Something to think about

Don’t say that the bible is the Word of God, then let some preacher tell you what it means.

The Bible tells us that there is only one God (Malachi 2;10) and His name is Jehovah in the English language. (Exodus 6;3)

God has only one name. God said to Moses, as is recorded in Exodus 6:3, my name is Jehovah. The name Jehovah is the English translation of the Hebrew name of God which is Yehovah which was developed from the original tetragrammaton, meaning four letters which was YHWH. These four letters were pronounced Yahweh.

Jesus made the proclamation that God (Jehovah) sent His only begotten Son into the World to be the Messenger of a New Covenant that God was entering into for His people and His Son was named Jesus according to the commandment given to Joseph by an Angel (Matthew 1;21)

(Note by author) The meaning of begotten means that Jesus was born of a woman by procreation with the Lord God Jehovah being His Father.

Jesus also made the proclamation that only those who believe that Jesus was the Son of God will obtain eternal life for their belief, but those who do not believe will perish in the Lake of Fire (Hell). (John 3;16 & Revelation 20;15).

It is only because of the existence of the Judaea Christian Bible have we learned about Jehovah God and His Son Jesus Christ and what God expects of each one of us to be saved from perishing and what He expects of each one of us to inherit eternal life.

Do you believe in the existence of God? Well I certainly do, but beyond just believing, I know that God exists because of the unquestionable ways He has interacted with me during my life.

Do you believe that Jesus is the Son of God? Well I certainly do because Jehovah God has proclaimed it to be true in the Bible, the same way we have learned of Jehovah God’s existence. 

In spite of the teaching of those who have falsely claimed of being sent by God to preach and teach that the Bible is inerrant from cover to cover it is not. The Bible does contain errors introduced into it by some of those who were a part of writing it and some of those who were a part of translating it into the English language.

Only by learning the complete truth of the meaning of Bible scripture from a God sent person who has the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and not from a person who puts their own interpretation of scripture and teaches it as true fact will we know for sure.

How can we be sure of a person who has been sent by God and if their teaching is true? Give it the WORD test. If what a person teaches does not say what Bible scripture says, they are false preachers and teachers and everyone should avoid subjecting themselves to their teaching.

What is your eternal destination? Will it be Heaven or Hell?

It’s not too late if you are reading this to insure that you will be saved.

Don’t let any man or woman convince you that their interpretation of Bible scripture is true. Let the Holy Spirit reveal the truth to you. That is why God sent His Spirit into our hearts to teach us the truth.

Back to the Bible is the way.

The Rest of the Story

This is a sequel to the articles I wrote about the “Life of a Caregiver” and “Grieving over my last Baby”. This is about a bed. My bed which was my refuge and comfort to look forward to after a grueling day of taking care of my sick wife and the household chores that I face every day.

My Bed, which afforded me comfort for many years and one that I shared with my baby Lucy. There was a day when Lucy could jump up into my bed and sleep with me because it was low enough for her to do it. Then I was persuaded to raise the bed higher because the bedspread touched the floor and was getting dirty around the edges. So I put some blocks under it and raised it up about 8 inches.

Now it happened that my baby Lucy couldn’t jump up into it because it was too high. So I purchased some doggie steps so Lucy could walk up them and get into my bed whenever she wanted to. But Lucy never would use them and this ended the times that she slept with me.

Then came the time when my wife decided that I needed a new box springs and mattress which I was against because my bed was very comfortable and I was happy with it. This was just another infringement of my life that turned out bad. After a time of nagging about my old bed and feeling sorry for my sick wife not being able to make any decisions pertaining to the household, I reluctantly agreed to replace my bed, but I would have to pay for it as my wife didn’t want to spend her money for it.

Anyway, this would give me the opportunity to lower my bed back down to a level that our new dog Susie could jump up on it with me. It turned out that even by removing the blocks from under it, it turned out to be higher than it was before. So high that I could barely touch the floor when I sat on the side of it making it difficult to take my shoes off and on.

To make matters even worse, my wife bought bed spreads and sheets that made my bed look like one that a woman would like, but not a man. To me it had a sissified look.

The very first night I tried to sleep on this new mattress was miserable. It took me over two hours to fall asleep and my night was miserable because the mattress was hard, not conforming to my body and kept me in pain most of the night.By 2;30 in the morning I was forced to give up and got up.

If I only had my old mattress still at the house, it would go back on my bed and provide the comfort to me that I’ve had for many years. My place of comfort and refuge is no more.

Seriously

Do we ever take our existence seriously enough? What is the ultimate reality of life and our true existence? The meaning of life is a philosophical question concerning the significance of life or existence in general. It can also be expressed in different forms, such as "Why are we here?", "What is life all about?", and "What is the purpose of existence?" It has been the subject of much philosophical, scientific, and theological speculation throughout history.

Look at the World around us. What we see is nothing new. Life as we see it now has been going on since the beginning of time. There is nothing new under the sun. What we have done throughout our lives is no different than what many other persons have done throughout their lives since life first came into being.

There are those of us who believe that an intelligent being, a God, created this World and the people who are in it. Then there are those who believe that humans evolved from some minute’ cell that has always existed. Then there are those of us who absolutely give life and the origin of life no serious thought at all.

I don’t believe that anyone has the belief that they are going to live forever on this Earth because death of our human bodies is a reality that we experience throughout our lives. Even when armed with that knowledge there are those of us who just ignore the reality of death and live our lives for whatever we can experience for our pleasure from one day to the next. Life is like a vapor of smoke that exists today and vanishes tomorrow, eventually to be remembered no more.

When we are very young, we look forward to the excitement that life has to offer us. As we become young adults and grow into our middle age we begin to treasure our possessions like cars and houses and the many things that we can acquire. These are all temporal things that we find pleasure in, but only for a certain time. Only when we reach our senior years do we begin to see what life is all about. It is not about what we have gained in the order of personal possessions, because when we part this life, none of those things that we formally possessed will be of any value. Life is not about all the fun and excitement we enjoyed in our younger years because just the memory of those things is not enough to sustain ourselves in our twilight years of life.

So considering all of that, what do we have to look forward to as our life on Earth draws to a close? The Bible tells us that it is appointed unto all persons once to die, but after that the judgment. What if you don’t believe that the Bible is of any consequence. If you don’t believe what it says and you reject it, then what will you look forward to when your life ends?

Seriously, what is your life worth? Our lives are as a vapor of smoke that appears for a little while, then vanishes away never to be seen again, for out of the dust of the Earth we were born and back into that dust we shall return, with nothing gained by our lives except for the memories of us that have been retained by others, but these memories also will eventually be lost in the passage of time.