“I am the God of your father, Abraham,” He said. Source: Holy Bible (Psalms 40:4-5 NASB) Available for iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone and more. Life can be a quite a challenge, especially when those around us begin to criticise us. The evidence is there for those with the courage to accept and act on it.     I will be with you. The whole point of Psalm 82 is that earthly judges must act with impartiality and true justice, because even judges must stand someday before the Judge. That was the ancient city of Nineveh, capital of the Assyrian Empire, which repented at the warning of Jonah (Matthew 12:41 Matthew 12:41The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.American King James Version×). Isaiah 43:2 says: When you go through deep waters, © 1995–2021 All correspondence and questions should be sent to info@ucg.org. Accept the evidence that the Bible is true and that it is your Creator's gift to you—His guide for the fruitful, productive and abundant life (John 10:10 John 10:10The thief comes not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.American King James Version×) that He wants you to enjoy! Grow your Prayer life, with Prayers you can keep private or invite Friends. (To learn more, download or request our free booklet You Can Have Living Faith.). God has allowed us the right of free choice and doesn't force us to do things His way. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help you my unbelief. According to the New Testament, the patriarchs and prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures were real people. Paul writes in 1 Timothy 4:12: Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. I love how God’s forgiveness is described in 2 Corinthians 5:17: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! They are not sure where to turn for answers to religious questions. First, I believe the Bible is the Word of God … "Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!" God says you shouldn’t be ashamed of your youth. Why do I question my ability, my character and my right to know God? What is different about those who respond compared with those who do not? God’s own Word, the Bible, shows what an immense care God has for His whole creation, and especially for each one of us people individually. If nations don't mend their ways, what can individuals do?     and lean not on your own understanding; This is not the way God has chosen to work. The Creator has revealed Himself in both science and history, and the two subjects are intertwined. Recent generations have taken a different philosophical attitude toward God, churches, religious experience and the Bible. Do we believe God? We wholeheartedly believe a daily rhythm of seeking intimacy with God has the power to transform lives. Doubting yourself? In that case He could not be our Savior, and our faith would be in vain. For it is God Himself whose power creates within you the desire to do His gracious will and also brings about the accomplishment of the desire. It is our Maker's instruction book, telling us how we … What does God say about them? “Do not be afraid, for I am with you and will bless … If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count. The phrase is used by St. Paul in this Epistle to emphasize important truths, as in 1 Corinthians 5:6; 1 Corinthians 6:2,.9, 15; 9:13, 24.Out of this Epistle it only occurs in Romans 6:16; Romans 11:2. 10 The Bible is “inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight.” (2 Timothy 3:16) Yes, the Bible’s advice is helpful for us today.Jehovah knows how we are made, so he understands how we think and feel. It is our Maker's instruction book, telling us how we should live. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian" (Luke 4:25-27 Luke 4:25-27 [25] But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; - Weymouth Bible For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure. The result? Why is the Bible’s advice helpful for us today? in all your ways submit to him,     you will not be burned up; The message is clear: No matter what others may do, you have the power and responsibility to take personal action and seek God. If the Bible is indeed the inspired instruction of the Creator of the universe to His created beings, what should you do? I doubt my character, my talent and my qualification. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. God wants to speak to you through His Word, and no matter who you are, the Bible can come alive to you. If Christ were mistaken, then He was nothing but a man and a rather uninformed one at that. [58] Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham was, I am. In other words, what should you do with the information you have learned in this booklet? That ye are the temple of God. I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. [27] But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose. '. If the Judge of all mankind called for an accounting (2 Corinthians 5:10 2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he has done, whether it be good or bad.American King James Version×), where would you stand? People speak to me like I am stupid and disregard both my knowledge and my feelings. [26] And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; so that many said, He is dead. One is a conviction that the Bible is indeed the Word of God. In spite of mountains of evidence that can be amassed in favor of the truthfulness of the Bible, having believing faith comes through developing a personal relationship with God. 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