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A drowning man can fill his lungs with water, and every human being can fill their soul with something other than the love of God. The problem is that there is no substitute for air, and there is no substitute for God. Anything else brings death. | A drowning man can fill his lungs with water, and every human being can fill their soul with something other than the love of God. The problem is that there is no substitute for air, and there is no substitute for God. Anything else brings death. | ||
Before we continue with the questions about God, here is the answer: In the beginning God created a man and a woman, Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve disobeyed God's one commandment. Since then all the children of this cursed couple have been subject to death, suffering, and temptation. God could have | Before we continue with the questions about God, here is the answer: In the beginning God created a man and a woman, Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve disobeyed God's one commandment. Since then all the children of this cursed couple have been subject to death, suffering, and temptation. God could have completely abandoned or obliterated the human race, but he instead chose to redeem his children (that is what he calls us) by sending his Son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins that we might live. | ||
Those who believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and keep his Word, have eternal life. | Those who believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and keep his Word, have eternal life. |