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Are you seeking spiritual guidance and direction in your life? Do you have serious questions about spiritual teaching and issues?

We urge you to consider why the Bible is the best source of spiritual guidance and direction. Christian doctrine, found in the gospel of Christ, can answer your questions about spirituality and the meaning of life.

People alone cannot provide this spiritual guidance.

Many learned men do not even attempt to provide answers for the meaning and purpose of life and other serious spiritual questions. If they do try, they cannot prove their answers are right or wrong, and they often contradict one another.
Jeremiah 10:23 - The way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.
You need to find and study a source of spiritual direction and guidance from someone who really knows the answers. [Isaiah 55:8,9]

The Bible claims that it teaches the true answers to these questions.

Psalms 119:105 - Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
John 17:17 - Your word is truth.
2 Timothy 3:16,17 - All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Bible teaching affirms that belief in the gospel of Jesus Christ and Christian teaching will give the spiritual direction you need to show you the meaning and purpose of life. It claims that you can find these answers in God's word if you will diligently study the Scriptures.

The purpose of this free study is to urge you to consider Bible teaching -- the gospel of Jesus Christ -- as the answer to your need for spirituality.

Why should you spend your time and effort to understand Bible teaching?
Consider these reasons why belief in Bible doctrine is important to you:

The Bible Tells Your Origin.

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Most people wonder about the origin of the earth and mankind. But often they are confused because they have been told we evolved from "lower animals," which came from simpler organisms, all the way back to some original life form.

Evolution Cannot Answer Basic Questions.

Where Did the First Life Come From?

Evolution requires that non-living matter produced the first life form by chance where there was no life before. But what we see around us is that life comes only from life. This is called the "Law of Biogenesis."

Where Did All the Different Kinds of Living Things Come From?

Evolution says that all life forms evolved from the first life. But human experience and the fossil record both confirm that living things reproduce "after their own kind." The offspring of a fish is another fish, not a snake, bird, or man. The "missing links" - fossils of organisms halfway between the kinds of plants or animals we have now - are all still missing!

Why Is Man So Unique From the Animals We Are Supposed to Have Evolved From?

Why do we appreciate beauty in art, music, and poetry? Why do we have a conscience and a sense of morals? Why do we possess rational thought so superior to animals?

The Bible Answers Simply that Life Was Created by God.

Acts 17:24,25,28 - God made the world and everything in it. Life came from the living God.
Genesis 1:11,12,21-28 - The different kinds of life exist because God created them with the power to reproduce after their own kind (cf. Ex. 20:11; Heb. 4:4).
Genesis 1:26,27 - Man is different from the animals because we did not evolve from animals. We were made with unique characteristics that God possesses.
The Bible agrees with what we see around us. Surely it deserves your serious study.

(See the links below for further information about the Consequences of Evolution.)

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The Bible Tells How Much God Cares for You.

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When people think no one cares, they may become discouraged or even think life is not worth living. Consider what the Bible says about God's care for us.

God Cares about Our Lives.

Matthew 10:29-31 - God cares for even the least animal, so that He knows everything that happens to it. If so, think how much He must care about what happens to us. He knows even how many hairs you have.
Matthew 6:25-33 - God values us more than He does birds and flowers, yet He feeds and clothes them. Surely He will care for us, if we will serve Him.

God Is Willing To Help in Our Lives.

James 1:17 - Every good and perfect gift is from the Father. Every blessing we receive shows that God cares about us.
Hebrews 13:5,6 - God will not fail nor forsake us. Men may fail, mistreat, or disappoint us. Not God. He always remains faithful to us, provided that we remain faithful to Him.
The Bible clearly affirms that God loves every human being (John 3:16). Surely you need to understand what the Bible says about God's care for you.
[Matt. 7:7-11; Psa. 23; Rom. 8:28; Phi. 4:6,7.]

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The Bible Tells How You Can
Become a Member of God's Family.

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Most people would think it a great honor to be a child of some important person in history. Consider then how great a blessing it would be if you were a child of God Himself.

The Church Is God's Family.

1 Timothy 3:15 - The house (family) of God is the church. [Ephesians 2:19]
1 John 3:1,2 - God is willing to make us His children. This indicates His love for us.

Anyone Can Be a Member of This Family.

Matthew 12:47-50 - Whosoever does the will of the Father is Jesus' brother, sister, etc.
1 Peter 1:22,23 - We are born again (into God's family) by obeying the truth, the word of God.
Galatians 3:26,27 - To become children of God we must believe in Jesus enough to obey in baptism (cf. John 1:12; 3:3,5; Rom. 6:4).
How wonderful to be a child of the King of the Universe! Surely we ought to study the Bible to understand how to receive this great blessing.

(See the links below for further information about the Importance of the Church.)

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The Bible Offers Worthwhile Goals for Your Life.

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Surely everyone wants to understand the real purpose for life. Why do you exist, anyway?

Many People Are Mistaken about the Purpose of Life.

Some pursue riches and material possessions: a bigger house, newer car, nicer clothes and furniture.
Some pursue pleasure - entertainment, recreation, travel, etc. Life has no higher purpose than "fun, fun, fun." "Wine, women, and song." "Be a party animal." "Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die."
Some pursue education. They seek to accumulate knowledge and worldly wisdom.
There may be some wholesome activities in these areas, but is there really no higher goal in life? Surely the benefits are temporary and incomplete at best.
The average American has achieved these goals to a greater degree than most people in history, yet our society is filled with crime, suicide, mental illness, drug addiction, and unhappiness. Are these the signs of fulfillment? There must be something more.

The Bible Gives the Real Purpose of Life.

Ecclesiastes 2:1-11; 12:13,14 - Solomon experienced the pinnacle of enjoyment in every aspect of life: wealth, pleasure, and wisdom. Did it satisfy? It was all "vanity and vexation of spirit" (2:11).
Then he learned the real purpose of life: "Fear God and keep His commands" (12:13).
Matthew 6:19-24,33 - The real goal of life is to work in God's kingdom and be right before Him. God created man for a purpose. Life is meaningless unless we fulfill that purpose.
Each of us can fulfill the purpose for which God created us, but first we must diligently study the Bible.

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The Bible States that God Sent
His Son to Die for You.

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Jesus Came to Seek and Save the Lost.

Most people know they have done wrong. At times we all feel a strong sense of guilt.
Romans 3:23 - God is also concerned about the wrongs we do. In His eyes, we have all sinned (Rom. 3:23; 1 John 1:8,10). For our sins, we deserve to be punished (Rom. 6:23).
Luke 19:10 - God cares about us so much that He sent His own Son to earth to seek and save lost men.

Jesus Died in Our Place.

Romans 5:6-9 - Sinful men deserved to be punished, but because He loves us, God sent His Son to suffer so we could escape punishment. Jesus paid this price for all men (1 Tim. 2:6; Heb. 2:9; John 3:16).
Every one of us needs our burden of guilt removed, but there is no way to accomplish that except through Jesus (Acts 4:12; John 14:6). And the Bible is the only book that can tell us how to receive God's forgiveness. Surely this book deserves our attention.

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The Bible Tells What Happens
to People after Death.

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People often wonder what comes after death. Will we be rewarded eternally, or is death the end of our existence? The Bible also answers these questions.

After Death Comes Judgment.

Hebrews 9:27 - It is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.
2 Corinthians 5:10 - For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ. [Acts 17:30,31]
Someday Jesus will return and all the dead will be raised (John 5:28,29; 1 Cor. 15:12-26). Then we will face the consequences of our lives.

Men Will Be Rewarded Eternally.

Matthew 25:31-46 - As a result of the judgment, the wicked will go into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternal.
1 Peter 1:3,4 - Those who please God will receive an incorruptible, undefiled inheritance, reserved for us in heaven. To receive this reward we must be "begotten" as God's children.
How does one become a child of God? By faith, repentance, confession, and baptism (Gal. 3:26,27; Mark 16:15,16; Acts 2:38; Rom. 1:16; 10:17; 6:3,4). Then one must remain faithful to make his calling and election sure (2 Pet. 1:3-11).

(See the link below for further information about Life after Death.)

Conclusion

Surely these are questions that should concern every one of us. The Bible claims that it is the guidebook given by God to answer these questions.
The Bible is a book worthy of your study. We urge you to be like the Bereans and search the Scriptures daily with a ready mind (Acts 17:11).

Now that we have explored dating, How to date. And the question which is right; hooking up or courtship. W e can proceed to Gods Plan for Sex. Oh no I said that unspeakable word. Oh come this life we are talking about. So here we go lets dive in.

God's plan for sexuality
"So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them."

Genesis 2:18-25
King James Version (KJV)
18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
The image of God is both male and female and is reflected in a godly union between male and female where the creative power of God, His life-giving, His self-giving and His moral nature are perfectly expressed. This is only possible in a heterosexual union.
When God created a partner for Adam He created Eve - not another Adam. This means that perfect partnership requires some level of difference as well as a level of similarity so great that Adam could cry out loudly, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh". Sexual intimacy between a man and a woman is the normal method of male/female bonding (emotionally and physically) because it corresponds to the design of our bodies and because it is the normal means by which offspring are created.
If God had intended the human race to be fulfilled through both heterosexual and homosexual marriage, He would have designed our bodies to allow reproduction through both means and made both means of sexual intercourse healthy and natural. Homosexual anal intercourse carries a high risk of disease, this is recognized in Scripture where gay men are said to receive in their bodies the due penalty for their error (Romans 1:27).
[Editor's Note: Various studies indicate that homosexual behavior makes both men and women more vulnerable to disease and decreases lifespan.  ("If the same pattern of mortality were to continue, we estimate that nearly half of gay and bisexual men currently aged 20 years will not reach their 65th birthday") /
What Jesus taught
Matthew 19:4
King James Version (KJV)
4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
King James Version (KJV)
6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
When Jesus was asked questions about marriage he went straight back to the defining passages in Genesis that say that marriage is between male and female and is meant to be life long. He saw the creation accounts in Genesis as authoritative in His day. And what is authoritative for Jesus is authoritative for Christians also. While Jesus did not specifically teach on homosexuality, His establishment of the Genesis passages as the fundamental passages on marriage (even more fundamental than the Law) leaves no doubt as to the outcome.
What else does the Bible say?
Romans 1:26-27
King James Version (KJV)
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
King James Version (KJV)
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
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1 Timothy 1:9-10

King James Version (KJV)

9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;


These three references indicate that homosexual passions and acts are unnatural, shameful, contrary to sound doctrine and deny entrance to the Kingdom of God. This being so they cannot be the basis of a Christian marriage sanctioned by God's Church. The Church exists to save people, not to bless the means of their damnation. No marriage can be sanctioned by the Church if the very basis of the marriage involves acts that put the couple outside of eternal salvation. No matter what our society may legislate, the law of God is clear - that a marriage is not a godly marriage if it is a same sex union.
Are emotions a sufficient basis for marriage?


Hollywood has propagated the myth that when it comes to marriage "all you need is love." This is simply not true. Marriage is not based on emotion any more than any other partnership in life is. Marriage, like many human activities, involves emotion but it is not constituted by the presence of any particular set of emotions. I do not deny that many homosexuals feel deeply for their partners; however I do assert that no matter how deep the feelings, what they have is not a marriage in God's sight. It is a beautiful deception.
Just because an emotion is deep or powerful does not justify acting upon it. Like drugs, like adultery, like the abuse of alcohol or the love of money, or the power rush of human ego trips, there are emotions which are powerful and addictive and ultimately terribly destructive. Same sex marriages must satisfy criteria other than emotion. A marriage is more than a sexual pleasure center. A marriage is a social unit that is interwoven with dozens of other lives.
Same sex marriages do not last. Less than 5% of gays have ever had a relationship that lasted 3 years or more. Sex is not enough. Passion cannot sustain an inherently unstable social unit.
Society, the Church and same sex marriages

Marriage is a fundamental God created institution that does not exist just for the emotional satisfaction of two individuals but for the greater good of the community which stands under the blessing or curse of God. Societies that put emotional fulfillment before right actions and principles will soon give way to a multitude of addictions and deep corruptions and collapse. God will judge any society that institutes same sex marriages.
I also believe that God will judge a society that permits adoption of children or the use of sperm banks by same sex couples. His Word stands over society and when it is deliberately flaunted in the name of progress and enlightenment, then it is not light but deep darkness that results. We cannot bend the principles of God's Word to suit vocal minority groups. While some nations may enact laws permitting these evils, the true church of God must stand resolutely firm and never allow the sanctioning of same sex marriages by Christian clergy. No church that takes the Bible seriously can sanction a union between homosexuals or lesbians.