Posts Tagged ‘life’
State Court Recognizes Unborn Children as People
Source: John-Henry Westen, “Alabama Supreme Court: ‘unborn children are persons with rights that should be protected by law’,” Life Site News, 11 January 2013. “The ruling states, “The decision of this Court today is in keeping with the widespread legal recognition that unborn children are persons with rights that should be protected by law.” “Today,” the…
Read MoreThe Book of My Life
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/BookOfMyLife.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Job 19:23-27 I. Each week the paper publishes its list of top selling books A. Sometimes the books are biographies, fictional stories, or fiction placed in historical settings. B. They hope that others will also purchase the books, if for no other reason than curiosity. C. Many author’s hope their work makes…
Read MoreAm I cursed by God?
Question: I need some prayer and guidance. I was in a marriage for over a decade and recently got a divorce because of my ex-husband’s constant infidelity a few years ago. I am in a new relationship and it’s been about a year. We both love each other, and he expresses wanting to get married…
Read MoreHow do I find meaning in life?
Question: Today I received the news that a friend (I find no other word to call him right now) of mine from church threw himself in front of a bus and died. I cried a lot because I really cared about him, most people in his family treated him like an idiot, but he was…
Read MoreI don’t know how to plan my life. Can you help me?
Question: I am 23 years old. I haven’t done sex, yet my friends at college enjoy their lives. I only study and listen to songs. I have no girlfriend. My dad is in his sixties. He married twice, and I am the youngest in my family. My dad has big expectations for me, but I…
Read MoreLiving for God
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/LivingForGod.mp3 by PJ Anderson
Read MoreThe Author of Our Faith
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/AuthorOfOurFaith.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Hebrews 12:1-3 I. In translating from one language to another, some words just don’t fit easily. Some words have multiple possible meanings in another language and figuring out which one of the various possible translations is hard. A. Harder are the words which have multiple meanings in another language, and…
Read MoreOur Hurried Lives
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/OurHurriedLives.mp3 by Garry Floyd
Read MoreIt’s Your Life, You Know
by Dee Bowman via The Jackson Drive Reporter, Nov. 8, 2009. Life is filled with perplexities and puzzlements of various sorts. It has odd turns: seemingly insignificant things sometimes turn out to be terribly significant; things that aren’t supposed to work out, but sometimes do; and things that seemingly should work out, but don’t. Life is…
Read MoreIs the point of life seeing the fruit of your labors?
Question: For a while, I was going through King Solomon’s view of realizing how pointless life is. I was struggling with that for a couple of weeks. But I am doing better now. Just really meditated on it and what Solomon said and a realization of life in itself. It is kind of interesting but…
Read MoreIs life all about God and never about us?
Question: Is life “all” about God and never about us? If so, are we ever allowed to enjoy personal pleasure for our own benefit? For example, marriage could be considered personal pleasure in that a relationship, future family, and sex are all involved. Or what about entertainment such as playing video games, or playing a…
Read MoreWater
by Wayne Greeson via Guardian of Truth XXXIII: 14, pp. 426-427, July 20, 1989 Water is truly an amazing substance, yet it is so common, so abundant that we take it for granted. Its chemical composition is the bonding of two gases, hydrogen and oxygen and it is identified in a chemist’s notation as H2O. We are…
Read MoreWhy is life unfair?
Question: Where does the Bible say that life is unfair? Why is life unfair? Who made life unfair? I don’t understand. I get so tired of hearing this every time someone says that something is unfair. Answer: “Behold, these are the ungodly, who are always at ease; they increase in riches. Surely I have cleansed my heart…
Read MoreWas eating blood only wrong because it was associated with idolatry?
Question: I have been here a week and a half in Chile but having a discussion already with people. What is your opinion of eating or drinking the blood of an animal? Here they have a thing where they kill a lamb and then cook its blood in some spices and eat it as jello,…
Read MoreWhat is the purpose of life?
Question: What is the purpose of life? Answer: Please read “The Meaning of Life” and “Our Purpose in Life.”
Read MoreOur Purpose in Life
by Kent Heaton In October of 2005, C. D. Moore of Bell, Florida offered a prayer at a gathering of saints at the Cherry Sink Church of Christ. In the course of the prayer he offered, he made the following statement: “Lord, help us to remember what our purpose in life is – the privilege to serve the…
Read MoreThe Meaning of Life
by Daniel Bailey originally published in Gospel Power, Volume 13, Number 15, April 9, 2006 What is the meaning of life? That’s a tough question. Millions of people all through the centuries have spent their lives pondering and searching to produce an answer to this fundamental question of human existence. Many philosophies, religions, schools, cults, and…
Read MoreNotes on Life
The Enjoyment of Life According to Ecclesiastes Contentment in food and drink, in labor, and being good in God’s sight – Ecclesiastes 2:24-26 Have fun, do good, take pleasure in what you produce, and respect God – Ecclesiastes 3:13-15 Take pleasure in today. Don’t say “Tomorrow I’ll be happy” – Ecclesiastes 3:22 If God gives…
Read MoreIs the Bible our highest standard for living?
Question: Do you believe the word of God is the highest standard for living? Answer: “Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called…
Read MoreBeginning a New Year
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I. The people of Israel stood at the edge of the promised land. The hopes of this people were about to be fulfilled. A. Giving detailed instructions on where they should go and not go, Joshua added this comment, “For you have not passed this way before.” B. It is easy to lose your…
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