New Apostles Voice

Life Is Hard for Unbelievers. Those who do not know Jesus Christ, as their personal Lord and Saviour, find, even in their teens, that day to day living can be very difficult and hard. We can learn this important truth from reading Proverbs chapter 13 verse 15. If you don't believe there is a God, who cares about you, then you can find that life is indeed difficult and also have no real meaning for you. Those that believe that there is a God, who cares about them and then give their life to Him, by accepting Jesus Christ, as their own personal Lord and Saviour, find that when they do so that life has great meaning and purpose. They gain favour with God because they learn to listen to Him, through their spirit and progressively begin to know how to handle any life situations that comes their way.

The Promise of Our Spiritual Helper
The role of the Holy Spirit, as our Helper, was promised to God's children by His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, in John chapter 14 verses 16 and 17. The Lord asked His Father to send the Holy Spirit also known as the Paraclete, to help His children, living on earth. The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth, had the divine attributes of being mankind's Helper, Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counsellor, Strengthener and Standby, forever. Every non believer no matter their religious background, do not know the Holy Spirit, because only born again children of God, can know the work of the Holy Spirit. All non believers do not understand and therefore cannot receive help from the Holy Spirit. However, the Holy Spirit remains active in the lives of all who believe in His mighty power and works.

Corrupt Mankind Rejects God. From Genesis chapter 6 verse 3 we read the corruption of mankind and their disobedience had already caused people to walk in their own way instead of accepting God's ways. The Holy Spirit would no longer strive and remain with man's spirit forever. Every soul and body of mankind was now given over to all types of evil, sensual and demonic appetites. This destruction occurred because of people's own wilful behaviour. It was and already is being carried out by Satan and his demonic hordes and the wilful compliance of man's deliberate disobedience. Instead of being able to live forever, mankind's lifespan was now limited to 120 years.

We read about Jesus eating with sinners from Mark chapter 2 verses 16 and 17. The Pharisees, the Jewish religious leaders, found that Jesus did not hesitate to eat with the sinners of ancient Israel. These leaders regarded anyone who did not observe their false understanding, of the Mosaic laws, as well as all tax collectors, were very much evil sinners. Why does Jesus eat and drink with those who do not pay attention to God's laws they queried? Jesus replied that only those who regarded themselves as sinners, needed a doctor or healer, to make them well again. Self righteous people had no need, they believed, to seek godly help. Furthermore Jesus then told the Pharisees, as He tells everyone today, through His word, the Holy Bible, that He did not come to save all those who already regarded themselves as good enough. Rather, He came down to earth for those who recognised that they were sinners and sought after someone to save them. Jesus, alone, is the eternal Saviour of all who are willing to believe in Him!

What Is the Curse? We read in Deuteronomy chapter 28 verse 15 that if Israel, God's chosen people of old, did not listen to and obey the requirements of God's laws, given to Moses, that they then would become a cursed people. All their daily activities, no matter there earthly location, would be cursed. To be cursed means that an individual person, a group of people or a nation, would no longer be blessed by God but rather their efforts would be allowed to become failures and disasters. This was because Satan and his kingdom of darkness would prevail over their lives and their families instead of God's great blessings of compassion and righteousness.