Subject: How do we begin? |
Bible Note: PBUY Brother Questioner! That is quite alright, I realize that I may have done the same thing when speaking with you earlier.. The varying degrees of religion in your family is quite interesting! :) You have asked some good questions about Christianity. No, I do not mind explaining those questions to you at all. We believe that G-D is not dead. We believe that G-D has always existed in the way that He is presented to us today and in the Bible. We believe that God is made of three distinct 'parts' or persons, all being One single God. The first person is God the Father. The second person is Jesus Christ. The third is the Holy Spirit. Jesus was not 'begotten' by God the Father or Mary, He was and has always been. We believe that Jesus came to earth as a baby(being born of a virgin) and lived on earth for 30 years to fulfill His Father's mission and reveal to us the Gospel. Then He was put to death and buried. We also believe that He rose from the grave! We believe that He was Resurrected from the dead and walked the earth 40 days after His Resurrection, claiming authority over death itself. We believe that G-d has no beginning and no end. He will always be. And we believe that Jesus Christ was in every way God, being sent to earth in the form of a child who was born to a virgin. We do not believe in three Gods (The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit), we believe in One God who is composed of three Persons who are each fully God. The reason that these Three are all One God is that they all share the same 'nature' or characteristics. The reason that God died for us (Jesus) is so that He could give us a way to make us righteous with Him again. He died for us because He loves us! And we cannot be 'made righteous' by anything that we do, all we have to do is accept Jesus into our hearts and we will live forever in heaven with Him. By no means is our G-d dead. Archeaological and the presence of other early sources (such as Josephus who was not a Christian) also confirm the fact that Jesus rose from the dead and was Resurrected. And this is what we believe. Peace be upon you! Nolan |