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  The Purpose of the Stars “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork.” —Psalm 19:1 “If God created the stars,” she wrote me, “isn’t it reasonable to believe that He wants to send us messages through them? Why shouldn’t Christians practice astrology, since millions of people do?” One reason Christians shouldn’t practice astrology is, quite simply, because the Bible tells us not to. Astrology and other forms of fortune-telling were very common in the ancient world, but the Bible writers called them “abominations” (Deuteronomy 18:12). Why? Because God did not create the stars to give us insights into the future, but to witness His power and glory. “The heavens declare the glory of God,” the Psalmist wrote (Psalm 19:1). Second, Christians don’t follow astrology because we don’t need to. God has given us everything we need to know about the future in His Word. Of course, the Bible doesn’t tell us what will happen next week or next year; if it did, we ...
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  Our Sure Foundation “My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.” —John 10:29 If you asked many Christians if they knew beyond a shadow of doubt they would go to heaven when they die, they would admit they weren’t sure. And yet God wants us to be sure—and we can be, once we understand what Jesus Christ did for us. The problem is that down inside many of us still feel our salvation must be up to us, and we can go to heaven only if we are good enough. But how do you know when you are good enough? The answer is—you don’t. And that’s why many Christians lack assurance of their salvation. The key is to understand that Christ took away all our sins—not part of them, but all of them. No matter how good we are, we can’t save ourselves—because God’s standard is perfection. But Christ—who was without sin—did for us what we could never do for ourselves: He took all our sins upon Himself, and He took the death and hell ...
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A Tough Truth “Do not be deceived ... whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” —Galatians 6:7 One of life’s hardest lessons is that we cannot turn back the clock and change something we’ve already done. When we make a wrong decision or act foolishly, we have to live with the consequences, bitter as they may be. In biblical terms, we must reap what we have sown. Then why bother to ask for God’s forgiveness? If nothing is going to change—if we still must face the consequences of our sin—why seek God’s forgiveness? One reason is because it is the only way to deal with our guilt. Down inside we feel unclean and ashamed for what we’ve done—but when we turn to Christ and seek His forgiveness, that burden of guilt is lifted. When we seek His forgiveness, the Bible says, “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7). But we need God’s forgiveness also to keep from becoming spiritually hardened. Unconfessed sin leads inevitably to spiritual coldness. Does any s...
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BUT GOD... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4f1u-61N5Dw  
There was a boy on a journey, to see who the most powerful was. So he goes up to iron. He says: " Iron, are you the most powerful?" Iron says: " No, you put me in fire and I melt". So the boy goes over to fire, and says: "Fire, are you the most powerful thing in the world?" And the fire says: "No, you put water on me, and I'm done".  So the boy walks over the water and says: "So water, surely you're the most powerful thing in the world,  you could put out fire?" And water says: " Unfortunately, no, you leave me out in the sun too long, I bake up and I'm done".  So the boy looks up to the sun, it's powerful and it's beautiful, and he says: "Sun, surely you are the most powerful thing in the world?" And he said: "No, see that little cloud over there, that goes in front of me? I'm put away". So the boy again  is just trying to find this and he goes to the cloud and says: " Cloud, s...