Why is there so much suffering in the world?
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Many people ask me if God is a God of Love why does he allow the suffering that goes on in the world like famine, and earthquakes etc.
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The short answer to this is I do not know. However I do know that man chose to go his own way and some of these things can be explained away as man's own doing. However I know that my God is a God of Love and justice and he will have answer.
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What about baptism?
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Scripture is clear that as a sign of our change of heart we need to be baptised as soon, as is practically possible after we have become a Christian. The symbolism of the baptism water is that as we go down into the water we are leaving our sinful lives behind and coming up we are starting a new life which is clean and spotless.
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This process was good enough for Jesus when John baptised him, so it should be equally as good for us!
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Do I have to give up everything bad overnight?
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No, Jesus wants you to come to him warts and all and it is the work of the the Holy Spirit (who comes into our lives when we become Christians) to help us to become more like Jesus.
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This is not an overnight process so do not get worried about this. However is also up to us to try to avoid situations, which would cause us to sin from now on.
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Is it really as simple as you make out?
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I do not really make it out. It is the Bible, which tells us how simple it is.
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Becoming a Christian is the easy bit because now God want to be in the driving seat of your car (life) and allow you to now be the passenger.
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This means quite a change in most of our lives but it is worth it because God is a far better driver than you and me.
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