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Before I get to this answer, I think it’s interesting to consider why some people believe in God, even from a young age, why some people reject God, and why some people don’t believe either way. Having been a Christian for a few decades now, it’s clear to see that many people outright reject God and the possibility that He exists. The answer more often than not is that they can’t believe in something they can’t see. On the face of it, it seems like a fair response. But to people like me, who believed from a young age simply from questioning their own self-existence and acknowledging the natural world, it actually seems like a very naive and immature response. I mean, how can you look at the incredibility of the natural world around you and draw the conclusion that God does not exist? As a Christian in the Kingdom of God, looking outward to the secular fallen world, I can only determine that God has not intervened in that person's life to draw them to Himself. I honestly think that ...

  (Image is Copyright of Inspireholiness.com) The Bible tells us that “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works” (2 Timothy 3:16-17 KJV). I take the view of the inerrancy of scripture, although that is not what I will discuss here.  You can do some research for yourself on these things I’m going to mention rather than take my word for it.  In our generation, more and more historical accounts of Jesus are being discovered. Take a look at the Megiddo Mosaic, the Caiaphas ossuary, and the findings from the Garden and tomb of Jesus. With a quick search, you can find a lot of information, including early historical writers of Jesus' life. There are many historians, including atheist scholars, who verify a historical Jesus. The reality is that not many people question whether or not Jesus was a person who...

  If someone were to ask me how to come to faith in Christ, this would be my answer: Just fall, on Him.  'Just fall' is an answer to many a person's point in life or journey to, or in, God. And it's relevant even to those with depth of spiritual maturity. We can see in the Word that notable figures had a reliance on God for their whole life, and they had an understanding of God's sovereignty, even if they didn't fully understand it. "For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen." — Romans 11:36  As we get older, our sins become seemingly more apparent, even if we perceive ourselves to be sinning less. Even as I write this, I feel convicted that I'm suggesting faith is a performance, may it never be! Though I do think that my glaring sin does help me to address my sinful behaviour. And at these times, it's another opportunity to 'Just fall'.  I believe we get to a point in our faith where we k...

  This blog is a follow-up on my previous post regarding pain and suffering . I realised after reading that it could be helpful to share a bit more on what I meant when I said several times that life has been "hard".  It's challenging for me to explain to someone else exactly what I'm feeling. Well, it was particularly when we were going through our deepest challenge, and even after. I wanted to come up with a way to describe to people close to me how I felt. My initial words words were "I felt like my heart had been ripped out, but I was still alive." That's the description I could come up with to describe the emotional pain. Although I didn't tell that to anyone, at least not until I could express it further. I'm not the same person I was before this happened.  And if you asked me how I'm different, I'm not sure I could explain how, but I'll try. No, I don't have the words, I just know I am changed, my soul is not the same.  Now...

Have you ever asked this question, or know somebody who has? I have. My pain, though, was for the suffering of my child, who experienced a most serious illness from 7 years old. The initial treatment lasted around 18 months; however, some of it may be lifelong, we pray not. How can a child from a Christian family become so unwell or even go home early, as some do? How, Why? Maybe you are asking about your own illness. These are very serious questions, and if you are asking them right now because of a current situation, I am deeply sorry you are going through this trauma. When we went through these most traumatic times, just a few years ago, we knew other families going through virtually the same thing. One of those families was a Jesus-believing household, and the other was not. Both children from those families, aged 18 years old, did not recover from their illness. I'll be honest with you. As a Christian for many years, I could not understand it. At first, in the earliest months,...