Bible Lessons
Warning, Young Christian: The Bible teaches: A man cannot become a woman. A woman cannot become a man. Aborting a baby is the same as killing it. Just because something is popular or legal, doesn't make it right.
The world is changing fast. Some of the changes are good. Some are not. As a young Christian, it is very important for you to learn what changes to agree with and which ones you need to disagree with and even avoid and oppose. God loves you and wants to help you make choices that will be best for your life and also best for your relationship with him. God gave us the Bible to help us learn the difference between right and wrong. But you have to read the Bible to get that wisdom.
As a Christian, you must make pleasing God your top priority. Those who love God and who believe in Jesus will be rewarded with life in heaven. Those who do not believe in Jesus and who die as unbelievers will not inherit the Kingdom of God. That means, sadly, they will go to hell and spend a painful eternity suffering endlessly. But you may be thinking, that you can't be good enough to please God. You are right. But the good news is, you do not have to be good enough to please God. We all sin and need to be forgiven. We Christians are not perfect. We are sinners who have faith that Jesus is the son of God who died for our sins and God gave us credit as being "righteous" simply because we believe in Jesus. So it is faith in Jesus that saves us (John 3:16, Romans 10:9-10). But you must grown in your faith.
The fact that we are saved by faith, doesn't mean we can sin or disobey for the fun of it. When we ask Jesus to be our savior and lord with sincere hearts, we are transformed and we are ultimately drawn away from sin.
However, it is still a struggle because the Devil wants us to sin because he wants us to be damned and sometimes sin is not easy to recognize. Especially today, because in our times, sin is celebrated and promoted as being alright and normal. Here are a few examples.
Today, people believe you can change you sex. They say men can become women and women can become men. It's legal to change your body parts to be the gender you want. But is it right with God? The Bible says, "God made them male and female" (Genesis 1:27). This means you will remain the gender God made you.
The Bible also says, "You shall not murder". That is one of the 10 Commandments. But today, people are aborting their unborn children. To abort a life means to kill it. People are aborting their babies because they are legally being allowed to take pills that kill their baby.
God put humans in charge of the Earth. But today, Technology exists that puts Artificial Intelligence in charge of humans. It's just the opposite of what God said should happen.
You'll notice from these examples, that when people sin, it means they are doing just the opposite of what God said do. The Devil, Satan, always tries to get people to do the exact opposite of what God tells them to do. He got Adam and Eve, the first humans, to eat fruit God forbid them to eat. As a result, God punished them and that is why we hate, steal, kill, suffer, get sick, die and are eligible to go to hell. Pray and ask God to help you resist the Devil's tricks. Read your Bible so when a new trend comes along you can tell whether it is good, or bad. Remember, just because everybody is doing it, doesn't mean God wants you to do it. Pray for strength to obey.
Many children want to go to church. But we need churches to volunteer to take them
We are receiving more and more requests from children to take them to church. Sometimes their parents can't take them because of lack of a vehicle at home. Other times, the children are the only ones who go to church in the home. Whatever the reason, they need help getting to church. Jesus said, "Allow the little children to come to me." Will you help these children get to him? Remember, no one can get to heaven unless they have accepted Jesus as Lord and savior. But how can they get to Jesus if they can't even get to a church? Please help. Talk to your pastor and Sunday School about helping us transport children to church.
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The Bible tells us that all of us are to honor our parents. Exodus 20:12 says, "Honor your father and mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the LORD your God is giving you." But also respect all adults.
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE?
Today this is a very important quetion as gay marriage is a subject in the news. Many people believe people should marry whoever they want regardless. But what does the Bible say about it? What is God's veiw point and what does he want Christians to do? In 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, we're reminded that as Christians, our bodies are not our own. They were bought for a price by Jesus dying on the cross for our sins. You see, when you become a Christian you give your body to Jesus and he gets to decide how you use it. That means that we as Christians must submit to God and Christ's view point instead of going with what is popular. In Leviticus 18:22 God said to men, "You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman; it is detesable." In the New Testament, Romans, chapter 1, we are told that homosexuality is a sin and in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, we are also told that those who practice same sex relationships
or gay lifestyles and who do not repent can't get into heaven. That's why we warn gay people to turn from the sin of homosexuality. This is misunderstood by some and they criticize believers. The Bible tells us to remain strong and obey God despite what the world says. In Acts 5:29 we're told that when the world and God disagree, a Christian must obey God. It is a loving thing to tell a gay person that homosexuality is a sin and that like all sin they must repent and turn from it and stop doing it, in order to be saved and go to heaven. That is not bigotry. It's an act of love. We love all people gay and straight and we should pray for God to use us to witness his truth to them. Ask God to help you witness to those who are gay and to do so in love.
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