In Search of True Life

 

 Events of the end times . 1. Removal of the church: 1 Corinthians 15 v 51 to 53 - 1 Thessalonians 4 v 15 to 17. This is the event that every authentic Christian (born again) looks forward to, while sowing the gospel among all peoples. But we don't know the day or the time... Maranatha! 2. World reign of the anti-Christ (the beast): 2 Thessalonians 2 v 3 to 12 - Revelation 13. Global totalitarian dictatorship. The devil will arouse his "messiah" and establish his kingdom all over the earth. (The Greek word 'anti' means: against, or, pretending to be). Total control of politics and the economy. The single and obligatory religion will be the worship of Satan, his "Christ", and his image. Satan will finally realize his dream: To be worshipped by all men. 3. Return (Parousia) of Jesus Christ to the earth: Zacharias 12 v 9 and 10 - Za 14 v 1 to 5. Last attempt to exterminate Israel. Repentance and national conversion of the elected survivors of Isra

     A lthough I am French I was born in Baden-Baden, Germany. I spent a good part of my childhood in Africa, especially in Cameroon and Togo. I was raised in a traditional Catholic family: mass every Sunday, catechism, sacraments, the works. When my family moved back to France I lost all interest in religion because one of my friends, an atheist, made fun of me. I stopped going to church. After all, I reasoned, I never had understood what the priest was saying.   I am with Michel, our driver in Douala (Cameroon) I apprenticed as a cabinetmaker and worked at that profession until it was time for military service. In 1968 while in the French army I made some friends who were into studying philosophy. They asked questions that I had never thought about: Why am I here? Where did I come from? Why are men wicked? Why is there suffering? Where do you go after you die? I began reading books by existentialists who encourage people to ask questions (a good thing) but never offer answers (which

 

Proverbs 15 v 31: "He who listens to the warnings of life has his place among the wise." In Greek: EKKLESIA - Assembly, community, congregation, gathering, meeting... In the Bible, this word never refers to an earthly building. Doctrine: Matthew 16 v 18 - The Lord Jesus Christ is its architect, builder, foundation and owner. The universal church is his work and his property. Analogy with the temple of Jerusalem: David had given the plan and some materials to his Son Solomon who had the temple built. Mat 18 v 20: "For where two or three are assembled in my name, I AM in the midst of them." This is a nice definition of the local assembly. On the other hand, if He is out, it's serious. See Revelation 3 v 20 where the Lord is out instead of being in the middle. 1 Corinthians 12 v 12 - 13 - It is compared to a body, each disciple is a member, and Jesus is its head (same word as leader). It is through the baptism of the Holy Spirit that we become a member of the cong

 

 

How old is Planet Earth? This is an important question. In 1862, *Thompson said the earth was 20 million years old. In 1897, he doubled it to 40 million. Two years later, *J. Joly said it was 90 million. *Rayleigh, in 1921, upped it to 1 billion. Eleven years later, *W.O. Hotchkiss moved the figure up to 1.6 billion. *A Holmes in 1947, decided it was 3.35 billion; and, in 1956, raised it to 4.5 billion. Just now, it stands at 5 billion. But what do scientific facts tell us? They declare that our planet is only a few thousand years old. Here are scientific facts to prove it. This is science vs. evolution—a Creation-Evolution Encyclopedia, brought to you by Creation Science Facts. INTRODUCTION How old is our world? This is an important question; even though long ages of time are not a proof of evolution, the evolutionists admit that, without long ages, their peculiar theories could not succeed. It is theorized that the evolutionary age of the universe is 15 billion years, and the evoluti

  When God creates something, He creates it with purpose and design . The Genesis account of creation makes it clear that God’s creation is “good” ( Genesis 1:31 ). But mankind has a history of distorting what God has made, whether out of ignorance or just plain stubbornness. The golden calf ( idol ) of the Israelites , for example. Gold is beautiful to look at, but God clearly did not want His people worshipping it. Sex (and yes, sex was God’s idea) is no different. God created it, and therefore it is reasonable to expect that it is good. But when man distorts it by ignoring God’s specific standards, it becomes harmful and destructive. So the question we’ve asked “why save sex for marriage” is really a question of understanding God’s purpose and design for sex. We can choose to do things God’s way, and experience the beauty of His plan, or we can choose to do things our way, and experience harm and destruction ( Proverbs 16:25 ). So, let’s