Christian Stories

Which is The Right Way ?

© By Doug Crick, May. 2005.

Every one of us have a desire to know what will happen to us after we die ? We may not make a big issue out of it, but believe me, if you do, you are in good company !

So where do we go after we die ? That depends on what explanation you want to believe. Then there are those who believe that you go directly to heaven or Hell, depending on what kind of life you lived on this earth. The list goes on and on.Then we have the God of the Bible, when people believe in the teachings of the Old Testament only, then there are those who believe in the words of the New Testament as well as the lessons learned in the Old Testament.

So who do you believe ? This depends on how you view a particular faith. Some just follow the teachings that their father and for-fathers did, for years before them, while others are always searching for more revelation than what they already know. This at least is a good way to find out what you do already know, if it can be proved from the written word, as well as by the spoken word.

As far as the Christian religion is concerned, The New Testament which is what all Christians are to go by, tells them all that they need to know about the after life. It even gives advice on what or how to believe, to be called a Christian ! It even gives a warning to these believers, on how to identify true words of God to follow, and how to know if they are being told the truth.

In everybody’s Holy Bible, these words are written for all Christian believers to know when the truth, or lack of the truth, is being presented to them. This can be found in the New Testament in the Book of Galatians. Chapter one, verses eight and nine.

For those who for any reason do not have a Holy Bible to refer to, it reads as follows :-8.“But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you. Let him be accursed. 9.As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.

So you see that the warning was repeated in both verses, so it seems that the apostles knew that someone would preach untruths in the future to try and undermine the words of Jesus.

There has been no new revelation since Jesus gave the words to all before He died at Calvary for the remission of sins by believers.

Everything a Christian believer needs to know, is all in the Bible. Just make sure, that it is a correct version of the original Greek or Hebrew manuscripts, because there are some organisations who have printed their own bibles to reflect their doctrines. Beware of these !

We all have to find our own lives, and to be content with what we decide. This is not a way that everyone wishes to follow, but for those who do. We hope this will be a help to you to find your peace of mind?

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What Is Born Again ?

JOHN 3
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be BORN again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be BORN when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be BORN?
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be BORN of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is BORN of the flesh is flesh; and that which is BORN of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be BORN again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is BORN of the Spirit.

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What does it Really Mean ?

The only thing that matters really, is that we accept Jesus as our personal saviour, ask forgiveness for our sins, do our best to obey His commandments (All of them !) and 'Be Born Again'. If you don't do this, you cannot see the Kingdom of God !That's what the Bible says, and that is what I believe. There is too much at stake now this time in our lives. I want to go to Heaven after I die, and I'm doing my best to keep the commandments of God. We are all sinners and come to the Lord for forgiveness !

There are so many truths printed in the Bible, but It all comes down to what the individual wants to believe. If they only believe John 3:3,5,7.and follow up on that, they are well on their way to eternal happiness.

We show anybody proof from the Bible on everything we believe in, not doctrines from any church organisation, but from the word of God in the Bible. The word 'Church' only occurs in the New Testament, and that word translated from the original, means 'The Called Out Ones' or a group of believers ...Never a building of any kind !

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Is The Heaven and Hell of the Bible real ?

It is fairly common knowledge, that some people have, or will have a vision of the life we can expect after we die. These persons have actually sampled the terrors of Hell that they were privileged to witness in a vision for a short time, unlike those who will really go down to Hell after the Holy City Jerusalem descends down to earth for the last and final time, when those who did not rise with Jesus on the first resurrection This information is all spelled out in the Holy Bible. The apostle John, on the Island of Patmos, is a very good example of been taken in Vision, to many places, where we could end up after death as we know it, to spend eternity !

Also, there are those, who have been taken in vision to Heaven, so we will know what kind of life we can expect after this life, if we keep the commandments of God. Jesus has all this recorded, in the Holy Bible. So we have two sets of believers, and it is up to us, while we are still alive on this planet, to make sure that we are making the right decision in our lives. The gospel message is there for all to read and understand, it makes no difference about who you are, or where you live, the truth will prevail !

Simply ask the Lord Jesus Christ, to help you to fight the evil temptations of this life. He is waiting to come into your heart, all you have to do, is to invite Him into your life, and accept Him as your personal saviour. If you are sincere about changing your life around, and ask Jesus to offer your sins to the Father for forgiveness. They will be forgiven as long as you do your utmost best, to not repeat those sins any more.

This promise is given to everyone regardless of race, colour, creed or religion. It is up to the individual person, to search and read the instructions that God has left for us in the Holy Bible ! Everything that we all need for an obedient lifestyle, is printed in just about every language in the known world. If we do not listen to the words of God, then we must accept the consequences, which will take us to Hell after we die. Remember, there is no way of ever getting out of that terrible place, for all eternity.

It is so much better, to listen to what God has promised those who follow His Commandments, and the teachings of the Holy Bible.

Also, it is much better to let Jesus into your heart, for the Holy Spirit to dwell within you for all eternity ! For then, after death, you will be taken to heaven to live with all the saved souls of this planet, when Jesus returns to this earth, to take the believing souls back to heaven with Him. for all eternity, in a perfect pain free existence, and be given a brand new incorruptible body, to enjoy this life for eternity, in the presence of Jehovah God !

Then finally, the saved followers of Jesus Christ, will descend back down to this earth, which has been cleansed of all sin with fire that God will use, to make a new world for the saved believers. The mountains and seas will be no more. Then we, who have survived the plagues and the wars, will live on this now perfect world, and build houses, and live in them, and plant vineyards and eat of the fruit thereof. The lamb will lay with the lion, in perfect harmony. Sin will not be allowed in this perfect environment. Again, all this information is in the last book in your Holy Bible ! Ready for you to read and accept !

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This is what is going to happen !

Quotes from The Holy Bible.

Mathew 24.

23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24 For there shall arise false Christ's, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

2 Peter 3

3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Math 24

12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

Rev 1:

7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

1 Thess 4:

15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Rev 20:

1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

Jer 4:

23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.
27 For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.
28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

Rev :21

1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Rev ;20

7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

Mal:4

1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.

Math :24

4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come

Compliments of Tondu Chapel.

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