61. The most concise Bible knowledge
Kant, an influential philosopher in the 18th century, once said: "it is the greatest happiness to have the Bible in the world. Any attempt to belittle this book is against the interests of mankind." "The influence of the Bible on mankind is not limited to Jews and Christians... This book is regarded as a treasure house of morality and religion. It contains inexhaustible lessons and helps promote a civilized world," the American encyclopedia said
By the end of the 20th century, the whole or part of the Bible had been translated into more than 2200 languages. Most people can read and understand the Bible in a language they know well. Since the invention of movable type printing, an estimated four billion Bibles have been circulated around the world.
The Bible is actually a series of 66 volumes, written by about 40 people from the beginning of Genesis to the end of revelation. The first part has 39 volumes, called the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible), and the second part has 27 volumes, called the New Testament (Greek Bible). This part is written by Christians. The writing period of the Bible is more than 1600 years, from 1513 BC to 98 ad. But the Bible has a theme, which is consistent from beginning to end. The Bible tells us: "the Bible is all revealed by God with the Holy Spirit,... All beneficial." (2 Timothy 3:16)
The Bible tells us:
The purpose of God's creation of the earth is to make the earth full of happy human beings and live in justice. In order to survive, man must obey God's law. First, the temptation of human beings (Adam and Eve) to love Satan (snake), steal the forbidden fruit (respectively good and evil fruit), disobey God and become a sinner. As a result, they were sentenced to death. This brought sin and death to their descendants—— Genesis 1:27, 28; 2:16,17; 3:1-19; Romans 5:12.
The Supreme God, named Jehovah, is determined to remove the effects of disobedience and sin from the earth. Then he examined the earth and saw a faithful man among mankind named Abram. God changed his name to Abraham. God promised Abraham that his descendants would become a great nation, and God would produce a descendant through this country; Through this seed, all the families of the earth will bless themselves—— Genesis 12:1-3; 18:18,19; 22:18; Psalm 83:18; Hebrews 11:8-16.
At the end of the 16th century BC, the descendants of Abraham's grandson Jacob (Israel) developed into 12 tribes and were slaves in Egypt at that time. The LORD saved Israel from Egypt and made it a nation. He gave them a set of laws as the constitution of the country through Moses on Mount Sinai. The Lord is their king, judge and lawgiver. The Israelites became God's chosen people. The Messiah will be born through this nation, and the Messiah will establish an eternal kingdom to benefit all nations and nationalities on earth—— Exodus 19:5, 6; Chronicles 17:7-14; 1 Kings 4:20, 25; Isaiah 33:22; 43:10-12; Romans 9:4, 5.
After 1500 years, that is, about 2000 years ago, God sent his only son from heaven to earth. He was born by Mary, a Jewish virgin, and named him Jesus. He was destined to inherit the kingdom that God promised to give to his ancestor David. When Jesus was 30 years old, John the Baptist baptized him and was anointed by the Holy Spirit. In this way, he became Christ, which means "anointed", and began to proclaim the kingdom of God. Jesus healed the sick to show how the future kingdom would benefit mankind. He used a metaphor to explain what conditions a person who desires eternal life must meet. Jesus preached for three and a half years. Later, he was executed on the cross, so that he gave up his perfect human life and became a ransom for mankind—— Matthew 1:18-24; 3:13-16; 4:17-23; 6:9,10; Chapter 13; 20:28; Luke 1:26-37; 2:14; 4:43,44; 8:1; John 3:16, 21, 22; Acts 10:37-39.
Jesus explained that the Messianic kingdom would be established in the distant future, at the end of the system of things. At that time, he will return as the ruling king—— Matthew 24, 25; Revelation 7:9-17.
On Pentecost in 33 ad, God poured the Holy Spirit on 120 disciples of Jesus, and they began to talk about God's great deeds in many languages. The Christian congregation was established, and about 3000 new disciples were baptized on that day—— Acts 2. As the apostles and others continued to speak the word of God bravely to others, many congregations were established, and the missionary work soon expanded to all parts of the Mediterranean, from Babylon and North Africa to Rome and as far as Spain—— Romans 15:18-29; Colossians 1:23; 1 Peter 5:13.
The apostles and other close associates formed a governing body. They took the lead in preaching. They had solved a difficult problem in the Jerusalem congregation, dealt with an argument about circumcision, and informed the congregation of their decision to abide by it. But these people are not domineering masters over others. On the contrary, they are servants and co-workers of the whole congregation—— Acts 4:33; 6:1-7; 8:14-25; 11:22-24; 15:1-32; 16:4,5; 1 Corinthians 3:5-9; 4:1,2; 2 Corinthians 1:24.
The early disciples were known in the name of Christians. They got the name by God's arrangement. They also have some lessons that make them different, which are called apostolic lessons or "models of pure words". These Bible based lessons are also called truth. They formed a universal brotherhood and united with love. They remembered the day of the Lord's presence and enthusiastically publicized their faith. They prayed and looked forward to the coming of the Lord Jesus—— John 17:17; Acts 2:42; 11:26; Romans 6:17; 1 Timothy 4:6; 6:1,3; 2 Timothy 1:13.
62. Why are we alive
For eternal happiness, that is, the happiness of the soul.
Only by solving our greatest pain (self death) can we get the greatest happiness. There must be a craftsman and a creator in the world. Movement must be promoted. The first driving force is God. If the origin of the universe is a little bit, what kind of point is it? It will never be any matter, but God.
The closest thing to me is other people. What distinguishes us from other things is the Spirit given by God, that is, Qi.
Believe in God, love (not against anyone), preach the gospel, resurrect and live forever in the kingdom of God.
If death doesn't last, there's no point in living. If God is not there, nothing will happen.
We are people with souls. Our parents only give us bodies, just symbols. God gives us souls (QI). This is our essence.
Our three kinds of life: 1. Material, physical, basic necessities of life; 2. Consciousness, thinking and social activities; 3. Soul, soul, religion.
Everyone who is greatly used by God first has a special waiting period: the forty years of Moses, the three years of Paul and the thirty years of the Lord Jesus.
What is God? He is the creator and the God who creates and rules the world
What is the world created by God? Not only the universe we recognize, but also many things we don't realize. We will never recognize God's ability. When human beings think, God Laughs.
Any matter (I) has its non self, other people for you, animals for people, whether there are organisms for life, other planets for the earth, other star systems for the solar system, non universe for the universe, non universe and non universe (a), non-A (b)
If there is no God, then each of us will be for decades, because with God, we have a soul, a beginning, a future and an eternal future.
The Lord has left us for nearly two thousand years. In these two thousand years, how many Christians have spent their lives in hope. God wants us to accept the time and place arranged by God with gratitude. Now, like the dead prophets, we have no chance to see the Lord in this life. When will the world come to an end and the saints rise in the kingdom of the Lord and eat the fruit of life?
The kingdom of heaven is near. Repent and shout for 2000 years. It's time.
The believer is the proof of what he wants and what he hasn't seen. We believe in God, because God is the only explanation and destination of the world and human existence. When did God come to earth? This is the only answer we need to know. Go to the Bible to find the answer. If you are a Christian with the Holy Spirit.
Only God has his own, eternal, beginning and end. The kingdom of heaven is near. Repent.