Why Are We Alive?
by Ernest O'Neill
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IS ANYTHING CERTAIN? |
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Many people are uncertain about what's behind the material universe. Some feel all religions are uncertain. Is there any religion that's supported by facts from history?
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CAN ANYTHING GIVE US A SENSE OF FULFILLMENT AND ETERNITY WE SEEK? |
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God tells us we're not going to live here forever. The life we get from our parents won't be enough for us. It won't give us the sense of eternity we believe we're made for. Can anything give us this sense of fulfillment and eternity we seek?
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IS THERE A WAY TO MAKE SENSE OUT OF OUR LIVES? |
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"Imagine a big group of us got into a bus and it drove off. Somebody would soon ask, ""Why are we on this bus?"" People could tell what we could do while we were on the bus-but wouldn't be good at telling why we were there!"
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WHY ARE WE HERE? |
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"Think of being on a bus ride with others for years-eating, singing, having kids, living, and dying. Think what it would be like if the people didn't know why they were there--and nobody on the bus could or would answer that question!"
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IS THERE A GOD? |
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"How would you answer somebody on campus who asks, 'Is there a God?' Most of us would probably say, 'Well, it's such a big question, what do the greatest intellects of our generation say?"
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IS THERE A SUPREME BEING? |
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"Is there a God? Is there a supreme being? It's important we ask this as an intellectual question, and not as an emotional one."
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IS THE BIBLE HISTORY OR MYTH? |
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"We need to know what God is like-whether he's a mean ogre, a kindly person, or somebody in-between. We can then live our lives accordingly. Should we believe what Greek, Buddhist, Islamic, or Christian scriptures say about God?"
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IS THE BIBLE HISTORY OR A MYTH? |
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"Is there historical evidence that validates the books in the Bible? What makes it more 'believable' when compared to Islamic, Buddhist or other religious writings?"
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IS THE BIBLE MYTH OR HISTORY? |
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"Many of us wonder, 'Has this God ever spoken? Has he ever communicated to us in this life so that we can know what kind of person he is?"
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IS JESUS DIVINE? |
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The last third of the Bible tells about the life of Jesus of Nazareth. It seems we have four possible choices as to what kind of person Jesus was.
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IS JESUS THE SON OF GOD? |
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"Was Jesus the divine Son of God? It seems there are four choices: he was either a liar, a lunatic, a legend, or the Son of God."
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A NEW START FOR YOUR LIFE |
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"It's not what you believe that matters. It's what you do in the light of what you believe."""
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WHY ARE WE ALIVE? |
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"'If you believe that Jesus is the Son of God, certain things follow. Once you accept someone is the Son of God, you're duty-bound to find out what his plan is for your life."
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