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His image . Q : What are we ? A : We are recipients of life from God , who is life itself . Q : Where are we going ? A : The purpose of creation is a heaven from the human race . Each of us was created to become an angel and live to eternity in heaven .
Q : What makes us human ? A : The two distinctively human faculties are rationality and liberty , or free will and reason .
Q : What is life ? A : Love is the life of man . Without it we would not think or move .
Q : How do we prepare for eternal life ? A : We must be regenerated – that is , born again , spiritually .
Q : How can we be regenerated ? A : By shunning evils as sins against God , and living according to the teachings of the Word .
Q : Does regeneration happen all at once ? A : No , it is a gradual process that lasts throughout our life , as we are little by little drawn out of evil and into good .
Q : What are the steps of regeneration ? A : The three general stages of regeneration are repentance , reformation and regeneration .
Q : How do we shun evils ? A : Examine ourselves ; identify the bad feelings and thoughts we have ; pray to the Lord for help in getting rid of them ; and stop acting on them .
Q : Why does the Lord permit evil things to happen ? A : Evil must be seen in order to be rejected . ( And there are other reasons – so there could be several questions on this aspect of providence )
Q : Does that mean we need to do what is wrong so evil can be seen ? A : Absolutely not . If we examine ourselves , we can see evils in ourselves before they come into act . “ Offenses must come , but woe to those by whom they come .”
( WEO ) the bible gets its place
Amid all of the growing pressure to keep religion out of the public square there is hope . The American Bible Society in Philadelphia is planning a $ 60 million Faith & Liberty Discovery Center – devoted to the importance and the influence of the Bible in American life – just across from Independence Mall , the birthplace of American freedom . The center , scheduled to open in the fall of 2018 , is expected to attract 250,000 visitors a year .
Roy Peterson , president of the American Bible Society , said it belongs as part of Independence Mall because the founders relied so heavily on the Bible in crafting the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution . “ The
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