Bible Question:
Where should I turn? I am 14 and I have no idea what to do. I Have done some bad things in life but when I was younger I could ask for gods forgiveness. After this year I have become confused. I dont know how to explain my confusions. I wanna belive in god but then it comes down to facts. When it comes to death ppl belive they go to heven. What is heven? What if when ppl die they just die? What about reincarnation..... Pls some1 help me out with this cuz i dont wanna live a lie. I dont wanna queshtion this for all me life. If god is real where is proof to bakc that up other than the bible and stories of what happend. If there is 1 god than there should b 1 religion right? I asked my mother that queshtion and she said that ppl ahve diffent ways of looking at god. That makes him sound like and imagainary freind....... |
Bible Answer: Hello daluvapassion15, you say your confused and based on your post you have many questions. lionheart is right when he said this is a good thing because you are looking. You are seeking the truth and this is a good thing even if it seems confusing right now. God knows your heart and if you want the truth, turn to Him, trust in Him and He will reveal His truth to you. The Bible tells us in Isaiah 55:6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. Your seeking answers so look to God for the answers. Mankind and the world does not have the answers. It's not too late and it does not matter what you have done in the past or how confused you are right now. God can and He will forgive you. This is what God wants to do. He wants you to trust in Him and to have a personal relationship with you. That's right, a one on one relationship with you. To address your question "What is heven?" The simplest why I can think of to put this is that heaven is the dwelling place of God. Where ever and what ever it is, will be more awesome and glorious then anything we could possibly imagine. To address your questions "What if when ppl die they just die? What about reincarnation....." Hebrews 9:27 says "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." So, God's word tells us that we will die one time and after that we will face judgment. One of two things will happen. If you are saved and forgiven of your sins you will go to heaven and spend eternity with God. If not, you will be condemned and spend eternity in hell. Notice that regardless of which way you go, both are for eternity. There is no reincarnation. No second chance at coming back and trying again. To address your question "If there is 1 god than there should b 1 religion right?" Many people confuse God and religion. Religion is not God, it is more like a practice of someone or a group of people's beliefs in something. Many religions are about God. And as your mother told you, people do have a different way of looking at God. Therefore, we have many different religions. This may surprise you, but even people of the same religion have different beliefs on certain things. Why is that? Because, mankind does not have the capability to understand all things. Only God does. And in our inabilities to understand some things, we interpret them differently because we don't have all the knowledge required to get everything right. What is important is your salvation. There are many decisions you will have to make in life. Some easy, some hard. But none will be as important as your salvation. You can make the most important decision of your life and the best part about it is guess who will be there with you when you make it. God! The Bible teaches us in Romans 10:9 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." It's just that easy. It doesn't matter what you have done in the past. You don't have to have all the answers up front. God will give you the answers that He wants you to have when you are ready for them. I hope this helps answer some of your questions. One more thing I want to leave you with. You are not alone in the fact you are confused about things. Many people are confused. And just so you know, even those of us that are saved are still confused on some things. I'm 43 years old and I don't know everything and even I get confused on some things. There is nothing wrong with that if we are able to admit it and continue to seek God's truth. God doesn't expect us to know everything and He knows we will be confused and wrong sometimes. No one has all the answers. Only God does and what God wanted man to know He has given us through His creation and His word (the Bible). My prayers are with you and my God bless you! |