Introduction

Looking for answers or a way out?!
Do you see this world is crisis -filled with violence, terrorism, wars, abuse of powers, hate, addictions, violence of nature, etc- no way out? Do you also think "is this all there is?". Do you wonder how and where this world will end and consequently how you will end also?

Do you see also that worldly power, worldly wisdom and world-religions do not bring the world ahead at all, but instead lead to more unsolvable problems, more abuse of power, more fake solutions, suffering for humans and animals, more environmental problems, poverty and wars?

Becoming, being- & staying a Christian

Only after the Ascension to Heaven and the outpouring of the Spirit it is possible to become a Christian and be called a Christian (Acts 11:26).

* Wanting to become a Christian is wanting to get to know Yeshua in your life, while you also believe in God so knowledge of both Jesus and God is needed. Moreover you need to know and understand how to follow Christ personally and to willingly live according to what Christ asks. The biblical conformation of that knowledge, faith, personal way and commitment is sealed by the baptism in Christ's name Yeshua (only) as we know from Romans 6:3 and Galatians 3:26-27. That baptism leads to Christ only #. In that way a person is baptized in Christ.

Jesus (Yeshua) Christ

GOD

God is the only Eternal; He has always been and has always existed. His name is EL, ELOAH or YHWH. The Eternal has no visible or tangible body, but is a Spirit (John 4:24).
However, HE can be seen; for example as light, fire, lightning or cloud. The Bible shows that although there is only one true God, God is not limited to one spiritual body, because  the Bible speaks of "7 Spirits of God" that are poured out over the Earth and that they stand before God's Throne (Revelation 5: 6). However, the same Bible states that God is one Spirit and that there is only one true God who, despite all those Spirits, is one, Romans 3:30, so there are not several gods because of several Spirits.

Are you ready for the Second Coming every day?

Being there for your fellow men or women

Christian or perfect? !!

Christ tells in Luke 18: 11-14 about the Pharisee and the Tax collector who both went into the temple to pray. The learned Pharisee who thought to live a perfect life according to God's standards did not however to Christian standards in this parable! The tax collector however did not start from knowledge and learning, but was honest about himself and in faith. He knew that he was a sinner and wanted and needed forgiveness. You could say that he even lowered himself; and he asked for forgiveness. And according to Jesus he got it; but not "the perfect Pharisee"! 

Faith knows peaks and valleys

Sometimes you are faced with difficult choices or there are unpleasant or uncertain times. Prayers do not seem to offer any ready-made solutions. Or praying seems almost impossible; words do not come, reluctance to pray or getting blocked from the inside. And then you start to doubt, your faith seems to become "thinner" and you just do not know it anymore. Recognizable? Hopefully this paper will help you in a practical and personal way, so that you can topple those valleys or change them into restored trust and encouragement!

Forgiving someone gives life!

Praying in a biblical way

Talking (softly/whispering) aloud or in your thoughts with 1. God in the name of Christ (John 16:23) or with 2. Christ directly (John 14: 13-14) as your Lord and King is called "praying".

Geloof kent pieken en dalen

Soms sta je voor moeilijke keuzes of volgen er nare of onzekere tijden. Gebeden lijken géén pasklare oplossingen te bieden. Of bidden lijkt bijna onmogelijk te worden; woorden komen niet, tegenzin om te gaan bidden of geblokkeerd raken vanbinnen. En dan ga je twijfelen, lijkt je geloof “dunner” te worden en weet je het even niet meer. Herkenbaar? Hopelijk helpt deze paper je op een praktische en persoonlijke wijze, zodat je die dalen kan aftoppen of omzetten in hersteld vertrouwen en bemoediging!

Er zijn voor je naasten

We leven in een tijd waarin alles goed geregeld lijkt te zijn. Ziekte uitkeringen, Bijstandsuitkeringen, werkeloosheidsuitkeringen, huurtoeslagen, ziektekostenverzekeringen, wijkverpleging, enzovoort. Maar het betreft vaak alleen formeel geregelde zaken door overheid of door overheidsdiensten. Hoe goed dat minieme, gebrekkige vangnet ook is: daardoor zien we elkaar niet meer als personen/individuen in nood of met noden. En nog minder dat er een persoonlijke taak voor jezelf in weggelegd zou kunnen zijn! Het wordt vaak alleen als lastig en tijdrovend gezien en “daar heb je toch professionele hulp voor” denkt of zegt men dan vaak. Zou in die hulp een passende oplossing liggen of eerder de oorzaak van het probleem en verdere problemen?