Only God

Only God

"Only God can fully satisfy the hungry heart of man.” 

Hugh Black

“If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, 

take Christ, because He Himself is the way.” 

Thomas Aquinas

Jesus said,

 “I am the way and the truth and the life. 

No one comes to the Father except through me. 

John 14:6

This is what Christians believe. We believe that God reached down to man in the form of Jesus to point mankind to himself.
The writer of Hebrews states,
“In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe.  
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.” Hebrews 1:1-3.
God throughout history has shown himself to man, be it through nature, or through the Jewish prophets. In this day and age however God has entered the world he created in the form of Jesus Christ. He did this in order that man might believe in him and find the way to heaven.
The apostle Paul speaking to the Athenians said,
“In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.  
For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead.” Acts 17:30,31.
The choice however is up to you.
Who do you think Jesus is?
Please think about it.

An Interesting Note

An interesting note
Billy Graham the famous American Evangelist said,
“I have never met a man who has received Christ and regretted it.” Billy Graham.
To which I ask the question:
 How many people who have rejected Christ, have regretted it?
Answer: we may never know.
Sadly there are many people even in the western world who have heard about the saving Grace of Jesus Christ and rejected Him.
My Question to you the reader is what do you think of Jesus.
Napoleon Bonaparte, former French emperor said,
"You speak of Caesar, of Alexander, of their conquests and of the enthusiasm which they enkindled in the hearts of their soldiers; but can you conceive of a dead man making conquests, with an army faithful and entirely devoted to his memory? My armies have forgotten me even while living, as the Carthaginian army forgot Hannibal. Such is our power.”
“I know men and I tell you, Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour, millions would die for him.”
“I search in vain history to find similar to Jesus Christ, or anything which can approach the gospel.  Neither history nor humanity, nor ages, nor nature, offer me anything with which I am able to compare it or to explain it. Here everything is extraordinary.”Napoleon Bonaparte.
Jesus is extraordinary. He can and does transform the lives of those who would ask Him into their lives and let Him do so.
C. S. Lewis said,
“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.”  C.S. Lewis.
The Apostle John speaking of Jesus states,
“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—  children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.” John 1:12,13.
This is unique to Christianity. Those who believe in Jesus become children of God.
The choice however is yours  It come down to who you think Jesus is and what his purpose on this earth was for,
Jesus speaking of himself said,

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, 

that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,

 but to save the world through him.” 

John 3:16,17.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. 

No one comes to the Father except through me.”  John 14:6

  Paul writing to the Romans said,

“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

 and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”

 Romans 3:23,24.

Sinning is falling short of what God wants for you life. Sin separates us from God.
 The apostle John noting,

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins 

and purify us from all unrighteousness.  

If we claim we have not sinned, 

we make him out to be a liar

 and his word has no place in our lives.” 

1 John 1:9,10.

Paul make it clear salvation is not something we can work for. Paul writing to the Ephesians stating,

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith

and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God

 not by works, so that no one can boast.”  

 Ephesians 2:8,9

Ultimately salvation is an act of faith, Hebrews stating,

“And without faith it is impossible to please God, 

because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists 

and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him”

Hebrews 11:6

Faith defined as,

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for 

and certain of what we do not see.” 

 Hebrews 11:1

What do you believe?
Please think about it.

Not Everyone is

Not everyone is
Jesus said,
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.  
Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’  
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’” Matthew 7:21-23.
I hear non-Christians say all the time, “why should I become a Christian, because I see may who claim to be Christian. Who go to church all the time and my life is better than theirs.”
I see their point. I as a Christian know many who go to church who, judged by the way they act at least are not Christians.
Just because someone calls themselves a Christian and goes to church does not make them a Christian. That’s why Jesus said,  “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.’
Sadly over the centuries the Christian church has picked up a lot of baggage that is not Christian. The Christian faith has been used to justify everything from the crusades, to slavery to justifying injustice on various groups of people to killing thousands if not millions of non-Christians.
Today there are people calling themselves Christians, who are trying to restrict the rights of those they disagree with.
I as a Christian have my doubts that such people are Christian.
A Christian is called to by God to Love God, their neighbour and even their enemy. Jesus when asked
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 
Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’  
This is the first and greatest commandment.  
      And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’  
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:36-40  
Jesus went further than that saying,
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’  
But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.  
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?  
  And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?  Matthew 5:43-47.
To be a Christian is to love all people. The apostle Paul setting the Christian standard for love when he wrote,
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 
Love never fails....
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”  1 Corinthians 13:4-8a,13.
To be a Christian is to do no less than to love all people.
What I would say to a non-Christian who sees a person calling themselves a Christian and not loving, not showing genuine love to those around the is disregard them.
There are true Christians out there. Men and women who truly love God, their neighbour, and even their enemy.
What I would suggest is visit a Church and ask the pastor what he or she believes and why.
Please think about it.

The Bible, God, and you

The Bible, God and you
Charles Spurgeon is quoted as saying,
       “The Bible does not need to be defended any more than a caged lion needs to be defended. All we need to do is let it out of its cage, and it will defend itself.”
I find most people who claim they don’t believe in God have never read the Bible. They have heard what others say and never read the Bible for themselves.
You can’t truly know what something says unless you yourself have read it.
As someone has said,
“Maybe the atheist cannot find God for the same reason a thief cannot find a policeman.”
What I would ask of anyone who does not believe in God is to take a copy of the Bible and read it for yourself.
I as a Christian always suggest that you start with the New Testament and see for yourself what the writers of the Bible believed about Jesus.
Christians believe a lot of things about Jesus. The Gospel of John records this incident,
“The Jews gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” 
Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The miracles I do in my Father’s name speak for me, but you do not believe because you are not my sheep.  
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.  
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. 
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.  
I and the Father are one.” 
Again the Jews picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many great miracles from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?” John 10:24-32.
Jesus even when facing death by stoning admitted he was one with God. That He gave eternal life to those who believed in Him. In other words he was God incarnate for only God can give eternal life to anyone.
Jesus speaking of himself gave this warning to all when he said,
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.  Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son”. John 3:16-18.
I could write pages on what I believe about Jesus and each persons need to come into a personal relationship with him. But ultimately the choice is yours the reader.
Please take some time to read the New Testament at the very least and decide for yourself who Jesus is.
C. S. Lewis said, of Christianity,
“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” C. S. Lewis.
It is up to you to decide how important or unimportant Jesus is.
Please think about it.

Christian Belief

Christian Belief
The Gospel of Luke records the actions of Simeon a man called righteous and devout who was in the temple when Jesus was brought in to be dedicated to God.
“Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.  
It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.  
Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying: “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all people, 
a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.” Luke 2:25-32.
Luke believed this account otherwise he wouldn’t have written it down. If such a story was untrue then all of what Christians believe about Jesus is wrong.
Note Simeon said of Jesus,
 “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.”
The writer of Hebrews speaking of Jesus tells us,
“The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.” Hebrews 1:3.
Christians believe that Jesus is God incarnate. That he died for the sins of all who would believe in Him. That He will one day judge the world.
All Christians believe this. Christians believe the words of the apostle John who wrote,
“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—  children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.” John 1:12,13.
Christians believe the words of the Apostle Paul who wrote,
“You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.  
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:26-28.
The apostle Paul also wrote,
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—  not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8,9.
We Christians believe you cannot work your way to heaven. You must accept the grace of God that comes through Christ Jesus. You must accept that Jesus is the Son of God and that he paid the price for your sin, that you may enter Heaven.
Thus the choice is yours.
Who do you think Jesus is?
Please think about it.    

He is coming

He is coming
“He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. Revelations 22:20.
Billy Graham said,
“The Bible says today is the accepted time, today is the day of salvation... But there will come a time when it will be too late for you.” Billy Graham.
I am a Christian. I make no apologies I believe in God. I believe God will one day judge the world.
The apostle Paul speaking in Athens said,
“In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.  
For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead.” Acts 17:30,31.
Prior to the birth of Christ the writer of Ecclesiastes stated,
“Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole  duty  of man. 
For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.” Ecclesiastes12:13,14.
The only question remains is will you meet God as your Saviour or your Judge?
As a Christian I believe you have a choice here and now. It come down to who you think Jesus is and what his purpose on this earth was for,
Jesus said,

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, 

that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,

 but to save the world through him.” 

John 3:16,17.

                 Jesus said,

“I am the way and the truth and the life. 

No one comes to the Father except through me.”  

John 14:6

  Paul writing to the Romans said,

“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

 and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came 

by Christ Jesus.”

 Romans 3:23,24.

      Sinning is falling short of what God wants for you life. Sin separates us from God.
 The apostle John noting,

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins 

and purify us from all unrighteousness.  

If we claim we have not sinned, 

we make him out to be a liar

 and his word has no place in our lives.” 

1 John 1:9,10.

Paul make it clear salvation is not something we can work for. Paul writing to the Ephesians stating,

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith

and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God

 not by works, so that no one can boast.”  

 Ephesians 2:8,9

Ultimately salvation is an act of faith, Hebrews stating,

“And without faith it is impossible to please God, 

because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists 

and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him”

Hebrews 11:6

Faith defined as,

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for 

and certain of what we do not see.” 

 Hebrews 11:1

What do you believe, because your eternal resting place depends on it.
Please think about it.

Principles Universal

Principles Universal
The Psalmist writes,
“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. 
But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. 
Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. 
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. 
For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.” Psalm 1.
Here is a warning to all to walk with God and not the ways of the wicked.
The book of Psalms was written before the time of Christ. They are Jewish moral principles. However Christianity comes out of Judaism and it embraces moral principles God gave Judaism.
The truths spoken in The Tora and what we Christians refer to as the Old Testament are very much Christian truths.
The Book of Deuteronomy states,
“Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.  
These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts.  
Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.  
Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.  
Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.” Deuteronomy 6:5-9.
Jesus echoed this when asked,
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 
Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’  
This is the first and greatest commandment.  
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’  
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:36-40.
Jesus took this principle of Love one step further saying,
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’  
But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,...” Matthew 5:43,44.
God wants us all to show love to all people. No matter who they are.
The apostle Paul gave us a definition of Love that all people everywhere can relate to when he said,

“Love is patient, love is kind.

 It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  

It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, 

it is not easily angered, 

it keeps no record of wrongs. 

Love does not delight in evil 

but rejoices with the truth.  

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 

Love never fails....

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. 

But the greatest of these is love.”  

1 Corinthians 13:4-8a,13

If we are truly showing love to all people we will be doing what Jesus said when he said,
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” Matthew 7:12.
The apostle Paul sets out what are the ideal principles Christians profess when he wrote,
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,  
gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.  Galatians 5:22,23.
These moral attributes are not just Christian principles. They are universal moral principles. Principles needed for a good, safe, and all inclusive society. Principles that we in the twenty-first century need more than ever.
Please think about it.

Of Flowers and God

 Of Flowers and God

“Flowers may beckon towards us, 

but they speak toward heaven and God.”

 Henry Ward Beecher

     Shown here are on the right a Rose as we normally see it. On the left the Rose under magnification.
What we see under magnification is no less beautiful than what we see normally.
However under magnification we can see how wonderfully it is made. Everything in the rose has a purpose and is in perfect order.
It’s the same with the entire universe. From the smallest subatomic particle to the largest galaxies all have purpose and order.  When I look at this I see a divine creator in it all.

The Psalmist tells us,

“The heavens declare the glory of God; 

the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” 

Psalm 19:1.

I know there are people out there who say there is no God. The excuse I hear most often is “I can’t see or touch him. Therefore he doesn’t exist.”
That’s where faith comes in.
The way I see it you can either have faith there is no God. At which time you are placing your eternal resting place on the assumption you know all things and have been everywhere. Because unless you know all things and have been everywhere the thing you don’t know about just might be God. And the place you have never been might be the place God is.
And as far as I know no one living today has been beyond the grave.
On the other hand you can have faith in God and believe the words of the writer of Hebrews who said,

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for

 and certain of what we do not see.”  

Hebrews 11:1

“And without faith it is impossible to please God,

 because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists 

and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” 

Hebrews 11:6         

You can believe the word of the apostle Paul who wrote,
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—  not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8,9.
You can believe the words of Jesus who said,
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.  Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son”. John 3:16-18.
The choice is yours. If Christians are wrong then you have nothing to fear and Christians have lived a good life.
If on the other hand Christians are right in their beliefs as I believe we are. Then you have a lot to at the very least think about.
       Please think about it. 

Points to Ponder

Points to Ponder
Sometimes you can read volumes of material and not get the point of what is being said. Other times a person just needs to see a few short points to get the message. To that end I hope these few points will inspire you to look for God.
      C. S. Lewis said

“A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him 

than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word

 'darkness' 

on the walls of his cell.” 

C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain.

Question

Do you believe in God?

The Psalmist states,

“The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”

 Psalm 14:1

“The heavens declare the glory of God;

 the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” 

Psalm 19:1.

      Note,
      Look around the perfection of the Universe shows the hand of God.

The writer of Hebrews states,

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for 

and certain of what we do not see.”  

Hebrews 11:1

“And without faith it is impossible to please God, 

because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists 

and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” 

Hebrews 11:6.

Question,

How strong is your faith in what you believe?

Are you willing to risk your eternal destiny on what you believe?

The book of Ecclesiastes notes,

“Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: 

Fear God and keep his commandments, 

for this is the whole  duty  of man. 

For God will bring every deed into judgment, 

including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.” 

Ecclesiastes12:13,14

Question,

When you stand before God what will you say?

What will God say to you?

     Please think about it.

A Wise Wager

A Wise Wager
Blaise Pascal wrote,
“Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists.” Blaise Pascal
The above quote is referred to as Pascal’s Wager. Simply put Pascal argues that all people bet with their lives and their eternal resting place that either God exists or he does not.
He argues that the rational person should live as though God exists and to seek to believe in God.
He notes that if God dose actually exist, the believer in God will have lost little in this world. However the reward for believing in God is infinite, eternity in Heaven and everything that entails.
At the same time belief in God means avoiding infinite loss by an eternity in Hell.
However what you believe is up to you. It takes faith to believe in God, even if as Pascal says it is a wise wager.

Faith defined by the writer of Hebrews is,

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for 

and certain of what we do not see.”  

Hebrews 11:1

The writer going on to note,

“And without faith it is impossible to please God,

 because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists 

and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”

 Hebrews 11:6

Thus the choice is yours, do you believe in God or not? Are you willing to wager your eternal resting place on what you believe?
Please think about it.

Freedom

Freedom
“Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole  duty  of man. 
For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.” Ecclesiastes12:13,14
Question: Do we take our freedoms and Rights too much for granted? Do we demand our freedoms and Rights without thought for the freedoms and rights of others.
I found the following in my archives it was written in 2014. I put it here for you to think about.
Today as I write this it is June 6th 2014 the 70th anniversary of D Day. Here in Canada the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is putting on an all day special, commemorating the day a hundred and fifty thousand men rush ashore in Normandy France.
These men risked their life that we might have freedom.
My Father while not at Normandy fought in the British Army in North Africa, Italy, Belgium and Germany. He spoke little of his actual time in Battle he tended to dwell on the good times he had with his friends between the fighting.
One day however when I went to visit him at home. By this time he was in his eighties. He’d been watching television.
Someone who was denying the holocaust ever happened was being sentenced for hate crimes was in the news.
He suddenly started an angry tirade aimed largely at the television. He was very upset saying that he knew the death camps were real. That he was there.
His tirade lasted a few seconds then he settled down. Then he told me for the first time his experience at the Bergen Belsen death camp. He’d been among the liberator of the camp. He’d seen the horror and it had left wounds that he’d never spoken about for decades.
He said that’s why they had fought the war, to end tyranny. That we should always remember those who fought and died to end it.
For me I believe the fear of God was forgotten in Germany during the 1930's and 1940's.
Historians tell us that the late twenties and thirties was a low point for the German people. They were looking for someone to pull them out of the depression that gripped the country. Someone who would also restore national pride.
Hitler appeared to many to be that man. As a result he was allowed to come to power. The result would be by the end of 1945, more than 56,000,000, would die.
    Death camps would claim the lives of 6,000,000 jews alone and five to eight million non-Jews.
The scripture I quoted above says a lot,
“Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole  duty  of man. 
For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.” Ecclesiastes12:13,14
If we believe in God. If we truly walk in the precepts of God. If we love God and we ensure our leadership both political and religious, loves God then the horrors of world war two will not be repeated.
Abba Hillel Silver wrote,
“Faith in God is the strongest bulwark of a free society.  Human freedom began when men became conscious that over and above society and nature there is a God who created them...who fashioned them in His likeness, and that they are, therefore, possessed of intrinsic and independent significance and are endowed, as individuals, with original and irrevocable rights and authority.”
It is only when mankind turns its back on God’s truths of Love for God, our neighbour and even our enemy, that such a thing as world war two can happen.
The men that started world war two were far from God. Their hearts were filled with hate.
We can never let this happen again. We must stand up to hate, prejudges and intolerance wherever it may be.
We must insist that our political and religious leaders exercise tolerance and show love to all irrespective of their race, colour creed, or their lifestyle.
Martin Luther King Jr. once prayed,
“We thank thee, O God, for the spiritual nature of man. We are in nature but we live above nature.
Help us never to let anybody or any condition pull us so low as to cause us to hate.
Give us strength to love our enemies and to do good to those who despitefully use us and persecute us.
We thank thee for thy Church, founded upon thy Word, that challenges us to do more
than sing and pray, but go out and work as though the very answer to our prayers depended on us and not upon thee.
Then, finally, help us to realize that man was created to shine like stars and live on through all eternity.
Keep us, we pray, in perfect peace; help us to walk together, pray together, sing together, and live together until that day when all God’s children, Black, White, Red, and Yellow will rejoice in one common bond of humanity in the kingdom  of our LORD and of our God, we pray. Amen.”
Nelson Mandela said,
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”Nelson Mandela
I as a Christian believe in Love. Love for God, my neighbour, and my fellow man.
Jesus said
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” Matthew 7:12.
These words are a universal truth all people can understand. That if put into practice can and will make the world a better place for all.
Think about it.

God, Faith, You

God, Faith, You
C. S. Lewis writes,
“He shows much more of Himself to some people than to others-not because He has favourites, but because it is impossible for Him to show Himself to a man whose whole mind and character are in the wrong condition.” C. S. Lewis.
Over the years I’ve heard many Atheist say there is no God. It is also a fact that no matter what you say to some who claim to be atheist they will not believe what you have to say. Their mind is made up.
To them I say that is your God given choice. God when He created man did not make robots. He gave each person the freedom to believe what they want. That includes the right not to believe in God.
Peter John Kreeft writes,
“Atheism treats people cheaply. Also, it robs death of meaning, and if death has no meaning, how can life ultimately have meaning? Atheism cheapens everything it touches, look at the results of communism, the most powerful form of atheism on earth.
And in the end, when the atheist dies and encounters God instead of nothingness he had predicted he’ll recognize that atheism was a cheap answer because it refused the only thing that’s not cheap the God of infinite value”Peter John Kreeft ph.d.
That being said I have met people who call themselves atheist but simply have not bothered to look at the Bible. People who have not even read the New Testament. They say there is no God simply because others have told them so, or they have never bothered to look for God.
Believing in God is an act of Faith. The writer of Hebrews states,

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for 

and certain of what we do not see.”  

Hebrews 11:1

“And without faith it is impossible to please God,

 because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists 

and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” 

Hebrews 11:6.

You cannot find God if you are not seeking Him. You will not find God if your mind is made up that he does not exist. You must be looking for God.
Thus my Question: Are you looking for God?
If you are, may I suggest you start by reading the New Testament and find out what the early believers in God and Jesus believed.
Then why not visit a Church. I recommend Baptist Churches around the world. Talk to their pastor ask him what they believe and why. Then make up your mind whether God exist or not.
Please think about it.