Bible why are we here

No comments on this item Please log in to comment by clicking here. Log in Subscribe About us Advertise Contact us. The voice of Georgia Baptists since Toggle navigation Main menu. Baptist Life. Bible Study for June 3: Why are we even here? Determining what's most important to us lets us know how devoted we are to God, writes Fayetteville pastor David Chancey. Posted Wednesday, May 30, pm.

John Yarbrough. What is repentance and why do we need it? When the first man Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Without recognizing that we inherited that sin status and trusting that God made a way through Jesus Christ to change our status through repentance, we can never have a relationship with God; for he is holy and we are sinful. We are here on earth to honor God, to know God, and to share the benefits of this experience with others while on earth so we can ultimately spend eternity in a place called Heaven.

We can only do that if we know Jesus as our Savior. For now, we can rest in this truth - none of us is here by accident. We were planned and wanted by our Heavenly Father from before the beginning of time Psalm Search More Now! Yes, I want to follow Jesus. I am a follower of Jesus. I still have questions. What do you think? God , the Father, sent His only Son to satisfy that judgment for those who believe in Him. Jesus , the creator and eternal Son of God, who lived a sinless life, loves us so much that He died for our sins, taking the punishment that we deserve, was buried , and rose from the dead according to the Bible.

If you truly believe and trust this in your heart, receiving Jesus alone as your Savior, declaring, " Jesus is Lord ," you will be saved from judgment and spend eternity with God in heaven. What is your response? Read More. You are not your own,. When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.

And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,. I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.

The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,. Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. Unless otherwise indicated, all content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Contact me: openbibleinfo at gmail. Cite this page : Editor: Stephen Smith. Publication date: Nov 6, Publisher: OpenBible.