Of God and Mankind

1 John 5:11-13 (AMPC) And this is that testimony (that evidence): God gave us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.   12 He who possesses the Son has that life; he who does not possess the Son of God does not have that life.   13 I write this to you who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) the Name of the Son of God [in the peculiar services and blessings conferred by Him on men], so that you may know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that you [already] have life, yes, eternal life.” Dear people of God, all over the Internet (YouTube, Facebook, Blogger, etc), you will find amazing testimonies of former non-Christian people who were once adherents of one religious group or another but who have now by the Grace of God become Christians by virtue of a personal encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ.   What is common with all these testimonies is that what they claim Jesus Christ told them is verifiable from the Holy Bible, the infallible Word of God.   I...

Proverbs 4:23 (GNBDK)   “ Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.”   Dear people of God, the most powerful resource in this world available to every human being is the Word of God in the Holy Bible.   However, it is also sad and unfortunate to note that majority of humans, very many Christians inclusive, fail to adhere to and use the power of God’s Word to their own advantage.   Today’s lead Holy Bible text says that our lives are shaped by our thoughts.   The way to harness the power in the Word of God is by meditation, that is, thinking on it after a careful study.   Since our lives are shaped by our thoughts, does it not make great sense for a person’s thoughts to be about God’s Word, which contains enormous power?   Should that not tell us that humans should study God’s Word to know what it says concerning us?   Thinking in line with God’s Word is one of the most arduous task a human can embark on because we are constan...