If a man die, shall he live again?

Heston Charlton, Hollywood Towering personality died on 5th April 2008 at the age of 83 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
His more than life persoanlity won him Academy awards in famous pictures for his monumental, jut-jawed portrayals of Moses, Ben-Hur and Michelangelo. During the latter part of his life, he was diagnised with Alzheimer's disease. Heston will be remembered as long as Hollywood continues.

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If a man die, shall he live again?

This question bothers mankind even time immemorial. Indian Rishi's prayed

"Asatho Ma Sathgamaya. Thamaso Ma Jyothirgamaya. Mruthyorma Amrthangamya"

Lead me from fasle to truth, from darkness to light, from deat to life.

While most of the religious teachings are not very clear about what happens after death, Bible tells it very clearly - There is Life after Death, Eternal.

Jesus Christ said -
"I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die, Believest thou this?"

Jesus proved this through His death and His resurrection.

Bible tells of an end to the world and all the dead shall resurrect - Some (who believed in Jesus Christ) for eternal life and others for eternal Damnation.

"And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works........

And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire"

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It is a rat race, to acquire knowledge, to manage knowledge, to add value through knowledge, to sell knowledge .....................

Epilogue
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? Where Isa 33:18 world foolish Isa 44:25
For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. wisdom Luke 10:21
For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: sign Matt 12:38, Matt 16:1, Mark 8:11, Luke 11:16, John 2:18
But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. power Romans 1:4 wisdom Col 2:3
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

Do You Really Love Me???

One day, I woke early in the morning to watch the sunrise. Ah, the beauty of God's creation is beyond description. As I watched, I praised God for His beautiful work. As I sat there, I felt the Lord's presence with me. He asked me, "Do you love me?" I answered, "Of course, God! You are my Lord and Saviour!"

Then He asked, "If you were physically handicapped, would you still love me?" I was perplexed. I looked down upon my arms, legs and the rest of my body and wondered how many things I wouldn't be able to do – the things that I took for granted?

And I answered, "It would be tough Lord, but I would still love You."

Then the Lord said, "If you were blind, would you still love my creation?" How could I love something without being able to see it? Then I thought of all the blind people in the world and how many ofthem still loved God and His creation. So I answered, "Its hard to think of it, but I would still love you."

The Lord then asked me, "If you were deaf, would you still listen to my word?" How could I listen to anything being deaf? Then I understood. Listening to God's Word is not merely using our ears, but our hearts. I answered, "It would be tough, but I would still listen to Your word." The Lord then asked, "If you were mute, would you still praise My Name?"

How could I praise without a voice? Then it occurred to me: God wants us to sing from our very heart and soul. It never matters what we sound like. And praising God is not always with a song, but when we are persecuted, we give God praise with our words of thanks. So I answered, "Though I could not physically sing, I would still praise Your Name."

And the Lord asked, "Do you really love Me?" With courage and a strong conviction, I answered boldly, "Yes Lord! I love You because You are the one and true God!" I thought I had answered well, but God asked, "THEN WHY DO YOU SIN?" I answered, "Because I am only human. I am not perfect."

"THEN WHY IN TIMES OF PEACE DO YOU STRAY THE FURTHEST? WHY ONLY IN TIMES OF TROUBLE DO YOU PRAY IN EARNEST?"

{No answers -- only tears}

The Lord continued: "Why only sing at fellowships and retreats? Why seek Me only in times of worship? Why ask things so selfishly? Why ask things so unfaithfully? " The tears continued to roll down my cheeks. "Why are you ashamed of Me? Why are you not spreading the good news? Why in times of persecution, you cry to others when I offer My shoulder to cry on? Why make excuses when I give you opportunities to serve in My Name?"

I tried to answer, but there was no answer to give. "You are blessed with life. I made you not to throw this gift away. I have blessed you with talents to serve Me, but you continue to turn away. I have revealed My Word to you, but you do not gain in knowledge. I have spoken to you but your ears were closed. I have shown My blessings to you, but your eyes were turned away. I have sent you servants, but you sat idly by as they were pushed away. I have heard your prayers and I have answered them all."

"DO YOU TRULY LOVE ME?"
I could not answer. How could I? I was embarrassed beyond belief. I had no excuse. What could I say tothis? My heart had cried out and the tears had flowed, I said, Please forgive me Lord. I am unworthy to be Your child." The Lord answered, "That is My Grace, My child." I asked, "Then why do you continue to forgive me? Why do You love me so?"

The Lord answered, "Because you are My creation. You are my child. I will never abandon you. When you cry, I will have compassion and cry with you. When you shout with joy, I will laugh with you. When you are down, I will encourage you. When you fall, I will raise you up. When you are tired, I will carry you. I will be with you till the end of days, and I will love you forever."

Never had I cried so hard before. How could I have been so cold? How could I have hurt God as I had done? I asked God, "How much do You love me?" The Lord stretched out His arms, and I saw His nail-pierced hands. I bowed down at the feet of Christ, my Saviour. And for the first time, I truly prayed.

"Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, 'I will never leave you; I will never abandon you'." Hebrews 13:5 (Bible:GNB)
From an Anonymous Contributor

Mobile Technology

Convergence of all technologies!!!
Commuincation, Compting, Video, Animation.....and what not.
It is the Technology of future.
People are going to be hooked to mobile.
And mobile is going to hook people.
Look around every porson is hooked to mobile, playing with it, petting it.
Mobile hold all the personal identity & traits of people.
Analyze the calls, analyze the usage, it will reveal startling truths.
Culprits have been caught using mobile as a GPRS.
In Bible Revelation 13 speaks of the image of the beast, it is going to be the mobile.

Father Tell Me, Where is God?

Pushpan Pappu visited us last day, I have heard of him early through my Son.
But this is the first time we met. Oh, he has a marvelous testimony. How he came across the living God. I searched the net to see something more about him.
I came across his brother in the net, Tilak Pappu.
He also has a marvelous life story!
I encourage You to read his testimony with title "Father Tell Me, Where is God?"
Answer to seeking heart!
God Bless You!

TM (Transcendental Meditation) that didnt reach Nirvana (Inner Peace)

Guru of transcendental meditation (TM) Maharshi Mahesh Yogi passed away at his retreat in the Netherlands on February 5, 2008. His body was brought to Allahabad and cremated at the funeral pyre.
Maharshi's TM was famous in the 1960s. He promised "inner peace" to anybody within 30 days through 30 minutes meditation.
Pop group Beatles connection with Maharshi made it further famous.
As Times Of India puts it "This is a true story of love and bitterness, recrimination and reconciliation. It’s a story of glamour and spirituality, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. It’s about four men whom the world worshipped, and the mentor they first adored, then abhorred. It’s a story that has never before been told in its entirety, though gossip and rumours have swirled around it for years. "
And finally when the Maharshi & Beatles broke, John Lennon gave an interview on the Johnny Carson show in the US, accusing Maharishi of being a dirty old man. Later, Lennon also wrote a satirical song about Maharishi, which went: "Sexy Sadie, what have you done/you made a fool of everyone".

Its ironical that Maharshi who stood for Indian Vedanta and Nirvana, died in a foreign land, found it more comfortable than the heat of India.

The truth is that the "Inner Peace" Maharshi promised, nobody could attain through TM or any other mystic teachings of his. So people slowly forgot Maharshi's TM to attain nirvana.

Who can give the Inner Peace?Only one person promised it, It is not just a promise, a reality, He gives that in no time.
It is Jesus, Jesus Christ.
Jesus said=>
"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." John 14:27

Please Read

Rich Dad, Poor Dad

"Rich dad, Poor Dad" is the famous best seller book authored by Robert T. Kiyosaki & Sharon L. Letcher.
The cover page of the book starts - "What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money - That The Poor and Middle Class Do Not".
The rich teaches their kids on the dinner table how to make money, the poor and middle class teach their kids how to score in college and continue to be the poor or middle class in their life!
The book says, Richness is not through Education.
And it gives the examples of celebrities like Bill Gates, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears & Jennifer Lopez etc who became Millioners not through their education. Money inventing methods.
Book gives some tips to become rich.
So teach your kids how to become rich!

I dont know how many became rich after reading the book! Authors would have become little rich through the sales.

Is It richess that matters all?
Look at the celebrities. They are all immensely rich and the money they have made, will not finish during their life time.
But look at their life!
Are they contended, happy & peaceful?
All celebrities' life are utter failures inspite of their richess -divorces, broken families, illicit relationships, drug charges, rehabilitation centers, child abuses, and what not!

Teach your children Human values, Moral Standards & Godliness.
It is what matters more than richness and fame.
People need a contended peaceful and happy life rather than misery in richness.

Bible says=>
"What benefit will it be to you if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?"(Mark 8:36)
Bible talks of a rich man who said "I Have all the Riches, Now Eat, Drink & Be Merry"
God asked him, "If I ask your soul tonight what will happen of your riches?"

Richess, fame and any other material possession can never give any one a contended life, it is plain truth.
Many a famous people who waged wars and won, and made riches have died and disappeared.
Nobody remembers them now.

The richest of the rich and the wisest of the wise ever lived, King Solomon said about the crux of life=>

"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil."
Eccls 11:13-14

Contendment can be found in poverty, sickness and even in misery, if the relationship with your creator God is right.

Read How to have a contended life

Why Hunger, Famine, Pestilence, War, Terrorism,...?

Human history is a Tragedy.

Why Millions are suffering? Is not God seeing this?

The pictures above show the suffering of millions of poor.

There are millions of poor rich people too suffering -

Millionnaire bisiness man suffering from suffering from terminal cancer,

The young beutiful girl persihed in car accident on the high way,

The rich pop singer sent to jail on charges of abuse,

The Olympic star stripped of medals on drug charges,

The university student who killed his friends on emotional busrt,

So goes the list .........................

All are suffering!

Why God is not Merciful to eradicate all this problems?

Bible Gives the Answer:

Isiah 24:5
The earth is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changedthe ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
Therefore hath the curse devoured1 the earth, and they that dwell6 therein are desolate.

Men have transgressed against the laws & changed the ordinance.

Bible calls its as 'Sin'. The whole problem of the world is sinful nature of man.

Root cause of suffering is Sin.

No man can cure the evil of the World.

But Bible says that Jesus Chirst will establish a righteous Kingdom.

=>Behold, a king shall reign4 in righteousness, and princes shall rule4 in judgment. (Isiah 32:1)

Jesus will be the righteous King

Isiah 9:6,7
His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor,6 The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end

All the evils of this world will be eradicated.

The rule is described=> Isiah 11:6-10

The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat4 straw like the ox.
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put1 his hand on the cockatrice' den.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover18 the sea.
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand6 for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek:4 and his rest shall be glorious.

Do you want to be part of that righteous kingdom?

Entry into this righteous Kingdom is through faith in Jesus Christ.

Read the Gospel.

God Bless You

Life On Mars

Life on Mars & Extra Terrestrial

An image of a mysterious shape on the surface of Mars, taken by Nasa spacecraft Spirit, has reignited the debate about life on the Red Planet.
A magnified version of the picture, posted on the internet, appears to some to show what resembles a human form among a crop of rocks.
While some bloggers have dismissed the image as a trick of light, others say it is evidence of an alien presence.
The image is a recent Nasa posting of the Spirit's landing in 2004.

But the Bible says = >"For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else."

God created Earth to be inhabited, no other planet. Earth's postion in the Universe & withing the solar system is unique for man to inhibit. The rotation of the earth, its distance from sun, gravitation are all unique. Earth has a prime position in God's creation.

"In the Begining God created Heaven & Earth", so starts the bible.

It is foolish to look for human beings in other planets.

Man too has a unique postion in God's Plan. And God of universe came to this earth to save man.

Kingdom of God

KINGDOM OF GOD

Kingdom of God is not Meat & Drink, but righteousness, Peace & Joy in the Holy Ghost
-Romans 14:17

Definition: Kingdom of God is where God is King or God rules
When Israelites were saved through the red sea, they acknowledged God as their eternal king (exodus 15:last verse)
But later they asked for a king, when prophet Samuel cried before God, God said they have refused me as the king.
Israel’s history is of total failure of kings & kingdoms.

Jesus Preached Kingdom Of God: Mark 1:14. Jesus Christ came to this world to preach the kingdom of God and make the way for mankind to the kingdom of God.

Democracy: Bible does not teach democracy, it is not God’s way. Bible teaches of Kingdoms, Kings who rule in righteousness. Democracy is a failure & it is the problem of the world. Because in democracy the Cowardly, Unbelievers, the Vile, Murderers, Immorals, Black magicians, Idolaters & the Liar - all have one vote each.

Entry Into kingdom of God:
In Gospel of John chapter 3, Jesus explains the rule for entry into kingdom of God to Nichodemos – Unless a man is born again by spirit & water, He cannot enter the kingdom of God. John 3:16 explains it as the faith in Jesus Christ.
When a person accepts Jesus as Lord (Roman 10:9) he has entered the Kingdom of God.
A born again person should experience Kingdom of God.
Kingdom of God is going to be literally established when Jesus Christ returns to rule.

Experience of Kingdom of God:
(1) It is not Meat or drink – Material things do not give the kingdom experience to believers. It is all temporary sensual & emotional experiences.
(2) But it is Righteousness, Peace & Joy in the Holy Ghost which give the God’s Kingdom Experience.

Righteousness:
It means the right standing before God.
We are justified by God through Jesus Christ. Now we should have a right standing before God. Our conscience should not condemn us when we stand before God.
We cannot offend our brother or put a stumbling block before him in anyway (Rom 14;13)
Mat 5:6 Jesus says those who hunger & thirst for righteousness will have a contended Christian life. And those who are persecuted in the cause for righteousness will have the kingdom of God (Mat 5:10)

Peace:
Peace lovers will experience the kingdom of God.
Mathew 5:9 Jesus says that those who make peace will be known as Children of God. Other way round, children of God should be peace loving. Roman 12:18 says that we should be at peace with all.

Joy in the Holy Ghost:
Bible talks about ‘Joy’ and not ‘Happiness’.
Happiness depends on what is happening around us. But the Joy Bible talks about is through the Holy Spirit which cannot be destroyed by the circumstances.

Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of God:
It is Jesus' promise that If you seek the kingdom of God and its righteousness First, then all these things (food & drink & shelter) will be given to you. (Mathew 6:33)

Believers are to experience Kingdom of God right in this world.
It is through Righteousness, Peace & Joy in the Holy Ghost which we harbor or cultivate in our lives.
Kingdom of God will be literally established at Jesus’ coming, till then, let us experience it.