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Christianity: reconcilliation to God, and eternal life

The Bible is full of numbers; 6 days of work, 10 commandments, 12 tribes of Israel, 40 days in the wilderness, Daniel's 70 weeks, and, of course, 666! Are these random numbers or do they have symbolic meaning? Digging deeper, since each Hebrew and Greek letter has a numeric value, then is the numeric value of a Hebrew or Greek word significant?

Discover more at Bible Numbers and Gematria

It is estimated that over 200 million Christians in 80 countries worldwide are being persecuted because of their faith. Statistics show martyrdoms increasing yearly, from 35,000 in 1900 to an estimated 260,000 this year. Why?

World events are moving rapidly to a climax and the end of the age. World organisations, the EU, cashless trading and electronic ID, terrorism and lawlessness, the growth of Israel and climate change have all come to prominence within some 50 years! Since all these events (and many more) are foreseen in the Bible, it makes sense to believe some of the other Bible statements. The Bible says there is hope in a dark world.
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Verifiable Testimonies

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Christianity - Summary

Christianity is centered on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, and upon biblical records dating from c1500 BC to New Testament times. Today some 33% of the world population call themselves 'Christian' and 28% of the world is still 'unevangelised' (Christianity Statistics). Christian belief is formally set out in Christian Creeds. A less formal and broader summary of beliefs held by many evangelical Christians is as follows:

  • Jesus is one with God the Father and the Holy Spirit and as such is divine.
  • Jesus, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit is co-Creator of heaven and earth.
  • Jesus of Nazareth was God in human form, who died and rose again for the salvation of sinful mankind.
  • Believers in Jesus are promised forgiveness, reconciliation to God, a resurrected immortal body and eternal life.
  • The Hebrew and Greek scriptures in the Bible are taken to be God-inspired and therefore true.
  • The Bible, and particularly Jesus' teachings give God's transcendent moral standards for man.
  • The Bible gives many prophecies pertaining to the end of the age.
  • The true church will be supernaturally removed from the earth at the end of the age and before God's judgements upon the earth.
  • The nation of Israel will be used as God's special witness at the end of the age.
  • Jesus will to return at the end of the age to rule the earth from Jerusalem.
  • Man lives only once and after death will be judged righteously by God.
  • The existence of Heaven and Hell was confirmed by Jesus.

Based upon these beliefs, and the imminence of Christ's return indicated by prophecy, it is argued that there are urgent and important steps for everyone to take:

Marriage

International symbol for marriage!

Some marriages often feel like this! So why bother with marriage? What are its advantages for individuals and society in general? How would we define marriage? Is God needed in marriage? The Bible has the answers.

Marriage is a relationship and Christ's relationship to man is our ultimate model for marriage - a loving relationship involving leadership, trust and responsibility. According to the Bible, marriage mystically symbolises the intrinsic 'oneness' between male and female and is so important that it is the first sociological rule laid down for man (Gen 2.20-25). It is fundamental in the areas of sexual morality, raising children, human companionship and social cohesion.

Healing

Crippled by back problems - now can do acrobatics

Crippled by back problems - now he can do acrobatics!

This picture was taken during David Hathaway's gospel crusades in Russia, Siberia, Ukraine and Europe - see God's miracles in Russia. The man was crippled by back problems but was healed in the name of Jesus.

Out of 35 recorded miracles of Jesus in the gospels, 26 of them involve some form of healing (including raising from the dead and deliverance from evil spirits). At least half involved some form of physical healing. Clearly, Jesus regarded healing to be fundamental to people's needs, and He still does!

Christian Doctrine - Creeds

Christian doctrine is a set of fundamental beliefs accepted as authoritative and true by the church. The beliefs are formally set out as a creed. The most widely accepted creeds are the Apostles' Creed and particularly the Nicene Creed (which is accepted by Roman Catholic, Protestant and Eastern Orthodox churches). Some non-mainstream churches see no need for a formal creed, although this could be seen as dangerous since it encourages vague thinking and heretical concepts.

A major area of controversy has been the doctrine of the Trinity

The Millennium - Fact or Fiction?

The Bible states that Christ will rule the earth for 1,000 years

What will happen to the earth at the end of the age? One popular Christian belief (Premillennialism) is that Christ will return to the earth and reign over the nations for 1,000 years. Others see the start of a new heaven and a new earth (Postmillennialism), or that the millennial references in scripture are just symbolic (Amillennialism).

Image courtesy NASA's Earth Observatory

The main Christian creeds state that Christ will come again to judge the living and the dead. But they stop short of how He will come and what happens to earth at that point in time. A literal interpretation of Bible prophecy indicates that Christ will come back to the Mount of Olives and reign as King from Jerusalem. In fact, there is so much detail given about the millennium in scripture that it is difficult to take this dispensation as anything but a literal, future, and very different period of life on this earth.

The Christian's Tool Shed

Prayer is the most basic tool of the Christian life

Prayer is the fundamental tool in the believer's tool shed. Jesus said "If you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you. " (John 16.23)

In addition, believers in Christ are given specific promises, gifts, and authority in order to live the Christian life.

Promises: Faith in Christ brings promises of forgiveness, a loving relationship with the living God, a new life here on earth, a safe eternal destiny ...

Gifts: Faith in Christ brings gifts, such as freedom from fear, inner peace, strength, knowledge, wisdom ...

Authority: Faith in Christ gives the church the right (or authority) to use God's power e.g. in healing ...

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