How You Can Survive in a New World - Truths We Learn From the Bible

We learn that God intended for us to live in Paradise.

He created the first humans, Adam and Eve, and placed them in a beautiful location called the garden of Eden.  They were perfect and God had provided everythying they needed in order to enjoy a happy life.  They life could have been endless. As long as they remained friends with God, they would never die. But they chose to disoby a simple command that God gave them.

We learn why we are now suffering hardships.

By disobeying God, the first man, Adam, lost the opportunity to live forever:  "Through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and so death spread to all men." (Romans 5:12)  Just as a person might inherit a defect from his parents, all of Adam's children inherited imperfection from him. As a result, we grow old and die.

We learn wat God has already done to help us.

The Bible says:  "God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)  God sent Jesus to the earth to give his life in our behalf.  Regarding that act of love, an 86-year-old Indian man named Prabhakar says:  "It shows Jehovah's  intense love for me. His love has given me the hope of everlasting life."

We learn how we can show appreciation for what God has done for us.

The Bibe says that we can show our appreciation for what God has done for us by "observing his commandments.' (1 John 2:3)   Jehovah God lovingly shows  us what we can do to enjoy life now.  (Isaiah 48:17, 18) God does not want us to suffer. He  promises that if we follow his instruction, we will not only enjoy a happy life now but also have the opportuity to live forever. 

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