The truth that leads to eternal life pdf

Today ture, identified in the Bible as Satan the Devil, disobedience to parents is common, often going is therefore called "the original serpent. Stealing also is common, and many tion The invisible creature speaking through think that, if what is stolen is small, the theft the serpent openly denied the truth of God's com- does not matter much.

Rebellion and speaking mand that Eve quoted. He represented the tree's against authority are likewise frequent today. But fruit as being able to cause her to be like God, that does not make these things right! Much of deciding for herself what was "good" and what the rotten fruitage we see today in the form of was "bad. Adam, her husband and head, upon finding out at the start. By their dis- 1 Corinthians They were guilty of stealing, because brought upon they took what their Creator said was not theirs.

Jehovah owed 1 John it to himself and to all his universal family to up- In considering hold the law. This he did. As a result of their de- the rightness liberate sin the lawless couple were driven out of of God's deci- Eden to die.

The machine will develop judging t h e weaknesses and, in time, break down. Similarly, as a result of ignoring the instructions of their Maker, Adam and Eve lost their perfection.

Their minds and bodies began to break down, and finally ceased to function, in death. That is what disobe-. Genesis After Adam had used themselves had: imperfection, with a future of up the tremendous vitality of his once-perfect sickness and death.

That is why we all grow old body, he died at the age of years. This was and die, and why we so easily do what is wrong. Proverbs But he must born after his disobedience. Thus his offspring be careful that, once he knows what is right, he inherited sin and death from him. All men inherit does not deliberately choose to follow a course imperfection, because all come from Adam and contrary to God's will.

To do so would mean loss Eve. As the Bible book of Job tells us: "Who can of God's favor and of life itself. There is not one. This grand relief will fect piece of machinery cannot be produced from come through the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Such people may longer feel the effects of Adam's sin.

Why, even get diseased in the sex organs that God gave them the death we inherited from Adam will no longer to bring forth their children.

The children of such have power over us! Revelation ,4 You can "unclean" parents may be born physically or men- be one who will enjoy such blessings.

By tally damaged because of the sin of their parents. They - - Is there a Wereme between dehberate sin and uninten- HOWdoes the Bible explaln why we today get slck and die? How can the effect of Adnm and Eve's sin be compared to tional sin? How so? What provision hap God made to save mankind from BLn children? Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

Their thoughts have ceased, as the Bible states: "Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of 'P ERHAPS you have experienced the empty feeling that comes with losing a loved one in death. On such occasions most persons feel not man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. I t is only natural , Dy]. Is he still conscious somewhere? Is there a real hope that the dead will live again?

The Bible 'But what about the soul? Is it not a part of man contains a comforting answer to these questions. In living? To answer this properly we need to deter- sentencing the first man Adam for his willful dis- mine what the soul is.

You may be surprised to obedience, God said: "You [will] return to the know that animals as well as men are called ground, for out of i t you were taken. For dust you "souls" in the inspired Scriptures. For instance, are and to dust you will return. Why, of the herd and of the asses and of the flock.

At his death Adam re- -See also Revelation , where the Greek word turned to the same lifeless, unconscious state. He for "soul," psykhd appears.

Let us see what the but died--as God said he would. Creator's own written Word says about it. At The Bible clearly teaches that the dead are un- Genesis 2: 7 we read: "And Jehovah God proceeded conscious and lifeless in the grave.

Note what to form the man out of dust from the ground and Ecclesiastes , 10 AV says regarding the con- to blow into his nostrils the breath of life, and the dition of the dead: "For the living know that they man came to be a living soul.

What questions do people commonly ask about the dead? What does the Bible say happened to the first man Adam a t his death, and so what is death? What does Ecclesiastes ,10 say about the condltion of the dead, snd what happens to man's t h i n b g a t death? Jesus said: "For what is a man proflted, if not be some shadowy thing that merely inhabits he shall gain the whole world, and lose hls own the body or that can exist apart from the person.

For example, the Bible speaks of the soul's desir- Genesis She ceased to be a living per- ing physical food, saying: "Your soul craves to eat son and became a c o w. And when the prophet meat. It says, too, that souls have blood traveling dead child, the child's soul or life as a soul came through their veins, for it speaks of "the blood of back into him and "he came to life.

AV Yes, your soul is really y m , with all your Since the soul is the person himself, what h a p physical and mental qualities. The Bible is very dear in 7 What, then, of the texts that use such expres- stating that the soul is subject to death, saying: sions as "my soul," or those that speak of a per- "The soul that is sinning-it itself will die. These texts, kiel , 20 The apostle Peter quoted from the of course, must harmonize with the scriptures writings of Moses concerning Jesus, saying: "In- already considered, for there can be no contra- deed, any soul that does not listen to that Prophet diction in God's Word.

It becomes evident, then, will be completely destroyed from among the that the word "soul" may be used in different people. So just as one says "myself" he also can say say that either human or animal souls are im- "my soul," meaning basically the same thing. Thus mortal, deathless, cannot be destroyed or cannot the psalmist wrote: "My soul has been sleepless perish. There are, however, dozens of scriptws from grief. Levit- 8 "Soul" can also refer to tlse life one enjoys as icus 30; James 5: 20 Even of Jesus Christ the a living soul or person.

Now, we can say that Bible says: "He poured out his soul to the very someone is alive, meaning he is a live person. Or death. In the same way, man, according to person dies, it is the human soul that dies.

Bible shows they are not the same, as we shall see. The spirit has no two things that man or any other conscious personality, nor can it do the things a person can earthly creature must have in order to be and do.

It cannot think, speak, hear, see or feel. In stay alive: spirit and breath. There we read: "If that respect, it might be likened to the electric he [God] sets his heart upon anyone, if that one's current of a car's battery.

That current can ignite spirit [Hebrew, ru'ahh] and breath [Hebrew, the fuel to make the engine produce power, cause neshamah'] he gathers to himself, all flesh will the headlights to shine, sound the horn, or cause expire together, and earthling man himself will the car's radio to produce voices and music.

But, return to the very dust. No, for it is merely the force that enables At the time of Adam's creation, God caused the the equipment to perform and do such things. This active life force is what is creatures, being passed on from parents to off- meant here by the word "spirit" ru'ahh.

But for spring at the time of conception. Thus, God told the life force to continue in each of Adam's billions Noah that he would cause a flood of waters "to of cells, they needed oxygen, and this was to be bring to ruin all flesh, in which the active force provided by breathing. So, God next "breathed [ru'ahh, spirit] of life is," both of animals and into his nostrils the breath [neshamah'] of life.

For that reason, Ecclesiastes , 20 born babies. Although there is life in the baby says: "There is an eventuality as respects the sons when born, it sometimes does not begin to breathe of mankind and an eventuality as respects the right after birth.

The doctor finds it necessary beast, and they have the same eventuality. As the to spank the child to make it start breathing, for one dies, so the other dies; and they all have but without breath the child would soon die. So, too,. All are going to one place. Jab , IS what two thlngs must man have to stay allve?

But that when a person dies "the dust returns to the is this belief taught in God's Word? You may earth just as it happened to be and the spirit itself know the meaning that your own particular church returns to the true God who gave it. All Scriptures? What is hell according to the Bible?

Psalm '"In the Hebrew Scriptures of the Bible the 29 [, Dy] How, then, does the spirit 're- word "hell" is translated from the Hebrew word turn to God who gave it'? Does the life force sheol'. This word occurs 65 times in all. The King literally leave the earth and travel through space James Version of the Bible, however, translates to God's presence? No, but it returns to God in the sheol' 31 times as "hell," 31 times as "grave," and sense that now the future life prospects of the 3 times as "pit.

Only God can re- the Bible translates sheol' as "hell" 63 times and store the spirit, causing the person to live again. In the Christian l7 Some persons live in fear of the dead and Greek Scriptures the word "hell" is sometimes make offerings to appease dead ancestors.

But translated from the Greek word hddes. Both the we can find comfort in knowing that, since the King James and Douay versions translate hddes dead are unconscious, it is not possible for them as "hell" in each of its ten occurrences. And though one may have loved very much some person who died, God's lo IS hell a hot place?

Do sheol' and hides refer. Word shows that one cannot benefit the dead per- to some place where the wicked suffer after death? The Bible does not contradict itself edge of the true condition of the dead also protects with regard to the condition of those in hell. This us against the practice of trying to speak with the is proved by the fact that the Bible says that Jesus dead. The Bible warns that those who claim to was in hell.

Acts , AV, Dy When the apostle speak with the dead are really getting in touch Peter stated this on the day of Pentecost, he clear- with demons, wicked spirits that falsely pretend to ly meant that Jesus had been in the grave, not in - be the one who has died.

What do many religious organieatlons teach about hell, - a xings la:al-as, DU. A9 "W. Consider this too: Is hell [, Dy]. Here the Hebrew word sheol' was literally within speaking distance of heaven so that used, and at Acts this word is translated by an actual conversation could be carried on? Also, the Greek word hcides.

This shows that sheol' and if the rich man were in a literal burning lake, how hides refer to the same thing. The Bible "hell" is could Abraham send Lazarus to cool his tongue actually mankind's grave.

Job, a righteous servant of God who suffered In this illustration the rich man stood for the much. He prayed to God: "Who will grant me class of religious leaders who rejected and later this, that thou mayst protect me in hell [sheol'; killed Jesus. Lazarus pictured the common people the grave, A V ] , and hide me till thy wrath pass, who accepted God's Son. The Bible shows that and appoint me a time when thou wilt remember death can be used as a symbol, representing a great me?

Compare that Job desired protection in hell if it is a fiery-hot Romans , ; A death, or change place! Clearly, this "hell" is simply the grave, and from former conditions, happened when Jesus fed Job desired to go there so that his sufferings might the Lazarus class spiritually, and they thus came end. Good people as well as bad people go to the into the favor of the greater Abraham, Jehovah Bible "hell," the common grave of all mankind.

At the same time, the false religious leaders "died" with respect to having God's favor. Acts So this illustration does the Bible hell is a place of physical torment. That not teach that some dead persons are tormented is where Jesus spoke of the rich man and Lazarus, in a literal fiery hell.

Because Jesus was giving a parable or Bible does speak of "hell fire. Gehenna torment simply because he is rich, wears good - 23 What is the meanhg of the fflustration with regard to clothing and has plenty to eat? Is it Scriptural to a the rich man?

Laearus are an Illustration? When Jesus was on earth the dead relieves one's mind of much unnecessary this valley was used as a huge garbage dump fear and worry regarding those who have died.

To where fires were kept burning by adding brim- know that such ones are not suffering helps us to stone sulfur to burn up the refuse. Smith's Dic- appreciate far more God's love, and his justice. Luke 7:ll; he mean? Not that they would be tormented for- John He thus provided a preview of ever. Jesus used that valley Gehenna of fire and what he will do on a grand scale in God's new sys- brimstone as a proper symbol of everlasting de- tem of things.

The heartwarming prospect is that struction. That is what his first-century listeners then hell, mankind's common grave, will be emp- understood it to mean. The "lake of fire" rnen- tied of its unconscious dead. Revelation tioned in Revelation has a similar meaning, not Some receive a resurrection to heavenly glory as conscious torment, but "second death," everlasting spirit creatures, even as did Jesus Christ.

Romans death or destruction. It is evident that this "lake" However, the vast majority of mankind will is a symbol, because death and hell h d d a are be brought back to enjoy life on a restored earthly thrown into it. Such Wigs cannot literally be paradise.

This is said to need to die again. Isaiah Certainly this be a place where human souls are conscious and grand provision for blessing mankind is reason for going through fiery purging after death. Since us to take in more knowledge of Jehovah and hi the Bible clearly shows that the dead are uncon- Son, Jesus Christ. Doing so can lead to our eternal scious, how could God be tormenting anyone in life and blessing. Psalm [, Dy] Actually, - 2 7. What ho e is there for the dead? What should Jehovah's grand provislona for blessing man- kind encourage ua to do?

In the Blble book of Revelation are a symbol of the same thing? These too pointed forward to Jesus. They directed attention to him as the great gArough W h o m G o d High Priest and to the sacrifice of his own human l i e as the means to take away sins forever and bring deliverance even from death. Galatians 3: 24; Hebrews , 12; John Furthermore, Jehovah foretold that the one through whom eter- H OW loving the provision that Jehovah has made through his Son for blessing persons of all races and nations!

He has promised deliverance from oppression, sin and death. What a glorious nal peace would come to humankind would be of King David's family line and would become the king of God's kingdom, ruling over the entire earth. The angel Gabriel, in announcing Jesus' prospect! It is vital for us to appreciate, however, human birth, said: "This one will be great and that these blessings will come to mankind only will be called Son of the Most High; and Jehovah through Jesus Christ.

For this reason, God in- God will give him the throne of David his father. Yes, the entire Word of God focuses attention er name under heaven that has been given among on Jesus Christ as the one through whom Jehovah men by which we must get saved. The Bible informs us that he is God's "first- awaited the fulAllment of this hope, and the born" Son.

This means that he was created before promises of God gave them good reason for doing the other sons of God's family. He is also God's so. To the Hebrew family head Abraham, Jehovah "only-begotten" Son, in that he is the only one - made the promise that "all nations of the earth" In what I It absdutely necesaaly for us to have falth It we 1.

Thus,before being born on earth as a male who dld hle "aesd" prove to be? King David's city, Bethlehem of Judea. Micah Jesus could therefore properly say: "Before He lived with his mother and his foster- Abraham came into existence, I have been," and, father Joseph, working at the trade of carpentry "I am the living bread that came down from heav- until he was about thirty years of age.

Then God's en. So he went tion he had held in heaven, he prayed: "Father, to John the Baptist to be baptized or dipped com- glorify me alongside yourself with the glory that pletely under the waters of the Jordan River.

I had alongside you before the world was. By submitting to baptism Jesus 'In harmony with God's purpose for blessing set an example for all who exercise faith in him, men of faith, the due time arrived for this heaven- and later he commanded that all who became his ly Son to become a man on earth.

This required a disciples should be baptized. Jehovah, by his holy spirit or However, something else happened to Jesus active force, transferred the life of Jesus from at the Jordan.

The heavens opened, God's spirit heaven to the womb of a Jewish virgin girl named came upon him, and God himself spoke from Mary. Announcing this to Mary in advance, the heaven, saying: "This is my Son, the beloved, angel Gabriel said: "Holy spirit will come upon whom I have approved.

For that reason also what is born will be whom all God's prophets had foretold! There at called holy, God's Son. Cer- anointed by God to be the foretold great high tainly the One who formed the first woman with priest, the king of God's kingdom, and to preach the ability to produce children could cause a while here on earth. Luke There was woman to conceive a child without a human work for him to do.

He was a perfect human, free Word throughout the land, and he taught his dis- from the sin of Adam. How was that possible? Luke 8:l Though others Because, as the angel said, the "power of the Most in those days superstitiously avoided using the High" was responsible; it even guided his growth personal name of God, Jesus did not hold back from making it known.

John He always - while in the womb of Mary. What dld Jesus sag to bear wltness to the fact that he had 4. What dld Qod do at the tlme of Jesus' baptlam? This would have merely encouraged In what he did he provided an example that we further lawlessness by a bad example. Yet he did should follow if we want to please God. But he not turn his back on mankind and leave them also accomplished more than that.

So he said: his wrong. God did this in harmony with a legal "The Son of man came. Well, a ransom is 21 Let us see how that principle applied in the the price paid to obtain deliverance from captivity. In exchange for release from bondage to sin and death. Thus, Adam became rinthians No offspring of Adam qualified imperfect and lost the right to life. As a willful for this, because all were born imperfect.

As a violator of God's law, he came under its penalty result they all die because they are sinners, and of death. God had also established laws of hered- they have no right to human life that they can ity, which assure that we all receive physical sacrifice on behalf of others. Psalm [, characteristics and other traits from our parents. Dy] So God sent his own Son to earth. Jesus According to these laws, Adam could pass on to was born as a human, because it was a human life his offspring only what he himself had; so we re- that was required.

But he was born without the ceived from him an inheritance of sin and death. God alone was the Father of the dying in payment of the penalty of sin. How could human Jesus, as he had also been Adam's Father. Jesus' ene- 9. He could Jesus come to earth7 b What is the ransom prlce that Jesus pald to release us from sln and death7 have resisted, but he did not.

Matthew , 54 - Why could we recefve from Adam only an Inheritance of sln and-death? Who Only could provlde the ranaom price for what Adam In provldlng rellel for Adam's offspring. By exercising faith in it we can enjoy a ness. And 'by his stripes you were healed. Revelation , 10, When, ''That was indeed a marvelous expression of due to imperfection, we commit a sin, we can God's love for mankind!

The Bible helps us to freely seek forgiveness from God on the basis of appreciate it, saying: "God loved the world so the ransom, with confidence that he will hear us. It 16 If you are a parent who has a dearly loved makes possible the resurrection of the dead. And son, no doubt you can appreciate, at least to some it provides the basis for gaining eternal life in extent, what that meant to God. It surely should God's new system of things, where it will be ap- warm our hearts toward him to realize that he plied to mankind in order to wipe away all the cares for us so much.

He ransom price. But he was "made alive in the taught his followers to pray: "Let your kingdom spirit. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also days after his resurrection he appeared visibly to upon earth. Then, with the disciples looking on, dom. He made it the theme of his preaching. He returned to heaven, there "to raising the dead, he showed on a small scale what appear before the person of God for us" bearing will take place on earth under the kingdom of God.

Hebrews , 24 The requirements of What does the Bible at JohIn tell us about Qod's love provialon. What a blessing that will be! Is Jesus himself is the one anointed by God as ruler of the Kingdom.

However, when Jesus re- turned to heaven it was not the due time for him to exercise that kingly power. He must await his Father's appointed time. Acts Yet, he pointed forward to the time when he would return with Kingdom power, saying: "When the Son of man arrives in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit down on his glorious throne.

You may recall that he often spoke of the Devil, and that he called him "the father of and he will separate people one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. Soon Christ on his heavenly are on the increase, we do well to examine this sub- throne will use his kingly authority to destroy the ject.

Even some who 34, 41, What in him in order to receive them. John We about Jesus Christ's own experience when the must become his disciples and submit ourselves to Devil tempted him? The Bible tells us that the him as our heavenly king. Will you do that? There Devil showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world are opposers who want to hinder you, but if you and said to him: "All these things I will give you put your full trust in Jehovah you will without if you fall down and do an act of worship to me!

For those who love him. TO enjoy blcsslngs through Jesus Christ. What 1. How did he Christ tempted? By a real person? The Bible shows that a serpent spoke to quality of evil?

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