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Can the Bible's Secret Code Reveal the Future?
By Billy Graham, Tribune Media Services
Q: Recently, I read an article in one of those supermarket tabloids
that claimed the Bible is full of messages in secret code that can
reveal the future to us. The examples given were very persuasive, but
I couldn't help but wondering why God did it this way. Is this story
true? -- Mrs. K.McC.
A: No, it is not true -- and for a very good reason: God wants us to understand the message He has given to us in the Bible. He hasn't hidden it from us; He wants us to know it so we can make it the foundation of our lives.
And the reason He wants us to understand the Bible's message is because He loves us wants us to come to Him and love Him in return. A human father doesn't refuse to tell his children what they need to know, nor does he hide it from them; he makes it as clear as possible. The same is true with God. As the Bible says, "What may be known about God is plain to them (the human race), because God has made it plain to them" (Romans 1:19).
What is the Bible's message? First, it is a message about us and our need of God. We were created to know Him -- but we have chosen to go our own way, and are cut off from Him as a result. This is what the Bible calls "sin," and it tells us that "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).
But the Bible also gives us a message of hope. God loves us, and He sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, into the world to take away our sins and bridge the gap between us and God. He did this by dying on the cross for us, and now He offers us salvation as a free gift if we will only trust Him as our Lord and Savior. By a simple prayer of faith ask Christ to come into your life today.
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This news arrived on: 07/07/2008
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07-08-2008 10:42
Morenike wrote:
Secret Codes in the Bible
I actually think that the bible is full of many codes about the future. God speaks in parables sometimes just as Jesus did while on earth and also just as many situations in the Revelation book of the bible are not clearly defined.
However, we always need the Holy Spirit to give meaning to EVERY aspect of the bible, whether in the present or future.
However, we always need the Holy Spirit to give meaning to EVERY aspect of the bible, whether in the present or future.
07-07-2008 15:12
ANDREW OLIVER SATCHELL wrote:
ANDREW OLIVER SATCHELL
THE HOLY BIBLE CAN REVEAL ETERNITY
07-07-2008 08:54
bob wrote:
We need to read the bible for the bible and I dont worry about other stuff The bible is true and is a love letter from JESUS to us and we dont read it so LETS TALK ABOUT JESUS NOT THIS STUFF.
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