Barabbas was a man who lived in Jerusalem, Judea, around AD29 during the time of the Roman Empire. Barabbas was a troublemaker, a thief and a murderer. The punishment for his crimes was that he had to be crucified; which was a common punishment. This meant that he was to be nailed to a wooden cross until he would die of exhaustion and suffocation. Beyond these details, the Bible does not tell us very much about Barabbas, so the story described below is a realistic interpretation of what may have taken place. ...Read More
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