There is an article on FocusOnTheFamily.com which lists five benefits of parental love. The five benefits and descriptions are listed below and I would like to apply them to our families and to our spiritual lives. Spiritual Growth Love is a physical need for children. When children receive and learn to give love, they wonât be as thirsty for love from people outside the family. The authentic love of parents helps children develop an identity as a beloved child of God, one who has the … [Read more...] about Benefits of Parental Love
Eternal Life
God of the Living
God instructed Adam not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If he did eat, God said the consequences would be that dying, you shall die. In time, both Adam and Eve, did eat the fruit, and so death entered the world. Ever since then, humanity has been cursed with a physical death. The question came up soon after: what happens after death? Throughout history, man has developed many different explanations and ideas related to what happens after … [Read more...] about God of the Living
A Message of Hope
Our world could use some good news. It seems for most people that their hope is that we will âget through thisâ and things will get better. But that doesnât seem to be happening. Unfortunately, man is unaware that his path is being directed by an evil being who does not plan for things to get better. There is simply a growing sense of hopelessness because positive expectations are not being met. God did not create man to live in a hopeless world. He created man to have a relationship with … [Read more...] about A Message of Hope
Character: Our #1 Goal
God created mankind in His image and likeness (Genesis 1:26-27). The Bible makes it clear that the basis of God's character is love, so developing Godly love is to be our primary focus in life as followers of Christ. The entire universe has been finely tuned to facilitate a life that can choose to develop this character trait. There are 4 main forces at play in the universe. Two of them are gravity and electromagnetism. It is obvious that a lot of thought and effort has gone into balancing … [Read more...] about Character: Our #1 Goal
Do We Have an Immortal Soul?
Recently I read a statement made by a major religious denomination based in the United States that surprised me. They wrote, âDivine grace is needed by every soul in consequence of the Fall of Adam." What is meant by âsoulâ is not stated, but the belief in the âfall of Adamâ is linked to the belief that man has an immortal soul. The âfall of Adamâ is a widely held belief and without some thought it may seem a reasonable description of what happened in the Garden of Eden. First, we need to … [Read more...] about Do We Have an Immortal Soul?