Death is coming

The closer death creeps up upon me the less I am able to understand the reasons for life or living.

Yes I have experienced a close family member dying and unlike television it takes decades to handle such a thing. To think I am going to put my family through such a thing when I finally leave is more horrific to me than the thought of death itself.

My life was and is still a learning experience but when all said and done what am I to do with all this accumulated learning over my lifetime if I just die. There is no logic or reason to this.

Long ago I became aware that the God story that is sold to the majority is just a nice story to give mankind with a message of a basic layout of how nice life could be if everyone followed these ideas. Not many in life do and if one thinks about it the good and evil structures actually depend on each other. The good that can be experienced in life is only understood as good when there is it's opposite to compare it to. This is not rocket science only common sense in reality. I am not saying we need to experience bad but understanding in it is needed to appreciate the great things many of us can have in our lives. From birth to death there are many ways mankind helps his fellow man. How many ways can you help?


Saturday, October 15, 2011

Active Involvement In Your Religion Is Like Controlling Mosquito Infestation

By Stephanie Wales


Mosquitoes have killed more humans as well as other animals than any other creature on earth! Diseases along with illnesses are their main ammunition, infecting millions by transmitting deadly diseases including malaria, yellow fever, dengue, encephalitis, as well as the West Nile virus. Heart worms, a deadly virus to animals, are also amongst the diseases and illnesses disseminated by mosquitoes. They irritate us most during warm seasons!

Safety against mosquito infestation is an imperative, but the fitting solutions must be employed. Wrong methods increase damage not just to humans, but to other useful insects, and the surroundings as well. 70% of Americans use sprays along with foggers. Apart from being expensive, they barely last for long hours, and don't really get rid of disease and illness. Mosquitoes are also able to develop immunity to them.

The organic and natural alternatives against mosquito infestation have been around us since time immemorial but, the industrial and profit orientation of our society usually disregard them, attributing small or no value to them. Should not leading government institutions as well as agencies turn active in promoting organic natural means instead of leaving it for people to decide?

Caring for the wellbeing of our spirituality is like seeking protection from the infections of disease-carrying mosquitoes. Our spirituality need to be cleansed from the infections of sin. Deciding on the correct organic solutions with mosquito pest control is just like undergoing sincere, authentic repentance to cleanse ourselves from sin through Christ's atonement. With our family, we must also undertake a serious study of the gospel of Jesus Christ to be liberated from counterfeits.

Taking an active responsibility in your religion is similar to taking the correct pest control procedures. Keep in mind, we are spiritual beings housed in physical bodies. Even though our material world is the aspect instantaneously concrete, our true nature is spiritual and outside the physical. Take time to pray, think and ponder about the gospel of Jesus Christ. As our physical health needs immunization from disease or illness, our spiritual nature needs to be nurtured by the good word of the Lord.




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Six Reasons Why People Get Baptized

By Mercy Nikenya


Baptism has been in existence for a number of years, Jesus himself was baptized and yet he was not a sinner. Why do you think Jesus was baptized yet he was sinless? Behind this practice several reasons lie on it, and they do serve as the important reasons as to why one is determined to get baptism.

Though different churches practice baptism, they actually tend to differ significantly, some dip believers in water, others sprinkle water down on their heads, some are made to jump over fire and others carry heavy loads. And all of these mark baptism of a believer.

Here are some reasons explaining why people get baptized:

1.) When an individual is baptized he is made a new believer and gets absorbed as a new Christian in the church and the life of Christ. Baptism marks newness in a person as his/her sins are forgiven and he or she starts a new life of righteousness in the family of The Lord God.

2.) Through baptism one receives the Holy Spirit of God. When Jesus was baptized, the Holy Spirit came on him in the form of a dove from heaven, the heavens opened; a true believer too receives the Holy Spirit of God which guides him/her in Christianity life.

3.) This occasion in the life of a person marks the death and resurrection of a disciple of Christ. The use of water in numerous baptisms particularly the dipping of Christians in water, marks death with Christ in water and rising indicates one has raisen as a clean person in Christ thus burying the sins which are washed away.

4.) When one undergoes baptism, he is thought to have deserted sins and the devil's works; people make a decision to get baptized when they have repented their sins, tried to be actually forgiven, they then seek baptism and become saved members of the heavenly family.

5.) Jesus' baptism left with us an example to follow, and people too get to go through baptism as a means of following his example from generation to generation.

6.) One is guaranteed of inheriting the dominion of God, remember of the Pharisee who asked Jesus what he should do to inherit the kingdom of heaven, Jesus answered him that he should be born again.

Undergoing baptism is important, but keeping in mind that it's a difficult thing, this is the time when Satan tries to fail your righteousness and recruit you as his agent. Trials befalls you now and then, but to succeed you should be kept in faithful prayers which open doors for the spirit of God to lead you thru all tests.




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