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Have
you ever wondered why you are alive? Many people don’t really
take the time to ask the hard questions about life and death. Perhaps
while attending a funeral for a loved one you might have noticed that
people are more reflective.
1. Have you ever attended a funeral service?
2. What questions did you have about life and death?
3. Explain some of the theories people that you know have about what happens when you die?
In Psalm 8:3,4 King David marveled: "When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him?"
4. What do you think King David was thinking?
5. Does it seem that there is more going on than what man often sees? How so?
In a prophetic passage in the book of Daniel, God inspired a clue to our destiny that is overlooked by many. Speaking of the resurrection of the dead, read Daniel 12: 2,3.
1. What does it mean in this passage to be "asleep"?
2. What is the difference between "everlasting life" and "everlasting contempt"?
3. Who are the wise?
4. What does this scripture imply about a reward after death?
Read Hebrews 2:10,11 (NIV) and answer the following questions.
1. Who are "sons to glory"?
2. What family is being discussed?
3. Is it possible that God wanted to add members to His family?
Read Romans 8:29 and comment.
4. What does "first" imply about more to come after?
5. Who are the "many brethren"? Are they angels?
NOTE: God has designed us to be members of His own family, His very children, possessing His own divine nature (2 Corinthians 6:18, 2 Peter 1:4).
Read Romans 8:18-23 NKJV and comment.
1. Who are the sons of God?
2. What evidence is there that this is an event that the whole creation is awaiting?
3. Would you think this is important? Why?
Note: The entire creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.
God will ultimately change our bodies from flesh to spirit (1 Corinthians 15:42-44) because flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption (verse 50).
1. How are our bodies corrupted?
2. Can a man live forever in the flesh? Why or why not?
3. Do you think science could keep people alive forever in the flesh?
4. Does God say that death will be destroyed? Read 1 Corinthians 15:53,54).
God wants us to be a part of His family and to live long and enjoy good things.
1. Do you think God would give the gift of eternal life to anybody no matter how they treated others? Why or why not?
2. Do the commandments make it easier to keep relationships healthy? Explain and give an example.
Note: Take ANY commandment and show what impact it would have if everyone in society followed it.
Satan deceives the world according to Revelation 12:9.
1. What does Satan have to gain if people are deceived?
2. Are Satan’s goals to help or hurt?
(1 Peter 5:8,9).
3. What does it mean to devour?
4. What kind of being is Satan? Read Isaiah 14:12-14, Ezekiel 28:13-16.
5. What do these scriptures tell you about Satan the Devil?
Note: Satan is responsible for deceiving and leading the whole world astray and for corrupting and polluting the minds and hearts of people. Satan is called the "god of this age" (2 Corinthians 4:4).
God’s feast days, called feasts of the Lord (Leviticus 23:2) teach us the great master plan that God has for mankind.
1. List the Holy days (Leviticus 23).
2. In regard to God's plan, explain the meaning of each of the Holy Days.
Passover
Christ atones for man and becomes his Passover Lamb (John 1:29).
Feast of Unleavened Bread
Sin is made analogous to leaven in bread. This festival encourages
us to put sin out of our life. Seven is a number representing completion.
Pentecost
Church receives the Holy Spirit, a celebration of the Firstfruit
harvest.
Trumpets
Announces the return of Jesus Christ to stop war and usher in
a way of peace.
Day of Atonement
Day of fasting. God deals with Satan
Feast of Tabernacles
Seven-day Feast, a special time for assembly and
rejoicing. It pictures the 1,000 year rule of Christ as King of kings to
continue the harvest of human lives to eternal life (John 4:35-36).
The Last Great Day
Depicts the Great White Throne judgment, described
in Revelation 20:11-13.
The knowledge that God is working in the lives of man is most exciting and helpful. Continue your study of God’s way of life to find wisdom and understanding about YOUR future!
God's
Vision for You!
In God's master plan everyone is created with many things in common. Yet
each is distinct from any other human being.
What's
My Purpose Here?
There must be some meaning to humanity's mixture of awesome abilities and
awful atrocities. What is the ultimate purpose and meaning of your life?
What
Is Your Children's Future?
Is the future of our children left to chance and circumstance? Their future
is in your hands more than you think.
Predestination:
Are You Just a Pawn?
Is every detail of your life already mapped out in advance? Are you just
a preprogrammed figure in a cosmic game of chess, being moved from square
to square by irresistible destiny? The truth may surprise you.
God's
Family: The Reason You Were Born
Have you ever wondered why you exist, why you were born? Have you ever suspected
there isn't a purpose to life at all? What is the meaning of life? Is there
anything beyond this physical life?
"You
Are Gods"
Jesus stunned His listeners in proclaiming His own divine identity. But
He went even further, quoting a verse that tells human beings, "You
are gods." Indeed, as many passages show, God is a family.
Does
Life Have Greater Meaning and Purpose?
It is a paradox of our modern age that, although we have more knowledge
and material possessions than at any other time in history, we sense a lack
of purpose in life. A gnawing hunger for the meaning of life pervades our
world.
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