Welcome to WikiChristian A encyclopedia and discussion forum for all Christians to share their faith. Statement of Faith | Vision Special Links: Bible Referencing | Page Layout and Writing Guide | Clean-up WikiChristian Project What is Christianity? Christianity is about God reaching out his hand in friendship to mankind. Christians believe that the whole world and everything in it was created by God. God is a personal being, a living God who is three, yet one: Father, Son and Spirit, just as we human beings have body, mind and soul! (see the Trinity). The Bible says God created people in his image, to love him. Yet every person has rebelled against God and sinned. Yet instead of turning his back on us, God became a man, Jesus, who most scholars believe was born about the year 4 BC and lived among us. He taught a message of love throughout Palestine but public opinion turned against him and he was executed as a young man. He died because of us - the death that we should have died. He was crucified on a cross, but he rose from the dead, and now calls us to trust him, to love him and to repent of our rebellion. If we do this, then we our relationship with God becomes restored and we will live forever with God. Many non-Christians may think that being a Christian is about belonging to a particular church or following a certain set of rule. Most Christians however would agree that at its root, being a Christian means to be in a living relationship with Jesus. WikiChristian Contents - Christianity God | Jesus Christ | Essence of Christianity | Trinity Bible | Christian literature, art, music and media | Christian Songs Index Church | Church history | Denominations People: Famous Christians | Media Workers and Volunteers Christian doctrine and debates | Grace | Love Current issues | News Science and Technology Other religions Places | Mission | World-wide church directory Who is God? God is the central being of all existence. He is eternal in that he has no beginning and no end. In the first chapter of the first book of Bible an account is given of God creating the universe and the earth and creating people in his own image. The Bible also reveals that God is full of mercy and love (for example 1 John 4:8. Millions of people in the world trust in God as their master and Lord and also their saviour. He is a personal being, who is three in one - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God stands ready to come into any person's life when that person acknowledges him and repents of having not lived his way. Character of God Although the mere existence of God can be deduced by natural reason his nature is beyond our understanding. He gives life to all and he is the author of love and forgiveness. John 1:4 describes this beautifully: In him was life, and the life was the light of men. Loving God One cannot describe God without first understanding His love for the humanity! For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16 If you truly believe in your heart, declare through your mouth and actions that the Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins, you will receive Jesus as your Savior and Lord so you will be saved from judgment and spend eternity with God in heaven! GOD LOVES YOU! God Of Wonders! Holy God God is completely holy and without any evil. At the same time God is forgiving and merciful and full of love. Read more on God and Trinity Devotion Of The Day Woman Praying in Sunset June, 8 - Daily Devotions June Scripture Portion for Bible Commentary : Job 12 - Psalm 102 Job 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Psalm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 66 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 77 77 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 88 88 88 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 99 99 99 99 99 100 101 102 Elihu continues his speech in chapter 35 by reproving both Job and his three friends. He condemns Job for having expressed the thought that because of his integrity he did not deserve what God was doing to him. Job felt, as Elihu put it in verse 2, "My righteousness is more than God's." Further, Elihu charged that Job said, "Why should I live righteously--the wicked are rewarded good for their evil and the righteous are rewarded by suffering." Certainly Elihu was not entirely correct in his judgment of Job. For oftentimes Job illustrated from the prosperity of the wicked, simply to show that in the end the wicked would not prosper, while the righteous would enter his reward. However, there were occasions when Job, in his lapses from depending upon God rather than on the flesh, pitied himself and strongly intimated that the righteous life was not altogether worthwhile. Next Elihu has a message for Job and his three friends. He reminds them that their help comes from the Lord; that God is greater than man. Elihu wanted them to realize that they were not dealing with frail human flesh, but with the Eternal God. Elihu also declares to them that unless one cries unto the Lord in humility, he might just as well not call on the Lord. When proud men pray, their prayers go unheard and unanswered, because God will not give attention to a proud heart. In chapter 36 Elihu continues by drawing attention to the greatness and majesty of God. Because of who He is and what He is, God should be respected and honored by everyone. "Behold, God is great," declares Elihu. Indeed, He is great in power, great in wisdom, and great in wealth. In chapter 37 Elihu continues his informative speech by reminding Job of the mighty power of God, as evidenced in the changes of the weather. In speaking further of the handiwork of God, he mentions the winds, the frost, and the clouds, all of which are under the Lord's constant control. God's ways are unfathomable. Verse 23 says, "Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict." God is divine. We should respect Him, bow before Him, and acknowledge Him as Lord of all. 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