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On November 15, 2022, the
United Nations announced a
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major historic event.
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For the first time in
recorded history, the
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world population reached
8 billion human beings.
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What is the future of
these 8 billion people?
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Are we to just "Eat,
drink, and be merry, for
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tomorrow we die" as the
old English idiom states?
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Regular viewers of
Tomorrow's World know
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biblical prophecies
foretelling mankind's
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self-destruction in the
future Great Tribulation.
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Thank God that He will
intervene to save
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humanity from cosmocide.
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But what is your
purpose in life?
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Many evolutionists will
say that the purpose of
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life is self-preservation,
self-perpetuation,
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and self-determination.
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Those motives are certainly
a part of human nature.
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But is survival the only
meaning and purpose for life?
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Can you truly know your
real purpose for living?
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On today's program,
we'll be answering that
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question, and we'll be
offering you an amazing
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free study guide that will
answer one of the most
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important questions in life.
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It's titled, What Is
the Meaning of Life?
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Is there a more important
question you personally
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need to answer?
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Is there life
beyond death?
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Why were you born?
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What is your
ultimate destiny?
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My friends, you need to
answer the question,
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"Why are you alive?"
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Join us on Tomorrow's
World for amazing answers
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to the most important
questions in life.
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♪
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Warm greetings to all our
friends around the world.
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For thousands of years,
philosophers have proposed
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answers to the question,
"What is the meaning of life?"
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And that is a question
we all should be able to answer.
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On today's program, we
will discuss the awesome
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and amazing purpose for
human life, from the pages
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of your Bible.
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And we'll be offering you
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questions in life.
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It's titled, What Is
the Meaning of Life?
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Be sure to write down the
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Much of today’s
world has embraced
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an evolutionary worldview.
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And many materialists and
evolutionists say there is
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no transcendental
purpose of life.
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For example, the famous
American astronomer and
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cosmologist Carl Sagan,
thought that humans,
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in the grand scheme
of the universe,
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are almost insignificant.
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When the space probe
Voyager 1 photographed an
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image of planet Earth in
our solar system, Carl
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Sagan, considering this
"pale blue dot" as he
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called it, made a striking
comment: "Our posturings,
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our imagined
self-importance, the
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delusion that we have some
privileged position in the
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Universe, are challenged
by this point of pale light.
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Our planet is a lonely
speck in the great
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enveloping cosmic dark.
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In our obscurity, in all
this vastness, there is no
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hint that help will come
from elsewhere to save us
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from ourselves."
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Sagan wrote that planet
earth is a "lonely speck"
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in the cosmic dark.
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Must we then conclude that
we are so insignificant as
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to be meaningless?
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Then why does the
universe exist?
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Has it no purpose?
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Is the universe and our
part in it meaningless?
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The Creator of the
universe has a sober
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warning to atheists.
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The Apostle Paul wrote
in Romans 1:18,
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"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against
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all ungodliness and
unrighteousness of men,
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who suppress the truth in
unrighteousness, because
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what may be known of God
is manifest in them, for
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God has shown it to them.
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For since the creation of
the world His invisible
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attributes are clearly
seen, being understood by
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the things that are made,
even His eternal power and
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Godhead, so that they are
without excuse, because,
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although they knew God,
they did not glorify Him
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as God, nor were thankful,
but became futile in their
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thoughts, and their foolish
hearts were darkened."
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This atheistic
philosophy admits that it
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cannot and will not
answer the question,
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What is the purpose and
meaning of life?
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On the other hand, Nobel
Prize winner Sir John Eccles
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clearly saw significant
meaning in the creation.
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Sir John Eccles was, at
the time, perhaps the
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world's foremost authority
on the mind and brain.
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The observations of this
distinguished scientist about
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the meaning and
purpose of life
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are very profound.
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He was interviewed for a
World Tomorrow TV Program
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back in the 1980s.
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Sir John Eccles said:
"I would say that the meaning...
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has to come back to the
Creator... One has to
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believe that there's more
behind all this, from our
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very existence as creating
selves to what we do and
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how we live in what I like
to think, in an altruistic
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society--caring and loving
one another, living for
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one another, building
a new world of love and
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inspiration and dedication
and sacrifice--
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ah, building such a world.
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The meaning of all this,
I think, is in the mind
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of the Creator.
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You see... as soon as you get away from materialism, ah,
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you have wonderful
opportunities.
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You've left being tied
down in materialism, stuck
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in materialism."
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Sir John Eccles could
clearly see the strong
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limitations of
materialism.
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One definition of
materialism is: "a theory
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that physical matter is
the only or fundamental
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reality and that all
being and processes and
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phenomena can be explained
as manifestations or
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results of matter".
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No--physical matter is
not the only reality.
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I encourage you to view
our TV pogram or read our
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Tomorrow's World article,
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"What is the Greatest Reality?"
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The atheistic, materialist
philosophy admits that it
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cannot or will not answer
the question, "What is
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the purpose and
meaning of life?"
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We'll review more of
humanity's philosophy of
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meaning in the next
segment of our program,
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but first I'd like to
offer you our free study
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guide entitled, What
Is the Meaning of Life?
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Why are you alive?
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Why were you born?
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Listen to these titles:
A Purpose in Humanity's
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Creation; Inheriting a
Universe; Spirit Beings
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Will Teach God's Way to
Mankind; God's Awesome
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Love; and Jesus'
Fervent Prayer.
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In the first part of our
program, we saw that the
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materialist worldview
limits any meaning of life
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to an evolutionary
survival mentality.
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Some even admit that
embracing the philosophy
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of meaninglessness gives
them freedom to practice
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all forms of
sexual immorality.
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However, for thousands of
years some philosophers
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gave a more transcendental
meaning to life, even
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though some of their
philosophies were severely
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limited and even
promoted serious errors.
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The ancient Greek
philosophers came up with
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a wide range of answers to
the questions, purposes,
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and meanings of life.
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The 4th century B.C.
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saw the rise of three
principal schools of
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thought in Greece:
Epicureanism, Stoicism,
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and Skepticism.
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The Apostle Paul was
quite familiar with these
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ancient schools
of thought.
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He visited Athens
about A.D. 50. If you have your
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Bible, turn to Acts the 17th chapter--Acts 17:18.
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"Then certain Epicurean
and Stoic philosophers
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encountered him
[the Apostle Paul].
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And some said, 'What does
this babbler want to say?'
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Others said, 'He seems to
be a proclaimer of foreign
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gods,' because he preached to
them Jesus and the resurrection.
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And they took him and
brought him to the
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Areopagus [that's Mars' hill],
saying, 'May we know what
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this new doctrine is
of which you speak?'"
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Paul then proclaimed to
them the Creator God, who
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made the world and
everything in it.
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And he made this
fundamental, yet
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astounding observation
in verse 28:
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"for in Him we live and
move and have our being,
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as also some of your own
poets have said, 'For we
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are also His offspring.'"
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In Him we live and move
and have our being.
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Our entire existence, Paul
tells us, is intimately
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tied to the Creator God.
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Even the Greek poets knew
we are God's "offspring,"
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His children.
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Paul knew that human life
can have no real meaning
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or purpose apart from God.
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Yes, we were created
to have a special
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relationship
with our Creator.
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It's the very foundation
of a meaningful life.
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The Messiah, Jesus Christ,
also affirmed this highest
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purpose in life.
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A lawyer asked Him, "Which
is the great commandment
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in the law?"
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Turn in your Bible
to Matthew 22:37.
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Jesus said to him,
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"'You shall love the LORD your
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God with all your heart,
with all your soul, and
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with all your mind.' This is
the first and great commandment.
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And the second is like
it: 'You shall love your
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neighbor as yourself.'
On these two commandments
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hang all the Law and
the Prophets."
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That relationship leads to a
change from selfish human
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nature, to a loving
spiritual nature.
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God wants us to be born
into His immortal family.
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The Bible explains: that
ultimate transformation
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takes place at the
resurrection from the dead.
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The Messiah, Jesus Christ,
is the firstborn from the dead.
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He is the firstborn of
many brethren as it tells
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us in Romans 8:29.
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God's children will be
transformed from mortal to
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immortal at the
resurrection, as it states
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in 1 Corinthians 15:53.
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Yes, you have an
opportunity to belong to
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an immortal family, to be
a part of God's kingdom
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and royal family.
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Remember, Jesus taught us
in Matthew 6:33,
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"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and
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all these things shall
be added to you."
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Yes, your Bible reveals
the real purpose and
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meaning of life.
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Bible prophecy outlines
the future of the world
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and the future
of humanity.
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That future also
reveals your purpose and
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meaning in life.
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Jesus Christ came with a
message called the gospel,
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which means "good news."
That message is emphasized
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in the heavenly announcement
of Revelation 11:15,
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"Then the seventh
angel sounded: And there
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were loud voices in
heaven, saying, "The
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kingdoms of this world
have become the kingdoms
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of our Lord and of His
Christ, and He shall reign
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forever and ever!"
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Thank God that He has a
plan to save mankind
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from total cosmocide.
12:33.886 --> 12:37.223
We are headed toward World
War III and Armageddon if
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we as nations and
individuals do not change
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our way of life.
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Beyond Armageddon, God
has promised a new age to come.
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That new age will begin
with the return of Jesus
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Christ to this earth, and
the establishment of His
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kingdom over all nations.
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Revelation 5:10 and
Revelation 20:6 reveal
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that our calling and
purpose in that kingdom is
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to rule as kings and
priests with the King of
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kings, Jesus Christ for
a thousand years here on earth.
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What else has God promised
faithful Christians?
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What is your destiny
beyond death?
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Turn in your Bible to
Matthew 25:34,
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"Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come,
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you blessed of My Father,
inherit the kingdom
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prepared for you from the
foundation of the world.'"
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My friends, faithful
Christians, and that could
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include you, will inherit
the Kingdom of God.
13:34.647 --> 13:38.284
The prophet Daniel also confirms
that promise, Daniel 7:18:
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"But the saints of the
Most High shall receive
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the kingdom, and possess
the kingdom forever, even
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forever and ever."
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Notice, "forever and ever."
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Yes, faithful Christians will
inherit eternal life.
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My friends, that is just a
small part of the glorious
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destiny God has
planned for you.
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The amazing truth is that
your potential future is
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grand, magnificent, and
transcendent beyond what
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you can imagine.
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We get a hint of this plan
when Jesus' mother and
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brothers attempted to
visit Him when He was
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visiting a large group
of people. Matthew 12:46,
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"While He was still
talking to the
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multitudes, behold, His
mother and brothers stood
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outside, seeking
to speak with Him.
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Then one said to Him,
'Look, Your mother and
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brothers are standing
outside, seeking to speak
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with You.' But He answered
and said to the one who
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told Him, 'Who is My mother
and who are My brothers?'
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And He stretched out His
hand toward His disciples
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and said, 'Here are My
mother and My brothers.
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For whoever does the will
of My Father in heaven is
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My brother and
sister and mother.'"
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My friends, is your very
purpose in life to become
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a member of God's Family?
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We'll see more of God's
meaning for your life in
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the next part of our program.
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But first I'd like to offer you this exciting free study guide
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What Is the
Meaning of Life?
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You need this booklet.
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It's one of the most
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Because it reveals your
future potential and what
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you'll be doing
for all eternity.
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In his introduction,
Roderick Meredith asks the
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questions: "Is there any
transcendent reason
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for you to be alive?
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Can you have a remarkably
interesting and fulfilling
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destiny ahead of you, regardless
of your present situation?
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Can you be 100 percent
sure of a future
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rendezvous with happiness,
joy, and peace?"
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That's from page 1.
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You'll find the answers
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The Apostle Paul
confronted the Greek
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philosophers in Athens.
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He declared that our
purpose in life is
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intimately connected to the
Creator of heaven and earth.
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He said, "for in Him we
live and move and have our
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being, as also some of
your own poets have said,
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'For we are also
His offspring.'"
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We also saw the amazing
statement by Jesus in
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Matthew 12:49-50, that
He considers His faithful
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disciples as His family.
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"He stretched out His hand
toward His disciples and
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said, 'Here are My
mother and My brothers!
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For whoever does the will
of My Father in heaven is
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My brother and
sister and mother.'"
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Jesus described those who
would obey our Father in
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heaven, as His
spiritual family.
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My friends, God is
inviting you to be a part
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of His family.
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Notice this inspiring
Scripture, Ephesians 3:14.
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The Apostle Paul states
that he bows His knees to
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our Father in heaven.
Ephesians 3:14,
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"For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord
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Jesus Christ, [now notice this]
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from whom the whole family
in heaven and earth is named."
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Yes, God is the Father
of whom the whole family
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in heaven and
earth is named.
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God is producing a family.
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He wants you to
voluntarily choose to
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become His sons
and daughters.
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Notice that in
2 Corinthians 6.
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God wants you to come out
of the carnal, sinful
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ways of the world.
2 Corinthians 6:17...
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"Come out from among them and
be separate, says the Lord.
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Do not touch what is unclean,
and I will receive you.
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I will be a Father to you,
and you shall be My sons
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and daughters, says
the LORD Almighty."
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God is love, as it tells
us in 1 John 4:8, 16.
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He wants you as His
son or daughter.
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Remember what Jesus taught
us to pray in the outline,
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or model, prayer?
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How do you begin
your prayer?
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"Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be Your name."
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How do you become a son
or daughter of your
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Father in heaven?
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We must first acknowledge
God Almighty as the
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Creator of heaven and earth.
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Notice this in Hebrews 11,
the faith chapter. Hebrews 11:6,
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"But without faith
it is impossible to
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please Him, for he who
comes to God must believe
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that He is, and that He
is a rewarder of those who
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diligently seek Him."
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Some of you longtime viewers of Tomorrow's World have had
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wonderful answers to your prayers because you have
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humbled yourself to pray to
your Father in heaven.
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But there's another step
that Jesus made clear when
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He preached the gospel
of the kingdom of God.
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Notice that in Mark 1:14,
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"Now after John was put in
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prison, Jesus came to
Galilee, preaching the
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gospel of the kingdom of
God, and saying, 'The time
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is fulfilled, and the
kingdom of God is at hand.
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Repent, and believe
in the gospel.'"
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Yes, my friends, Jesus called all His audience to repentance.
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What do you repent of?
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You repent of sin, which
is the transgression of
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God's law, His
Ten Commandments.
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Repent means to change
your mind, to express so
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much sorrow for your
sins, your behaviors, your
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attitudes, that you turn
your life around and go
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God's way, rather than the
carnal way of selfishness,
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greed, lust,
jealousy, and sin.
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Remember when the New
Testament church began on
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the day of Pentecost,
the Apostle Peter gave
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instructions to his
audience. Acts 2:38,
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"Then Peter said to
them, 'Repent, and let
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every one of you be
baptized in the name of
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Jesus Christ for the
remission of sins; and you
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shall receive the gift
of the Holy Spirit.
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For the promise is to you
and to your children, and
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to all who are afar off,
as many as the Lord our
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God will call.'"
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My friends, if you have
deeply repented of your
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sins, and if you have
accepted Jesus Christ as
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your living Savior, you
need to be baptized.
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If you wish for further
counseling, we have
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representatives in many
regions around the world.
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Just call the number on
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regional offices.
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Now is the time to seek
God as it tells us
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in Isaiah 55:6-7.
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God will abundantly
pardon, as He promises, if
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you follow through with
Christ's instructions.
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After genuine repentance,
faith, and baptism, God
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gives the gift of
the Holy Spirit.
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That is the beginning of
a truly spiritual life.
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We become the very heirs
of God, co-heirs, or
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joint-heirs with Christ.
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Read it for yourself
in Romans 8:14.
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Continuing in the KJV:
"For as many as are led by
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the Spirit of God, they
are the sons of God.
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For ye have not received
the spirit of bondage
21:21.213 --> 21:24.082
again to fear; but ye have
received the Spirit of
21:24.149 --> 21:26.918
adoption, whereby we
cry, Abba, Father.
21:26.985 --> 21:30.322
The Spirit itself beareth
witness with our spirit,
21:30.389 --> 21:33.992
that we are the children
of God: and if children,
21:34.059 --> 21:37.029
then heirs; heirs of
God, and joint-heirs with
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Christ; if so be that we
suffer with him, that we
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may be also
glorified together."
21:43.535 --> 21:46.805
We've already seen a
glimpse of our inheritance:
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We will inherit the earth;
[Matthew 5:5]
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We will inherit the Kingdom; [Matthew 25:34 and Daniel 7:18]
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We will inherit eternal life. [Matthew 19:29]
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Let's understand, we
are now heirs of God,
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not yet inheritors.
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That takes place at
the resurrection.
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Once we are God's begotten
children, we need to grow
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in the grace and knowledge
of Christ as it tells us
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in 2 Peter 3:18.
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As we learn and practice
God's way of life, we grow
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in godly character. And
that takes a lifetime.
22:23.975 --> 22:26.111
You'll learn more in
our inspiring free study
22:26.178 --> 22:29.381
guide, What Is the
Meaning of Life?
22:29.448 --> 22:31.683
This free booklet will
open your eyes to God's
22:31.750 --> 22:34.419
purpose and plan for
you and your family.
22:34.486 --> 22:36.321
Why are you alive?
22:36.388 --> 22:37.956
Why were you born?
22:38.023 --> 22:40.726
You'll find amazing
promises for you in the
22:40.792 --> 22:42.728
Bible concerning
your future.
22:42.794 --> 22:45.931
Listen to these titles:
A Purpose in Humanity's
22:45.997 --> 22:49.835
Creation; Inheriting a
Universe; God's Awesome
22:49.901 --> 22:52.804
Love; and Jesus'
Fervent Prayer.
22:52.871 --> 22:55.040
This booklet, What Is
the Meaning of Life?
22:55.107 --> 22:57.642
will give you hope and
vision for a glorious,
22:57.709 --> 23:00.045
active, and
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23:00.112 --> 23:02.714
You need to know
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23:02.781 --> 23:05.817
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On today's program, we've
seen that the world's view
24:22.127 --> 24:24.663
of the future
is very limited.
24:24.729 --> 24:28.400
But the greatest reality
is that God is omnipotent,
24:28.466 --> 24:32.204
all powerful, as it tells
us in Revelation 19:6,
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"Alleluia! For the Lord God
Omnipotent reigns!"
24:36.408 --> 24:38.777
Yes, God rules supreme.
24:38.844 --> 24:41.947
And His Kingdom is the
family of God and the
24:42.013 --> 24:43.815
government of God.
24:43.882 --> 24:47.152
You can be a part of that
loving, divine, royal family.
24:47.219 --> 24:49.187
The Apostle Paul wrote:
24:49.254 --> 24:52.858
"For as the body is one and has many members, but all the
24:52.924 --> 24:55.994
members of that one body,
being many, are one body,
24:56.061 --> 25:00.098
so also is Christ".
25:00.165 --> 25:03.134
My friends, you can be a
member of that body,
25:03.201 --> 25:04.302
the Church of God.
25:04.369 --> 25:06.504
How can you find
that Church?
25:06.571 --> 25:09.274
I encourage you to view
Gerald Weston's program
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"Would Jesus Choose
Your Church?"
25:12.244 --> 25:15.614
and Rod McNair's program
"Are Churches Dying?"
25:15.680 --> 25:18.984
Jesus said, "I will build
My church, and the gates
25:19.050 --> 25:23.822
of Hades [will] not
prevail against it".
25:23.889 --> 25:26.224
Yes, His Church
will not die.
25:26.291 --> 25:30.462
We are also told in
Hebrews 10:25 not to forsake
25:30.528 --> 25:33.064
"the assembling of
ourselves together, as is
25:33.131 --> 25:36.534
the manner of some, but
exhorting one another, and
25:36.601 --> 25:39.938
so much the more as you
see the Day approaching."
25:40.005 --> 25:42.974
Those Christians are
assembling every week to
25:43.041 --> 25:45.176
fellowship with one
another and worship God on
25:45.243 --> 25:46.511
His Sabbath.
25:46.578 --> 25:48.613
You can meet some of them
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Presentations which are
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25:52.484 --> 25:55.820
Just visit the Tomorrow's
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25:59.357 --> 26:01.693
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will find all four of our
TV presenters and other
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area ministers presenting
prophetic topics of
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vital interest.
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We hope to meet you at one
of these Tomorrow's
26:11.870 --> 26:13.338
World Presentations.
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You may also meet members
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As you and your family
fellowship with loving and
26:19.244 --> 26:22.280
faithful Christians, you
will grow spiritually
26:22.347 --> 26:23.748
in God's love.
26:23.815 --> 26:27.319
Teenagers enjoy the annual
Living Youth Camp and
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participate in sports,
outdoor activities, and
26:31.056 --> 26:33.892
Christian Living classes
that challenge our young
26:33.959 --> 26:37.629
people to experience for
themselves the values of
26:37.696 --> 26:39.831
abundant living that
will last a lifetime
26:39.898 --> 26:41.032
and beyond.
26:41.099 --> 26:43.068
Living Church of God
members attend the
26:43.134 --> 26:45.904
eight-day annual Feast
of Tabernacles in various
26:45.971 --> 26:47.639
locations around
the world.
26:47.706 --> 26:51.309
They are preparing for
tomorrow's world when all
26:51.376 --> 26:54.179
nations will observe
God's biblical festivals
26:54.245 --> 26:56.748
[that's Zechariah 14:16].
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Yes, God has a glorious
future for you and your
27:00.251 --> 27:03.421
family, IF you seek Him
with your whole heart as
27:03.488 --> 27:07.125
it tells us in
Isaiah 55:6-7.
27:07.192 --> 27:10.328
The Messiah, Jesus Christ,
declares our purpose in
27:10.395 --> 27:12.998
life in Matthew 6:33,
27:13.064 --> 27:16.267
"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness,
27:16.334 --> 27:19.471
and all these things shall
be added to you."
27:19.537 --> 27:22.440
My friends, I encourage
you to prove for yourself
27:22.507 --> 27:24.542
the real meaning of life.
27:24.609 --> 27:26.578
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27:35.353 --> 27:37.956
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27:38.023 --> 27:41.559
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27:41.626 --> 27:44.262
will continue to share
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27:44.329 --> 27:47.265
Jesus Christ, the good
news of the coming Kingdom
27:47.332 --> 27:50.368
of God, and the exciting
end-time prophecies and
27:50.435 --> 27:51.436
their meaning.
27:51.503 --> 27:53.405
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