3. What do you think
about Jesus?
A spiritual
seeker may think the proper order of inquiry is to first
decide if there is a God (a philosophical question) and
then figure out who Jesus is (a historical question). But
another and possibly even more exciting way would be the
reverse order.
Many seekers
discover that when they deal with the person of Jesus,
they find answers to many of their other questions at the
same time.
Is there a
God?
Yes, and He
came to earth in human form in the person of Jesus
Christ. The Bible says in John chapter 16, verse 28,
"I came from the Father and entered the world;
now I am leaving the world and going back to the
Father."
Does God love
me?
Yes! Look at
what He did to show that love: "For God so loved
the world that He gave His one and only Son, that
whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have
eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the
world to condemn the world, but to save the world
through Him" (John chapter 3, verses 16, 17).
What religion
is the right one?
Reconsider
that question in the light of the fact that God wants
a relationship with you, not your religious
affiliation. "You are all sons of God through
faith in Christ Jesus...There is neither Jew nor
Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are
all one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians chapter 3,
verses 26-28).
What do I have
to do to live forever?
Accept Jesus
as your forgiver and your God. See John chapter 6,
verse 40: "For my Father's will is that everyone
who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have
eternal life, and I will raise Him up at the last
day."
How can I
experience meaning and purpose in life?
By following
Jesus and by cultivating your relationships with God
and with other people. Matthew chapter 22, verses
37-40 says: "Love the Lord your God with all
your heart and with all your soul and with all your
mind." This is the first and greatest
commandment. And the second is like it: Love your
neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets
hang on these two commandments."
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