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1. The Great Questions of Life

By Jeanne Gowen Dennis, BreakPoint Centurion

The Great Questions

The great questions of life, the questions that have puzzled humankind since the beginning. Everyone asks them at sometime in his or her life:

1. • Where did I come from?
   

2. •Why is there evil in the world?
   

3. •How can it be fixed?
   

4. •Is there really a God?
   

5. •What is He like?
   

6. •If He exists, does He really care about my problems?
   

7. •If God is good, then why does He allow the innocent to suffer? Couldn’t He have prevented (a particular) tragedy? If so, why didn’t He?
   

8. •What is death? Why do we die?
   

9. •Is there life after death? If so, what will it be like for me?
   

The Christian worldview, as presented in the Bible, answers all of these questions, even though the answers can be hard to understand—and even harder to accept when trouble comes. Theologians, preachers, writers, teachers, and thinkers throughout the centuries have tried to make sense of it all. But the simple truth is that we can’t understand it completely. God is God. He is unfathomable. Yet He allows us glimpses of His glory, and He instructs us through His Word and through the example of His Son. He asks us to trust Him, because He is trustworthy, He knows and sees what we cannot, and He is far greater than we could ever imagine. He has no beginning. No end. No limitations.

Jesus thanked His Father for revealing the truth to little ones and hiding it from the proud. The truth is simple until we complicate it. God is great. God is just. God is merciful. God is good. God loves us. He cares about everything in our lives. He redeemed us. He has a plan for each of us. When we die, we can live with Him forever in heaven because of Jesus—if we accept His free gift of salvation through faith. After we believe, He makes it possible for us to understand Him and His Word better, but we will not fully understand until we see Him face to face.

So here I have summarized the central truths in a simple way, so that you may more easily pass them down to your children and grandchildren. The truths are simple. It’s living them out that is hard—but worth everything, even our very lives. Nothing is worth more than living for God and then finally hearing Him say, “Well done, my faithful servant. Enter your Father’s rest.”

For More Information

The information presented here is not complete. Only the Bible has the whole Christian worldview. It is the best source of information about life and living. If you don't have a Bible of your own, you can read it online at BibleGateway.com.

Please visit my blog to find more discussion of the Christian worldview and ways to pass on the heritage of faith to the next generation.

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