The Right Question

The Right Question

When you are in search of an answer, to get the information you want or need, you have to ask the right question(s). I have heard it said that at some point most people will, in one form or another, ponder three fundamental questions: Where did I come from? Why am I here? What happens when I die?

Thankfully the Bible truthfully and accurately answers these questions!

Question 1: Where did I come from?

• Genesis 1:27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
• Psalm 139:13-14 For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.
• Biblical Answer: God is the creator of all life. God not only created the first man and woman, He created the entire human race. Every single human life is a gift from God; intentionally and personally made by Him.

 

Question 2: Why am I here?

• 1 Corinthians 10:31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
• Revelation 4:11 “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.”
• Biblical Answer: You are here to glorify God. All you think, desire, say and do should be for His glory!

 

Question 3: What happens to me when I die?

• Matthew 25:46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
• Acts 24:15 I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust.
• Biblical Answer: After you die you will spend eternity in Heaven or hell. Heaven means eternity in the presence of God; a sinless, perfect paradise. Hell means suffering the wrath of God; physical, emotional and spiritual suffering without end.

According to the Bible, the first two questions each have only one answer. In other words, the outcome to these two questions is absolute. However, the third question has two possible answers! And since the two possible outcomes are unchangeable, eternal and drastically different, the right question to ask is:

How do I get to Heaven?

• John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
• God sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, to earth to live a sinless life, to die on a cross to pay for our sins and then rise from the dead.
• For more about salvation is Jesus Christ:
• Read the ‘Easter is Good News’ post on this site (April 19, 2014)
• Start reading the Bible (the book of John is a great place to start)
• Start attending a Bible believing Christian Church
• John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
• Jesus Christ is the only way to Heaven. You must understand who He is, believe what He did and then make a decision to accept His gift of salvation and surrender your life to His Lordship.
• Matthew 12:30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.
• There is no middle ground. You are either for Christ or against Him. Don’t delay in seeking Him out. Don’t delay your decision to accept Him. You are not promised tomorrow.

Prayer

Dear Lord, gracious Father, You have the answers to every question. Please move in the hearts of those who need salvation in Christ. Send them Your Word. Reveal Yourself and Your truth to them. Bring forth a Christian who can disciple them. I love You and I thank You for Your goodness, mercy and love. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Easter is Good News

Easter is Good News

Personally, I don't get overly concerned about secular Easter traditions like coloring eggs, candy, baskets, chocolate bunnies, big family lunches, etc. That is, as long as the true meaning and importance of Easter is not overshadowed or overlooked.

Easter is the most sacred holiday for Christians.  

• We Commemorate Holy Week.  
• We Celebrate the ‘Last Super’ and the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
• We Contemplate what this all means (satisfaction of the sin debt, salvation for the lost, security in the promise of eternal life).

• 1 Cor 15:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, 

 

‘Gospel’ literally means ‘good message’. Every living person needs this good news!

• John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
• Because of His perfect love for humanity, God sacrificed Jesus Christ, His one-of-a-kind Son, so that sinners can be forgiven and spend eternity in Heaven worshipping Him.
• Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
• God didn’t require humanity to ‘get right’, clean up or anything else before He sacrificed Christ. The same holds true today! You don’t clean yourself up before you come to Christ. You come to Christ just as you are and He cleanses you with His blood.
• Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
• God gives you the faith to believe. This is an undeserved blessing! There is absolutely nothing you can do to earn salvation. You do have to believe it, accept it, and surrender to it to be saved.
• 2 Corinthians 5:21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
• You are only allowed into Heaven when you stand before God just as righteous as He is. You can never achieve that. But when you are washed in the blood of Christ, His righteousness is credited to you. You are righteous before God only if you are surrendered to Christ and washed in His blood.
• Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
• Cry out to God with the true message of salvation, the Good News of Easter – Christ is God, He died for you to pay for your sins, and He rose from the dead, defeating death as your guarantee of eternal life in Heaven.

God loves you. Beg Him to reveal Himself and His truth to you!


Prayer

Father, please bring the comfort of assurance to Your children. Pease draw the lost to salvation in Christ with the eternal truth of the Gospel message. May Your will be done. In Christ’s name I pray, Amen.