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The Book of Nehemiah

The author possibly Ezra, although Nehemiah's words are written in first person, suggesting that he contributed to the book, was written around 430 B.C.

It is easy to analyze, scrutinize, and talk about all the problems in the world, but we really need people who will do something about them. The book of Nehemiah shows what happens when such person steps forward. The story begins as Nehemiah learns of a problem that greatly distresses him: The city walls of Jerusalem were broken down, and the city was defenseless. The small number of person who had returned to their homeland after decades of Babylonian captivity desperately needed the walls to be rebuilt. Nehemiah knew that the task could not wait, so he obtained permission from the king of Persia and traveled to Jerusalem. There he surveyed the situation and began to reconstruct the walls. Despite several setbacks from the enemies of Jerusalem, Nehemiah completed the task within a very short time, and the walls were dedicated to the glory of God. Ezra also led the people to recommit themselves to following God's laws.

Praise the Lord Almighty!!

No, as usual you got it all wrong brother van. Who ever said that only the rich goes to heaven and the poor goes to hell? You really need to read the Holy Bible to get a real solid understanding of Christianity.

You come from a country that has 93% of the entire population Christians and so what happened to you?

 You boasts you are rich so go buy yourself a Holy Bible, then start reading with an open mind and lastly start helping your dirt poor fellow citizens of Equatorial Guinea, be compassionate for once in your life, sell your Mercedes and buy a cheaper car, then give some of the money to charities in EG. The Good Lord Almighty will surely be proud of you!

Getting back to your misconception of the rich going to heaven and the poor to hell,

Our Lord Savior Jesus Christ said, "I tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. I'll say it again---it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God! ---Matt. 19:23-24

Praise the Lord Almighty!!

1. Following the Age of Discovery, through missionary work and colonization, Christianity spread to the Americas, Australasia, sub Saharan Africa and the rest of the world.

In order to follow Jesus' command to serve others, we have established hospitals, churches, schools, charities, orphanages, homeless shelters, and universities in the areas in which Christians spread Christianity. So that is what we Christians have done brother van.

Why Were You BORN?

Is there PURPOSE for human life? Does life, after all, have real meaning? Here is the awesome truth!

Part 9 of 23. ...But God is Spirit

God is composed of spirit---not of physical matter (John 4:24). But nowhere dos the Bible say man is a spirit. Nowhere in the Bible can you find the expression "immortal soul," or "immortality of the soul." In Genesis 1, animals are called souls---that is, Moses used the Hebrew word nephesh, which in Genesis 2:7 is translated into the English word "soul", while in Genesis 1:20, 21, 24 it is three times translated "creature."

Now continue with Genesis 2:8, "And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden: and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil" (verse 9).

"And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thous shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die" (verses 16-17).

Notice, for disobedience, God said, "Thou shalt surely die"! Man is mortal, and shall die! God said so! Now what have we seen? God made man mortal---composed of physical matter. In Genesis 3:19 God said to Adam: "...for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." He was speaking to the conscious man--- to the human mind.

Notice what is symbolized and revealed here. The tree of life symbolized eternal life (Gen. 3:22). They did not, as yet, possess immortal life. This was freely offered to Adam and Eve as God's gift. But they were required to make a choice. Also in the garden was another tree with symbolic meaning---the tree of "the knowledge of good and evil." To make the wrong choice of taking that forbidden tree would impose the penalty of death. "Thou shalt surely die," said God---if they chose to disobey and take of that tree.

In other words, as we read in Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life..." This clearly shows that God revealed the gospel---the good news of eternal life in the kingdom of God---to our first parents. And what is the Bible definition of sin? "Sin is," it is written in 1John 3:4, "the transgression of the law."

Actually, there exist, overall, only two basic ways of life---two divergent philosophies. They travel in opposite directions. I state them very simply: One is the way of give---the other of get.

More specifically, the one is the way of humility, and of outgoing concern for others equal to self-concern. It is the way of cooperation, serving, helping, sharing; of consideration, patience and kindness. More important, it is also the way of obedience to, reliance on, and worship solely toward God. It is the God-centered way, of love toward God and love toward neighbor.

The opposite is the self-centered way of vanity, lust, and greed; of competition and strife; of envy, jealousy, and unconcern for the welfare of others. Few realize this vital fact: The "give" way is actually an invisible, yet inexorable, spiritual law in active motion. It is summarized by the Ten Commandments.