I was given 10 questions to ask God. Thank you for these questions, they blessed my heart, though they have been extremely challenging, I pray that God will help all who are seeking to understand these answers, these answers are not from me otherwise they would not be worth anything, they are from Almighty God the creator of the universe, he put them in his book the bible so that we would come to know him and have an intimate relationship with him.
I truly believe the bible, I believe Jesus died for the sins of the world and that those who believe and trust in him will not perish but have everlasting in life in heaven and those that choose to live a life outside of Jesus rejecting him and his gospel will ultimately end up in hell, as I believe the bible teaches.
Please learn for yourselves you can do this by praying that God would reveal his truth through his word and read the bible for yourself this is something God encourages, in Acts 17 v 11 the Apostle Paul commended the Bereans because they examined the scriptures to see if what the Apostle Paul was saying matched up with the bible, and I encourage you to do the same with my answers to these questions.
One thing I can tell you that I have learned consistently through the bible is this:
THAT YOU ARE LOVED BY GOD, MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER REALISE.
Here are the answers to these questions, please don’t feel like you have to rush through these questions, they will be on the website so you can come back to them at anytime.
10 QUESTIONS TO ASK GOD
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The bible talks a lot about death, I think it is because it is something we all think about, because we know that eventually everyone will die. So what does death feel like?
I think there is one clear scripture about this it is 1 Corinthians 15 v 52
It speaks of in a moment in the twinkling of an eye. Death only lasts for a moment, Then its over, the bible speaks about Death like falling asleep, one minute your alive and then you are dead, The Apostle Paul says that life is like a momentary light affliction compared to an eternity with God.
Alongside this you may want to read psalm 30, Psalm 23 v 4 and Psalm 121
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This answer is in the first book of the bible Genesis, it says in Genesis1 that in the beginning God created the Heavens and the earth, the bible says it took 6 days to make and on the 7th God rested.
God was happy with all of his creation, this creation included animals and the first human beings Adam and Eve, male and female he created them, God said be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and look after it, as well as all the animals. { Genesis 2}
When God formed Adam he did it from the dust in the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living creature, then the Lord God planted a Garden in Eden and put man there whom he formed, In the garden was food to eat from all the trees, there was just one tree that God said no to eat from this was the tree of knowledge of good and evil, for in that day you eat of it you shall surely die.
At this time God said it is not good for man to be alone I will make someone to help him to look after the animals and the earth, So he did, he created Eve from Adam’s Rib, these two people complimented each other beautifully and God looked upon this and said it was good.
One day whilst in the garden Adam and Eve was visited by a serpent, this serpent spoke to Eve and said did God say you cannot eat from the tree of good and evil, Eve said yes or we will die, the serpent said you will not die, for God knows that when you eat of it you will be like God knowing good and evil. When Eve saw the tree was good for food and a delight to the eyes she gave some to Adam and they ate together.
When this happened it was the fall of mankind, Adam and Eve died, now this didn’t happen straightway but eventually they did. In the beginning we knew only Good, spending time in God’s presence but once Adam and Eve disobeyed God everything changed we knew Evil, Sin came alive and we died. ( Romans 5 v 12)
When sin came alive, by rejecting God and his commandments everything changed that day, from knowing only good, Adam and Eve and every descendant of the human race knew evil, it changed everything for the world and changed everything for people. From going to a loving relationship with God, human kind was without that perfect intimacy that only God provides, not only that but Human kind were having to deal with the consequences that Sin and its affect.
Sin is so powerful it is like a stone being thrown in the water and you can see the ripples in the water, the ripples that sin made have and will affect Mankind from the beginning of time until the very end. Sin was the introduction of many things including Satan, who we will talk about further in the questions.
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An admission for this question is that I don’t have a definitive answer for you, my knowledge on this is very limited, but here is what I do know.
From what I can see the bible doesn’t talk about life on other planets and though the universe is vast beyond measure, so far I don’t think there is anything that has definitely proven that there is life on other planets.
If ever there is anything proven for life on other planets I don’t think it would take anything away from the bible as the bible just doesn’t say there is or there isn’t, so for now I would say I humbly trust God that if there is evidence to show there is life on other planets that I trust God would show this in his timing.
resources on this include : https://youtu.be/wGWd2vkz1gI?feature=shared
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A simple answer that I can get from scripture is NO, but first we need to look at a definition of reincarnation, Here is one I found
Reincarnation is the belief that a single eternal soul is reborn multiple times in different physical forms, whether plant, animal, human, or divine. Karma, the accumulation of an individual's actions, will determine what form the soul will take on in the next life.
So is a single soul reborn multiple times in different forms? is it based on what we do that determines what will happen in the next life? Is there a soul?
In Deuteronomy 6 v 5 we are told by God to love him with all our hearts, soul and might, so God is saying that there is a Soul, Jesus echoes this when he says in Mark 8 v 36 what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul.
So we know there definitely is a soul and that it is ours, but can it be reborn into different forms? In John 3v3 Jesus replied unless you are born again you cannot see the Kingdom of God, here Jesus is talking about a spiritual rebirth not a physical one, being born again in Christ, no where in the bible does it say that we are an insect in one life, a animal in the next and then if we make it to the very pinnacle a human being, God said in Genesis 1 v 26 let us make man in our image, after our likeness, we have immense value in Gods eyes so I don’t have to make it in different forms, I and every human being alive are made in Gods likeness.
Will Karma the accumulation of an individuals actions determine what form the soul will take in the next life? again I believe no as scripture says different, though we do have a choice where our soul will be, with God in heaven or without God in hell, (John3v16)
It isn’t wether we do good or bad in this life that will determine our destiny, because if karma is real and people do progress into the next life, then there is no hope if you have lead a bad life, your always trying to lead a better life, trying to get to the next level, its all based on your performance and your goodness but in the bible it says that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, so none of us can work our way into heaven, where we go in the next life is determined wether we trust in Christ as our saviour.
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Sin has caused many problems for human beings, one of which is following after other gods and religions.
I think the first example I can see of this is in Genesis 11, where people had one language and the same words. The people had come together to build themselves a tower that reached the heavens. They wanted to make a name for themselves; they wanted to become their own God. Though God confused the languages so they all spoke different languages, it showed that people wanted a different God to the one they had—which is the only true God.
We can know this because God Himself said that there is only God and that it was Him. In Isaiah 43 v 10 God says, “I alone am God; there is no other God. There never has been and there never will be.”
From then on, I think our hearts have been searching for other gods. The Israelites searched after other gods over and over again, but God was always there for them, waiting for them to come back to Him.
We make our own gods. In Isaiah 44 v 16 and 17, it speaks of a man who has a log. Half of it he burns on the fire, and the other half he makes into a god. He prays to it and says, “Deliver me, for you are my god.” The Scripture, I believe, shows the futility of making other gods, but due to sin in the world and in our heart, this is what we do: we make other gods/religions that are not God.
Our desire to do this, as I see in Scripture, is because we don’t want to submit to God, so we make up our own to worship so we don’t have to obey Him. But in doing this we are missing out on a loving God who loves us with a passionate heart. This is shown in many different Scriptures, but one I have always loved is Matthew 23 v 37, where Jesus says, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that stones those who are sent to it! How often I would have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.”
God’s love is always here for us, but we are not willing to come to Him on His terms, so we make other religions. It is not something God has ever wanted for us.
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Many people ask this question, and it is a good question: Why does God allow evil people to exist?
If you remember, in the beginning Adam and Eve had a choice. They could choose to follow God and what He said about the tree—that it would lead to them knowing good and evil. Unfortunately for you and me, they made the wrong choice. Instead of knowing only good, they knew evil as well. Does that mean that we are all evil?
It simply means all people know evil. If someone has done evil, it means that they have acted upon that evil, whatever it is.
It may be easier to think of it this way: What is evil and what is good? If we have a standard of evil, what is it? Now this standard must be agreed by the whole human race, or it wouldn’t be fair.
What is the standard of good? Again, it must be agreed by the whole human race.
I think it would be very hard to at least define a standard of good; maybe evil might be a little easier.
Only God Himself gets to define what is evil and what is good, as anything evil is sinning against God. In Mark 10 verses 17 and 18, a man runs to Jesus and says, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus says, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.” Only God is good. The man didn’t realise:
Jesus is also God. He is not only a good teacher; He is God Himself. John 1 verses 1 and 2.
Only God is good, because only God is perfect.
God’s standard of goodness is perfection. And even though we can do many good things in life, it doesn’t make us good, because the goodness we had in the Garden of Eden was perfection with God.
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As we learned earlier on, we now know both good and evil, when before in the garden of Eden we knew only good. This evil is also Satan. We know God is good, but Satan is the total opposite of God. Satan is darkness and God is light. We often see it the other way round—that God is evil and Satan is good—but this is simply not true.
Satan is a fallen Angel (Isaiah 14 v 12 King James Bible), the father of lies (John 8 v 44), the god of this world (2 Corinthians 4 v 4), and an Angel of light (2 Corinthians 11 v 14).
The Bible says many things about Satan; none of them are good or positive. Satan is an Angel of light, which means he and his fallen Angels (Demons) can come across as good, but ultimately they desire your harm.
Satan’s days are short, and he wants to take as many people with him to his ultimate destination as possible. This is why people despair of this world and commit suicide and self-harm, because they see no way out. I know you might be thinking, what do I know about this? But I can tell you from experience that Satan can push people into suicide and self-harm.
Although Satan is evil, God is good, and He loves each and every one of us. His ultimate plan is good, which we will see in the next questions. So if you have come this far, I encourage you to come further and see God’s love for you and what God intends to do about all this fallen world.
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This is one of the hardest questions any Christian can ever answer. It’s not because we don’t know the answer, but because questions like this tug on the heartstrings. Quite often the answer comes from an emotional response rather than a biblical one. Ultimately, only God knows why people suffer and the purpose behind it. But I can say this: We all suffer because sin causes suffering.
It is heartbreaking to see anyone in pain. Many people see the pain in others and want to help them, but they can’t—they are powerless to help.
So why does God allow innocent people to suffer?
To answer this question, I need to approach it a different way with another question: Why is sin so destructive that it would hurt even innocent people?
When I looked at this question, I was reminded of an advert I once watched. It was an advert about cancer. The premise was to show how destructive cancer is—how it doesn’t care who it hurts. It doesn’t regard race or gender. It cares not for age or class. It will hurt anyone at any time and continue to do so until the damage is done. The same can be said about sin: it will hurt anyone at any time and continue to do so until the damage is done, even if they are in a vulnerable position.
Sin affected Adam, and it is still affecting us. It will do so until the very end of time. To see how destructive sin is, we can look at passages such as Romans 6 v 23, Proverbs 14 v 12, and John 8 v 34.
So if sin is so destructive, what is God’s plan to do away with it? Is there any good news? Yes, there is.
Many people suffer in this world, but what Satan has used for evil, God uses for good (Romans 8 v 28 and Genesis 37–45).
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9. Why can't human beings be immortal?
The simple answer is we can, but not in our human bodies. They cannot enter heaven as they are tainted by sin, and nothing unclean can enter heaven (Revelation 21 v 27).
The plan from the beginning was very simple. God wanted all the human race to live with Him forever on the earth. It was meant to be perfect, but we in Adam and Eve sinned and turned our back on God. Even though this is the reality for us, God has always longed for us to be with Him. But God is a holy God; He cannot look upon sin. He couldn't do it with Jesus when He took on the sins of the world (Matthew 27 V 45 and 46), and He can't with us. But this isn't the end because
God's plan has always been for Him to bring us back to Him. All the damage that sin had done was dealt with on the cross when Jesus said, "It is finished" (John 19:30). Because of Jesus' supreme act of love, He took upon Himself the sins of the world and was crucified at the cross at Calvary. He rose from the dead three days later so that we can have newness of life with Him forever.
So we can be immortal and be with Jesus forever in our new eternal bodies (Philippians 3 v 20 and 21). We can be immortal in right relation with God and enjoy eternal life with Him.
For those that trust in Christ as their Saviour, a heaven awaits that is spoke about in Revelation 21 verses 3 - 5, where it says: I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with all people. He will dwell with them and they will be His. God Himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. Behold, I am making all things new."
Heaven is a place where we will walk on streets of gold (Revelation 21 v 21), a place where there will be many mansions (John 14 v 2, King James Version)—a wonderful place where there will be peace and harmony and, most importantly, a place where we can dwell with God enjoying His love forevermore.
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