When people say turn to Jesus Christ when we feel we have no purpose. why is that?
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The short answer is that God made you for a purpose. Really this is way too big a question to answer here.  Look at "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren. (If you really want to know)
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For me, a belief in God through Jesus Christ is not a vehicle by which I seek to attain the lofty heights of “good person” status, neither is it inspired by something as vague as a “feel”. It is far more definite than that and I thank the Lord that He has helped me to see these things with clarity.\n\nBut getting back to the crux your question, there are many people that have led a more righteous life than I (and others professing to be Christian), who perhaps from our limited human perspective would “deserve” to be way ahead in the queue for receiving God’s salvation.\n\nThe properly understood, “Good News” of the Gospel however is that we do not (and can not) receive the gift of God’s salvation by means of any good deeds or works that we can muster. There is simply nothing that we can do well enough to “earn” our salvation.\n\nWe need no preparation, (it’s futile), we come as we are (because God’s love is unconditional), we do not put it off (it’s the devil at work), we place our trust in Jesus, the Son of God (His blood, our only means of salvation), and we believe it in our hearts, confess with our lips and receive…… We are born again …...and with God’s help and the guidance of His Holy Spirit we become His “work in progress”.\n\nAs for being a good person, I believe that every true Christian strives to fit that bill as indeed plenty of non-Christians do also.  You do not need to be Christian to be good, you do not become Christian by being good but good (or heading that way) is what every true Christian should be.\n\nMat 6:33\nBut seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
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So are you saying that since it says we should hate our own life that we should all commit suicide? Don't be shallow. God gave us an intelligent mind for a reason... to use it. Jesus is saying in Luke not to put anyone before God if you want to be a true follower of Christ. He meant anyone including your parents, spouses, children, and yes even yourself. If you don't want to be a follower of Christ then Jesus isn't talking to you. I only pray that one day you do realize just how sinful you are and how much you are in need of the love, peace, and forgiveness of God that can only be obtained through the blood of Jesus Christ.\n\ntosmith
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If you believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is your Savior, then you go to heaven.  If you don't, then you go to hell.\n\nIt's just that simple, and sad for those that don't believe.
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The truth: I am sure you are wondering.  The meaning of life is that we all become Gods.  To be a God, you have to accept Jesus as your personal savior first, then you go out and share Him with the world around you. This you do by loving one another despite the way things are.  And this is the purpose of life also.  But all must be born again to better understand what God has planned for each and everyone of us.  To say that this is not true is to deny who you truly are, and all of us need an identity, and that is why I said, make God your identity.  God is love and we are the instruments of His great compassion toward others.  We teach acceptance by first accepting who we truly are: Angels in the flesh, and no longer sinners because of what Jesus has done for us.  If He did not die to live again, then how will He send His spirit to dwell among the unholy?  But this is not religious either.  Holy means clean, and if your spirit is free from sin, then you are cleansed to believe in the greater things that are here and now in the world today, as it is with me whenever I preach the message with a glad heart.  And all must believe in something.  I rather they believe in Jesus so they can better know who they are, and I rather they believe in God so they can do His good and pleasing will.  So all are either in Adam, or they are in Christ.  Which would you rather be?  And again, the Holy Bible is not a religious text either.  I find it funny how man has created his own beliefs out of the fear of the unknown.  I wouldn't be here now telling you these things if God weren't with me, but I am here now telling you what I know because Jesus is always with me.  If people knew me, they would also know themselves, and if they knew God, they would love one another as much as they ought to love Jesus.  He is the meaning of life.  He is the greater love we should have for all despite the way things are.  And by accepting Him, you grow in Him, and thus, you will become greater than He because of His spirit who does the greater things by Him.
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I think no one will ever fully understand its significance including me. Some say that it is because He has to do it to save mankind from the bondage of sin. Some say that the supreme sacrifice has to be done so that mankind will be able to see the essence of life by conquering death. Some interpret it as a total expression of God for his total love of mankind, some don't even believe that it happened and some don't give a damn at all. \n\nBut what does it reallt mean? I am a Christian but am not an authority in interpreting such Biblical phenomenon.  I myself was at a loss when I was younger, so restless and careless that I didn't care so much about what Jesus did and knew about it only because my parents told me so. I was free and never understood that I was commiting sin left and right because I thought that I can do anything I like being a free man living in a democratic society where no one can tell or dictate to me what should be done. I solely depended on my limited knowledge, proud enough to think that I can overcome any obstacle. Then something went wrong along the way, so wrong that I couldn't find a way to fix some crisis I was in. Suddenly, I was facing the wall and couldn't get through, everything went blank and there was no answer. I was about to give up and say, that's it, for this world then out of I don't know where, I felt like someone's calling me saying, "look at me, look at me, is the heaviness of your heart more than what I have done for you in that you have to fall so hard"? I did this so that you may live. \n\nI was not fond of reading and I don't know why I just picked up the Holy Bible and started reading. As a Catholic I was not raised to be a Bible reader but later found out that no book can equal the wisdom that it contains. I started to realign my crooked life and started to make sense. I became a sensible person and wise in my own right but not judgemental in a way that I would show people that they are sinners but that they too have been saved and should lead a straight path. \n\nNow, all the troubles are gone and I can see only light even in my darkest hours. I gain strength in every challenge that I face and face it squarely with Christ to follow. That was the time when I knew the reason why He was crucified.
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We are to tell others about Jesus, and how to be saved. We need to be praying, Reading our Bible, and going to church. We need to live our life apart from this world.We are to seek God for His will in our life. Put our faith and Trust in Him. let others see Christ in you. When God saves you, He puts a new song in your heart. A heart that wants to serve Him. let your light shine for Jesus. Watch for the Lord. Be ready. For we knowth not the day,or hour, that He is coming. Yes. I do agree with you. God Bless you.
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This concept comes from the idea that if you don't repent from a sin, that you will go to hell, and that there is no opportunity to repent from commiting suicide. However, most people view repent here as "ask forgiveness." Repent does not mean that. It means change the way you think and act. If we had to ask forgiveness for every sin we ever commit NONE of us would ever go to heaven. Grace is not such a fine line that if you sin, you are lost, if you ask for forgiveness your saved again, sin again and you're lost again, etc. There is another problem with this... There are many ways to commit suicide in which you have time to ask for forgiveness. Jumping off a bridge, for example. While I certainly believe it would be a sin to take your own life, I don't think that one sin would necessarily negate the grace that comes from accepting Jesus as your savior.
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The meaning of life is to fufill your purpose. It could be encouraging people, or finding a cure that could save millions of lives. But the ultimate goal is to tell the world about Jesus Christ, and that all who call upon His name will be saved. Find a cool church/youth group and speak with a hard-core Bible believin' Jesus freak (like myself) if you wanna know more about it... OR feel free to talk to me! Take Care!
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Jesus came to die for the world so that the world through Him might be saved.\nWe have a handbook to go by. It's called a Holy bible. These are the words of God. Everyone can participate. Even the ones that can't read. We do love everyone. However we are instructed to not be conformed to the world. We are not to love the sin of the world. We are to love the sinners, hate the sin, and let God do the judging.
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Sometimes we are so focused on waiting for our ship to come in, that we ignore the bus and the taxi that were sent for us.\n\nLook around you, see all the trees in the forest, start walking down the entire path, enjoy all of it.\n\nThis question is in the religion section, so I am going to tell you to first get saved.  If you believe you have, then get to church and rededicate your live to Christ, live for him and not yourself, lay your human burdons at his feet, and when you get up, do NOT take those burdons back with you.  If you find that you did take some of them back with you, go right back and put them back at  his feet.\n\nYou will be doing this the rest of your life, but everytime we leave a bit more of our worries at his feet, we can walk closer to GOD with more and more of the weight lifted off from us.
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Obviously each person needs to find that out for themselves.  The only place to find one's purpose is in oneself.\n\nIf you're looking for a popular answer, "To leave the world better off than when you entered it."
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Because many of my fellow christians forgot that one of the fine gifts that god gave us was free will. Some people feel the need to control the actions of others to reinforce, measure or justify their spiritual relationships.  Being a "good christian" does not mean making people feel badly or like they are a lesser being. \n\nThey dont realize that people will come to love and worship god on their own accord, making them feel guilty or condesend to them will only push them further away. Besides, astrology was around long before Christianity became an organized religion.\n\nI agree that if someone wanted a Christian sermon, they would have asked for a Christian outlook.
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Jesus is the one and only person who did and will ever die for our sins.  If a Christian chooses to live in sin after becoming born again (a true Christian), then they are not living the way they should.  Just because you become a Christian does not mean you will never sin again.  It means you are to turn your back on sin, do your best not to sin, and live a life that is acceptable to God.  When you do that, you will still have shortcomings...but you know that you don't have to worry about it.  You just ask for forgiveness, turn your back on that sin, and thank God for His grace.
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Not on your life! I'm a born again, washed in the blood of Jesus Christian, who has a direct line to God through the Lord Jesus Christ. I put NO hope in the Pope. I pray to God, not to Mary. I have placed all my hope in Jesus, He's the only way to Heaven! The Bible declares it, that settles it. I don't have to go to a priest to get forgivness of sin, Christ Jesus is my mediator to God the Father. Man cannot give you absolution of sins, only Christ is qualifed to do that. I call NO earthy man "father" only God Almighty deserves that title, certainly no priest.
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Thank you for letting me answer your question.\n\nActually your question can be actually made of (2) separate questions. I'll be brief, but percise.\n1. What does it mean that Jesus sacrificed himself?  \n   A: The bible speaks about Jesus became sin for the purpose of an exchange. He became or took our sin for the purpose of giving all humans a right to forgiveness and everlasting life with God in heaven. \nSo the sacrifice portion as the bible explains kicked in when Jesus, the Son of God lived a life on earth as a man never to have committed any sin, but accepted all sin to death for all humans. The ultimate sacrifice done completely out of love.  \n\n2. Committing sins and going to heaven?\nBelieving that Jesus is the Son of God, Died on the Cross, and Rose from the grave allows those that believe on those (3)things to have a right to ask for forgiveness. All people commit some form of sin, but the truth about sinning comes from the intension of from the heart concerning sinning. \n\nA true believer is not trying to find ways to do immoral actions. \n\nIts encouraged that any person who believes to ask for forgiveness anytime/all the time when you feel something didn't line up with what you believe to be unpleasant before God. The key that many miss is that God loves you. Please read Psalms 103. \n\nGod would not have gone through all the trouble of setting up/placing Jesus on earth then allow him to be sacrificed/killed and offer up eternal life/forgiveness only to strike/condem people to hell when they miss it.\nThe only time the bible does speak on not being forgiven is when a believer who has experienced God to fullness denies God to exist. That person had witnessed His mercy/LOVE/spirit/prosperity, yet when its all done they still say in their "HEART/Inner Thoughts" God doesn't exist(Hebrews 6 and 10). \nI hope this answers your question.
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If you ask Christ to come in your heart, He does and then gives you a desire to do these other things. You don't have to do anything else to make it to heaven, but you will be held accountable to God for all you neglect to do. The Bible also says 'to him who knowth to do good and doeth it not to him it is sin' Our desire should be to do whatever it takes to be just like Him and to please Him. If you are a Christian and you don't have this desire then you need to talk to God about your walk with Him.