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WHY THERE IS EVIL IN THE WORLD? WHAT IS THE GOD'S FORGIVENESS?
hai carla, thankyou for your message, I wanted my friend to come to this website but he is not a christian and he is a HINDU so i don't know whether he would love to come to this website but i will…
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Seeking comforting passages to share with my terminally ill dad
hai ginny, I am so sorry to know about your dad's situation. I know it is a very difficult time for you and your family. But remember our God is our protector, he will guide you and your family in t…
Replied Sep 21
WHY THERE IS EVIL IN THE WORLD? WHAT IS THE GOD'S FORGIVENESS?
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Hai, i thought to place this topic in the discussion because i could get many answers. Also this is a serious topic and i have been challenged and also many christians as well, so whatever your reply…
Started this discussion. Last reply by Scribe D'Nucov Sep 23.
WHY THERE IS SO MANY DIVISIONS IN CHRISTAINITY?
Greetings to you in the name of our lord, Sorry for being late to reply to your comment. Actually i was searching for the answers in contrast to what you have replied to the discussion topic and it…
Replied Sep 10
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Agreed - excellent question "have you heard of Jesus? what have you heard?"
I saw a man lead a hindu to Christ by asking essentially that same question, last July.
Hi Jinto,
I believe that Sherwood gave you some excellent advice... That is a good way to start by asking 'Have you ever heard of Jesus? If so..what have you heard? love that!
Sure invite him to come and ask his questions... Do you think he is see…
Jinto, the scrpitures teach - "But a natural man does not accept the things of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spritually appraised."
My experience teaches me that quoting scriptures - without a…
hai carla, thankyou for your message,
I wanted my friend to come to this website but he is not a christian and he is a HINDU so i don't know whether he would love to come to this website but i will try to tell him as you said. god bless you.
with…
A thought to consider - "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and becauuse of the word of their testimony...." (Revelation 12:11)
The explanation of evil, its source and its ramifications, comes clear as we learn how to walk the talk - ev…
God is All-Wise. He will not do anything foolish. God is also All-Knowing, of all events in all of time.
Yes, he knew Satan would rebel and that Adam would sin.
In allowing Satan to bring evil in the world, he was able to show "the riches of his g…
Sherwood, Jinto is the person asking the question, on behalf of a friend, which I have attempted to answer. I recommended Lee's book because I felt he did an excellent job of answering this question. I could go and review his answers, but I didn't f…
I have a question related to the commonly used explanation that evil in this world came as a result of Satan's disobedience to God. Being that God encompasses all knowledge; including past, present, and future events; did He not know that Satan woul…
hai ginny,
I am so sorry to know about your dad's situation. I know it is a very difficult time for you and your family. But remember our God is our protector, he will guide you and your family in the way you should go. Thank God for providing you…
Hi Jinto,
In addition to the other answers you have gotten here, I would like to add this also:
Why is there evil in the world? Because satan has been cast down here..and he is the 'god' of this world.
2Cr 4:4 Satan, the god of this evil world, ha…
Excellent presentation. There was a time - those 45 years I spent attending church and not realizing I was a sinner, however, when explanations were not good enough. After (now) 35 years of walking in the light, I have found that many understand, bu…
HI Jinto...
It seems to me that you are struggling with trying to understand why evil is allowed... and how to cope with it....
I do not believe it was Gods will for sin to enter into his creation....when he created the world ......he said it was…
Who/what is Jinto? Whose friend are you speaking of? And why are you recommending Lee Strobel when there is so much to be gleaned from the word of God, our scriptures?
Evil will be around s until the last hour, in fact, the last second - so, our re…
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- At 1:27pm on September 13, 2009,
Nienie said… - Welcome
Glad you joined our wonderful internet family, sharing the love of Christ, learning and growing in your spiritual life.And as a bonus making wonderful friends.
May you experience a wonderful fellowship and growth with all the others by joining in the groups and forums and share the love of Christ.
Blessings Nienie
- At 3:30am on September 10, 2009,
kathleen aldea said… 
Hello, welcome to this site AAG… where we can meet friends and brethren in Christ.. a christian fellowship site that helps to increase our faith, be encourage and be a blessing to all … come join also in the groups like Christian Youth Convergence, Miracle Grow, The Net Prayer Room and others…always keep n touch en God bless you..
- At 2:43pm on September 4, 2009,
Bob B said… - Hi Jinto,
Here is my story with God, hope it blesses you, and I am glad to meet you also.
HOW I CAME TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST AND BECAME BORN AGAIN
Opening statement.
The following is a interview with some questions you might have if you have not become a follower of Jesus Christ and been born again. It is my story with God. My prayer is that you too will find salvation that comes through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
In the book of John 3:16 it says, “For God loved the world so much that He gave his only begotten son Jesus to die in our place. So that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
“Jesus said he was the way the truth and the life. He also said that no one could come unto the Father but through him.” ( John 14:6 )
A scripture verse in the book of John 17:3 says; “This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.”
The following might be some questions you might ask me about my faith.
Question 1 - Before you became a follower of Jesus Christ;
What was your life like? What was your mindset?
Answer- My life was... My mindset was...
I am 49 years old and for the first 15 years of my life I live in a very tough situation that included poverty and neglect, physical, emotional, social, and sexual abuse.
I had a father who was an alcoholic, who also was illiterate because he never was sent to school when he was a child.. He was put to work in the logging camp where his family lived . He met my mother who was dating his brother and she ended up marrying him. My mom came from a good family and it was hard for them to see her with this man and his family who were all drunks. My mom had 5 children in less than 5 years, and the last 3 of us were 11 months a part, and I was the middle child.
My earliest memories are of living in a one room tar paper shack, and of my father taking off and leaving us with nothing to eat. My grandmother (mothers side) did all she could do to make sure we had food and cloths. My mother would leave my father and move us all to my grandmothers house, then would after a few months bring us all back to my father. This pattern continued throughout my childhood. Although my mother hated my father because he abused her, and neglected the family, she still kept going back to him.
By the time I was 5years old I had been hospitalized due to abuse, My father's youngest brother was very mentally ill. He lived next door to us and would abuse us. One day when my father was gone he raped my mother in front of us kids with a knife. He would sexually and physically abuse us kids and we lived in terror of him all the time.
My brother Ray was 11 months younger than me was, and he was mentally retarded. He was institutionalized when he was 8 years old. We felt that he was the lucky one because he got out.
My sister, 2 other brothers, and myself lived this double life. My mothers brother would come and get us and bring us to my grandmothers house where she would have cloths for us and would give us hair cuts, clean us up so the rest of the family would see all these cute little kids.
All my childhood pictures show us in all our nice new cloths and no pictures were ever taken in the other place. I made a decisions when I was very young that I did not want to be like my father's family.
Back in the 1960s many of the children who were impoverished were sent to special schools because in many situations the children were socially maladjusted because of neglect. My 2 brothers, and my sister were sent to one of these schools which robbed them of any kind of education . But I thank God I was sent to regular school. I felt like an outsider in my home because I didn't go to the same school as my siblings. I still ended up being sent to a camp for mentally retarded when I was 9 years old. Because of this I felt that there had to be something wrong with me too. We had no running water and no indoor plumbing in this old house we moved into that was old and a wreck. It seemed that we were always fighting off head lice and bedbugs.
By the time I was 15 years old I was a mess, I felt like I had no way of escaping from this the pain and agony in my soul. I had started drinking at 12 and smoking was going down a road to destruction. I had no way of dealing with the darkness that was growing inside me. The only thing I could think of was quiting school when I was 16, that was my great goal of my life. I had nothing beyond that to look forward too.
Question 2 - What caused you to begin considering God? How did you come to the conclusion that Christ was the solution to your needs? What finally motivated you to actually come to God for forgiveness and to accept Christ as your Lord and savior?
Answer – It was because I ...
I had a relative who was in a terrible accident and became blind. He started going to the church that was near my home. I remember the pastor coming to see my relative. Then he and all his family started going to church. I went to church with them some times. I had a man who would become the pastor of that church, he told me about salvation, but I was to young at 10 years old to understand.
I had a great Grandmother (mothers side) who was a Christian, and she was called the holy roller of the family. I am sure she prayed for me and my family to find Jesus.
Question 3 – Tell me what took place, and tell me how did you receive Christ?
Did you go to church? Did you read the Bible? Did some one tell you how to do it?
Answer - I received Christ...
In the winter of February 1975 when I was 15 these three men came to my house from the church and invited us to come to a youth group called, “Word of Life Bible Club” That day I remember that my older brother and myself were just going to talk to them to mock the preacher boys as we called them.
Something happened inside of me that day as they shared about Jesus to us, and my heart was changing. Then next Saturday 2-16-75 they came to my house again and one of them ask me what my greatest need was? I said, “ I need help to get rid of my hate that was in me.” He said Jesus would help me to get rid of the hate that was in me. So I said I wanted Jesus in my life.
We all got on our knees in that old house where I had suffered so much, where there was so much evil, and right there I ask the holy Son of God to come into my heart, and you know what? He did!
I felt such joy that I wanted to cry. I never felt anything like that before in my life. I was a new creation in that moment, and I have never been the same since that day when I met my best friend Jesus.
Question 4 – After you received Christ and became born again; What are some of the changes that have taken place in your life?
Answer – some of the changes that have taken place are...
The greatest thing that changed in me was that I had hope, and I had confidence that God was in my life. I felt forgiveness, and I felt that I had a future now. The hate was gone and I felt loved.
God helped me to do better in school. I went on to be the first one in my fathers family to graduate from high school. I even went on to get an AA in Christian ministry.
I have seen most of my family come to the Lord also including my mother, my father, my grandmother, (mothers side) my brothers, and sister.
Question 5 Do you have a favorite verse which is important in explaining your Faith Story?
Answer – My favorite scripture is...
My favorite scripture is Jeremiah 6:16a that talks about how God brings us to crossroad moments in our lives, we are to ask God to show us the best path to go down, a path that will lead to peace.
- At 6:09am on September 4, 2009,
Bob B said…
Greetings in the Lord! This is Bob, one of TheNET Moderators. Welcome! We're glad you are here!
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I have included some links to help you navigate around the site. You may want to check out the Footprints group, the Links for Growth forum for great tips on how to grow in Christ, and Miracle Grow to help you get closer to God every day.
Once again, thanks for joining TheNET. I hope you make lots of good friends here and keep growing in the wisdom and knowledge of the Lord.
Don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions. I look forward to getting to know you.
In the love of Jesus
Bob
- At 4:32am on September 4, 2009,
felixpadua said… - here's a joke to to welcome you at AAG.net! God bless you today and always. by the way how did you get to know this christian site?
WHAT'S A CHURCH?
A well-worn one-dollar bill and a similarly distressed twenty-dollar bill arrived at a Federal Reserve Bank to be retired. As they moved along the conveyor belt to be burned, they struck up a conversation. The twenty-dollar bill reminisced about its travels all over the country.
"I've had a pretty good life," the twenty-dollar bill proclaimed. "Why I've been to Las Vegas and Atlantic City , the finest restaurants in New York , performances on Broadway, and even a cruise to the Caribbean "
"Wow!" said the one-dollar bill. "You've really had an exciting life!"
"So tell me," says the twenty-dollar bill, "where have you been throughout your lifetime?"
The one dollar bill replies, "Oh, I've been to the Methodist Church , the Baptist Church, the Lutheran Church."
The twenty-dollar bill interrupts, "What's a church?"
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