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Questions & Answers About God, UFO's
and Extraterrestrials:
By: Matthew Goh
From the website of:
www.matthewgoh.com
Does God really exist?
The answer is yes, he is standing right next
to you, right now. Open your heart and accept him, and you will experience
his presence and love. Pray and admit that you believe in Jesus Christ,
and ask for forgiveness and accept that his crucifixion is the only mean
to cleanse your sins. If you close your heart and keep yourself away from
God, then the answer to the above question is no. You will never
experience his presence in your life, and you are 'very right' to say that
God does not exist in this world.
Is Christianity a western
religion?
I would not call it a religion, as there's
only one God, the creator of the universe, and the creator of all human
kind. So, all of us, regardless of race and culture, must worship one God
alone. Jesus could be borne in any race, it did not matter, but God chose
Israel as the birth place of Jesus, so that his wills could be fulfilled,
as he promised. To me, this is not important, as we should not question
his ingenuity. God loves all of us, regardless of race, culture, or the
language we speak. External appearance has no value to him; it's about
love and righteousness which he treasures. To some extent, we do not know
what goes beyond life, perhaps there's only one new race in heaven, let's
see.
Is human kind formed by
evolution or creation?
To me, this is not important. By both means,
we are still made by God.
Why God created mankind,
and why the sufferings in life?
In the beginning, God created mankind to enjoy
his love and the wonderful things he had made for us. It was supposed to
be heaven-like environment. Most unfortunately, Satan tempted Adam and Eve
to betray God. Since then our bond with God had been broken, and our fresh
are weak and imperfect. We are all sinners by our own nature. Because of
that, all bad things started to happen on earth, and it's no longer
heavenly like as it meant to be.
God was hurt more than us. In order to save us, he sent his Son Jesus to
earth to die for our sins. Jesus promises to cast out Satan, and he will
build a new paradise, where all his believers can live eternally with joy.
I also look at the sufferings on earth as a way to prepare us for the
paradise Jesus had promised to his believers. Without a taste of sour, how
do we know what sweetness is? After been through the sufferings, we will
then be able to fully appreciate the gift of paradise.
Why is there so much
confusion in our world today, wars, diseases, disasters?
These are the works of Satan. Please let me
brief you the end time phenomenons foretold in the book of Revelation.
Nearing the end day, Satan will be extremely active to disillusion mankind
and to deceive us to turn away from God. There will be wars, famines,
diseases, earthquakes, floods, prosecutions of Christian, etc. Then the
beast or the anti-Christ will emerge to rule the world. He will process
such 'power' to do magic and wonders, and he will proclaim himself as
'god'. Many will be deceived by the beast and worship him, and given the
mark '666'. Jesus will return to earth to permanently cast out Satan and
non-believers of Christ, and throw them into the fire of hell. Then, there
will be a new paradise where all believers of Christ will live eternally
with grace, peace and joy.
Satan creates the problems and disasters in our world to deceive us that
God does not exist. Many people will start to wonder; if there's God, why
does he allow the problems and disasters to happen? It's harder to believe
in God at this age of time, because Satan is so active to confuse us. As
the end day gets closer, Satan will create more problems, disasters and
disillusion signs and wonders to drive us further away from God. Satan
works against God, and wants us to die with him in the fire of hell. At
this time of chaos, we should believe in God and seek his protection so
that we will not be harmed by Satan.
Does the UFO phenomenon
contradict the Bible?
Not at all. The Bible mentioned about Satan's
existence during the early stage of creation. It was Satan who deceived
Adam and Eve to sin against God. Jesus, the Son of God was crucified to
cleanse our sins caused by Satan. Hence it is the goal of Satan to deceive
all mankind to turn away from God. The Bible did not describe clearly and
exactly about Satan's plan nearing the end day, or what kind of signs and
wonders his is going to do to deceive us. The UFO phenomenon and the
possibility of another kind of living being exists in the outer space
might be one of the greatest deceives created by Satan.
This makes me wonder who will be the anti-Christ or the beast with such
great 'magical power' to conquer the world and to deceive human kind. Is
he a human being or may be an alien from another planet created by Satan?
Unfortunately I do not have an answer; please think about it.
Who is Jesus?
We all know that human consists of body, soul
and spirit. God is a Trinity, consists of the Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit. In simple terms, these three combine and become God.
God sent his Son, who is also God himself, to come to earth as a human
being, who was named Jesus Christ. The purpose of God's journey to earth
was to deliver to human kind the Good News, and to be crucified on the
cross, so that our sins can be cleansed and forgiven.
So Jesus is the Son in the Trinity of God, in human form.
Why do I have to believe in
Jesus?
No one in this world can claim to be sinless. Heaven is so perfect that it
cannot allow any sinful and imperfect person to enter into it. This is a
simple logic, isn't it? I doubt if you can communicate with our perfect
God when there's even a slight sin in your soul.
If you want to be united with God, and if you want to enter heaven and
have eternal life, first, you must believe in Jesus, so that your sins can
be cleansed and forgiven. That is the condition passed on by Jesus
himself. Jesus clearly stated that you cannot see God the Father unless
you see Jesus the Son. We have only two choices; to believe in Jesus or to
reject. We have to make this important decision while we are still alive,
or before Jesus returns on the end day when we do not expect.
How can I be sure that
Jesus is the Son of God, and he is our saviour?
I myself and many Christians in this world can
testify that our lives have changed after believing and accepting Jesus as
our savior. We have experienced God's presence in our lives, and his love
and guidance to help us fighting the evil inside us, which indeed is a
life long process. We have found the true love and true happiness in our
lives. You will be able to find the answer yourself, if you humble your
heart, accept Jesus and allow him to cleanse your sins.
Long before the birth of Jesus, God promised his prophets; a King would be
born in the land of Israel to save all human kind. Jesus was born by
Virgin Mary, conceived by the Holy Spirit. He processes such wisdom and
power similar to God. His love for us is so great that, he was willing to
die for us through crucifixion, which is by far the most painful and
terrible way of dying. After his death, he rose again on the third day, as
he promised, and ascended into heaven. Jesus' life, his miracles and
messages were recorded in four books in the Bible, written by four
different authors.
The Good News delivered by Jesus cannot be challenged by any human
intelligence, because it's the truth passed on by God. His prophesies
cannot be changed by any supernatural force in the universe, because he is
indeed our savior and the Son of God.
Why has God hidden himself,
and why can't God show me physical signs that he really exists?
Since the creation of mankind, God has been
saddened by our sins, because sins lead us to eternal death. He loves us
so much and never gives up on us. Before the birth of Jesus, God kept
showing his presence to mankind, and he even punished and destroyed the
wicked ones to make humans feared him. He repeatedly called on mankind to
repent by showing great miracles and signs, making them trembled before
him. Even then, many still turned away from him, their hearts are so
wicked, and they did all the sinful and evil things before God. He learned
that by showing his presence to his beloved mankind could not save them.
Because of God's love for us, he wants to save us, and he wants us to have
eternal life. As such, God carried out his greatest plan for mankind, he
sent his son Jesus to be crucified for our sins. In order to receive the
salvation, there is only one condition; we must believe in Jesus by our
own free will. By our own free will simply means we believe without seeing
the presence of God. There is no evidence of God. No one can find him or
prove his presence by reason and logic. You must believe in him, only
because your heart chooses to do so by faith alone. This is the only
condition to receive the salvation, made possible by the crucifixion of
our Lord Jesus.
To my understanding, because of this condition, God 'disappears' and
'hides' himself from the world. He does that to the extent of allowing
Satan to cause sufferings and deaths to mankind, both Christians and
non-Christians alike. God 'does not' reveal himself so that his great plan
of Christianity and the crucifixion of Jesus (or God himself) are not made
to vain. Obviously, to him, our salvation is much more important than
showing his glory. Out of his love, God secretly shares with us our
sufferings.
In the twentieth century alone, the world population increased from one
billion to six billions. God is working very hard to save as many souls as
he can. While he is 'hidden' from the world physically, but spiritually,
he is actively working in the hearts of many Christians to spread the Good
News to the remaining four billions non-Christians worldwide. Interesting
to note that God improves our communication technologies as the global
population increases, so that his Good News can be easily reached out to
the world, coincidence?
Can bible or even science
prove God's existence?
The answer is yes and no, it is God's
intention to keep this answer neutral.
We Christians view the bible as the inspiration from God. It serves as
guidance to our spiritual life. To us, the universe itself is the evidence
for the existence of a creator.
Some non-believers try to find God by studying the bible, but they are
lost and confused, instead of seeing the light, they find so many faults
about God in the bible. They even turn to science to seek him, but they
will never find him. Some atheists even use bible and science to argue
against existence of God.
To my understanding, the non-believers will not find evidence on God's
existence by studying the bible or by the understanding of science. It is
also no point in arguing with the atheist about who's right or who's
wrong. I can say that the only way to find God is to humble your heart,
accept Jesus as your savior, and you will experience his presence in your
life. That's why some atheists think that we have mental problem, simply
because we are really different, as our hearts are filled with the Holy
Spirit which they will never understand.
Why can't God save all
mankind, regardless of believe or disbelieve?
God is love, righteousness and just. The
crucifixion of Jesus is his greatest plan to bring back the salvation to
mankind. However there is only one condition to receive the salvation,
that is; we have to believe in Jesus by our own free will. Why so? That's
the question.
I believe this condition is a heavenly justice which God has to withhold.
It is so important and cannot be overruled by God himself.
To me, 'believe' means more than its literal meaning. For example, it's
hard for an evil-doing person to believe in Jesus, because 'believe' is
like the door to goodness, and out of his evil conscience, he chooses not
to open it. May be, 'believe' is a test of our conscience and a judgment
of our soul, although it might has a hidden meaning and a purpose in the
heavenly dimension.
Once we have accepted Jesus as our savior, the Holy Spirit lives inside us
so that our bonds with God can be restored. As Christians, we experience a
change in life. We have the conscience and we feel guilty and ashamed of
our sins. God continually teaches us and reminds us to repent from our
sins. Although our fresh is week, but we love God truly, and with the help
of the Holy Spirit, it is possible to fight the evil inside us. Believe
with your heart, and gradually you will have a good soul, but not
perfect….. as only God alone is perfect.
I feel offended because you
Christians preach that Christianity is the only truth, whereas my religion
is more accommodating with the existence of other religions. Why so?
There are over 2 billions Christians in this
world, believing in God without seeing physical signs and wonders. Through
the Holy Spirit living in our hearts, we have developed a loving
relationship with God. Because we love him, we want to serve him, we want
to preach the Good News to all the people we love. Saving a soul is much
happier and more rewarding than making a million dollar in material sense,
because life is priceless. That's why you see most Christians are so
willing to preach you the gospel, and unfortunately you might feel
offended sometimes. Please accept our apologies. I hope you don't take
this offensively, but instead you will see the strength of the Holy Spirit
working on so many Christians worldwide, including myself.
Jesus himself stated that; one and the only way to have eternal life is to
believe that he had died for our sins, and to accept him as our savior.
That was the message passed on by God. So it is not a matter of who's
right or who's wrong, it is the matter of the choice you have to make; to
believe or to reject. There is no 'neutral' choice. You need to decide if
you want to accept the salvation made possible by the crucifixion of
Jesus, the Son of God.
Will God answer all my
prayers, including wealth and fortune?
As a believer of our Lord Jesus Christ, you
can be assured that your daily needs will be well taken care of. God's
relationship with us is like father and son. A good father will not give
his son too many material things during his young age to spoil him.
However he will continue to support him as he grows up, and eventually he
will give his son all he has, once he is convinced that his son is mature
enough to inherit all his processions.
It is wise to pray and ask God to bless your career or your business. Work
hard and pray even harder. You will find that your career will advance and
your business will grow as your faith gets stronger. Eventually your faith
will be so strong that success will not lead you into sins, and you will
know how to make good use of your excess wealth to serve God.
God wants us to seek treasures in heaven and not the pleasures on earth.
He will not allow us to have all the pleasures on earth if it causes us to
lose our treasures in heaven.
Does God love me, and want
me to believe in him?
Yes, God loves all of us. He keeps calling on
us indirectly in a subtle and humble way. In fact, he is calling on you
right now through this book you are reading. If you have not accepted
Jesus Christ as your savior, I do hope that you will humble your heart, do
not reject God's call and accept his love for you.
I want to believe in God,
and I want my sins to be forgiven, what should I do?
Glad to hear that. It's very simple -- just
say this prayer in good faith;
"Oh God, please forgive my sins against you. I believe in you, and I
believe in Jesus Christ. I believe that Jesus came to this world to die
for my sins. I invite your Holy Spirit to enter my heart, and guide me to
live a good Christian life. Amen."
I believe in God, and I
have accepted Jesus as my savior. What should I do after this?
Keep praying to God as often as you can. Don't
be shy to share your problems with him. Ask him to guide you and help you
in whatever things you are doing. Through prayers, you will be able to
develop a close relationship with him. I can assure you that you will
experience the presence of God in your life, his miracles and his love.
Practice to love God and worship him alone, and naturally you must stop
worshipping other deities of other religions.
Attend the church service every Sunday. For a starter, I would recommend
any Protestant church like; Churches of Christ, Seventh-day Adventist,
Assemblies of God, Methodist, etc. Stay back after the service, and talk
to the fellow Christians, tell them you are new, and ask them to help you
out. Don't be shy, you will find many friendly brothers and sisters there.
Try to join the bible study group organized by the church, which will help
you understand more about God and Christianity.
OK last question, can you
elaborate on the purpose of life, and what should I do to achieve true
happiness?
A man's sufferings are caused by the evil in
his heart like; greed, lust, pride, jealousy, etc. He finds happiness only
by achieving material gains, as money heals his pains caused by his evil
heart. But that happiness is only temporary, because the evil in his heart
continues to grow, and that makes him greedier and hence he will never
find long lasting happiness in his life. In another words, man suffers for
his own evil.
To find the true happiness, we must first get rid of the evil inside us.
Once we have accepted Jesus as our savior, the Holy Spirit will live
inside our hearts and will fill our hearts with love. Loving God is the
exact opposite of evil. The more we love God, the less evil we are, and
the happier we will be. Imagine a heart with no evil but only love, how
beautiful would that be. Love itself is so sweet, and we should pray that
lets our love spreads to all the people around us. Let us not only love
God, but also love all the people around us, that would be the most
beautiful and happiest life we can get. Why say life is a suffering, which
in fact can be beautiful and enjoying.
The two greatest commandments passed on by Jesus, 'love God and love your
neighbors' are in fact the purpose of our existence, and indirectly he had
taught us the secret to happiness in our earthly life.
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Forewords .
1965-73: Childhood .
1974-75: God's Call
. 1976-81: The
Relationship Continued .
1982-83: Singapore .
1984: Kuala Lumpur .
1985-87: Sydney .
1988-89: Penang .
1990-1991: Sydney .
1992: Year of
Graduation .
1992-95: Working in Architecture Firm, Penang .
1995: Meeting My Wife
. 1996: Year of
Marriage . 1996-98:
Discovering the Purpose of Life .
Conclusion .
Appendix I: Question &
Answer . Appendix II:
The Words of Christ |