http://factoidz.com/experts-in/god/ god articles on Factoidz en-us http://factoidz.com/reflections-on-psalm-1217/ http://factoidz.com/reflections-on-psalm-1217/ What does psalm 121:7 say? "The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul." (NASB) "God guards you from every evil; he guards your very life." (The Message) "The LORD will keep you from all harm; He will watch over your life." (NIV) After reading that ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/world-religions-vs-religion-or-spirituality.jpg http://factoidz.com/look-for-the-simple-bare-necessities-of-life/ http://factoidz.com/look-for-the-simple-bare-necessities-of-life/ Live your life to the fullest, but don't fill yourself up with the expectations of what is bigger is better.  The grass is not always greener on the other side, and too many people make the mistake of overlooking what they have before it is too late.  In short, embrace the joys of life. How is ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/look-for-the-simple-bare-necessities-of-life.jpg http://factoidz.com/the-struggle-between-good-and-evil/ http://factoidz.com/the-struggle-between-good-and-evil/ To best understand where evil originated, you have to look at how the world was created.  God, who is not evil, first created the planet Earth as a perfect entity.  At day four of creation, after vegetation sprouted, "...God saw that it was good" (Genesis 1:10).  The word GOOD itself is translate... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/the-struggle-between-good-and-evil.jpg http://factoidz.com/on-the-subject-of-evil/ http://factoidz.com/on-the-subject-of-evil/ One of the more interesting and perhaps revealing aspects of the concept of "evil" is that while the belief in its existence may be cross-culturally universal, how it manifests within a given culture relates directly to the norms and accepted moral standards of that particular culture.  Although se... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/on-the-subject-of-evil.jpg http://factoidz.com/smiling-back-at-god-3-of-3/ http://factoidz.com/smiling-back-at-god-3-of-3/ I read a Facebook profile recently "Don't try to understand me, just love me." When I read that I wondered what life would be like if that was God's Facebook profile. I think life would be pretty much what we see. There are three other options presented to us for a potential God's Fac... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/smiling-back-at-god-3-of-3.jpg http://factoidz.com/smiling-back-at-god-1-of-3/ http://factoidz.com/smiling-back-at-god-1-of-3/ I was listening to Imogen Heap's "I can't take it in" recently. What a magnificent song. It speaks to me of ultimate joy and peace. Two things which it seems to me people desire above all things. Any real joy in this life is to be found in the responses and initiations of other persons to one's s... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/smiling-back-at-god-1-of-3.jpg http://factoidz.com/world-religions-vs-religion-or-spirituality/ http://factoidz.com/world-religions-vs-religion-or-spirituality/ The industrialization of state level society has furthered the religious progress that developed along state level society.  Anthropologically speaking we can see a correlation between the level of a society and its religion.  State level societies necessitate state level religions. These are t... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/world-religions-vs-religion-or-spirituality.jpg http://factoidz.com/earth-a-marvelous-home-from-god/ http://factoidz.com/earth-a-marvelous-home-from-god/ What is your fear?  Will a comet one day impact the earth and obliterate it to pieces, or some huge asteroid smash into the earth and wham-mo no more humanity! Truth be known from the science world asteroids have hit our planet, but we're still around. Well some feel that that's what wiped out th... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/earth-a-marvelous-home-from-god.jpg http://factoidz.com/learning-a-skill-is-one-of-gods-gifts/ http://factoidz.com/learning-a-skill-is-one-of-gods-gifts/ Most people wonder why they go through things they go through. Could it be karma? Some believe they experience financial hardship and believe that in a past life, they were abundant in wealth, but not such a nice person. Karma is universal, what comes around, goes around. Jesus Christ died on the cr... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/learning-a-skill-is-one-of-gods-gifts.jpg http://factoidz.com/how-to-grow-and-feel-positive-about-yourself/ http://factoidz.com/how-to-grow-and-feel-positive-about-yourself/ I must inform you that infatuation with anyone or anything is never a good thing. I will tell you this, if you are obsessing over this guy, you probably have way too much time on your hands. If anything, you should know that the sun should not rise and set on this one being. I would try focusing on ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/how-to-grow-and-feel-positive-about-yourself.jpg http://factoidz.com/how-to-share-your-faith/ http://factoidz.com/how-to-share-your-faith/ Many people want to share their faith and hope with others, but do not know how to do it in a way that will not be overbearing or pushy. Faith is a hard thing to define or describe. It’s just a sense of hope of believing in something... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/how-to-share-your-faith.jpg http://factoidz.com/what-would-god-like-for-the-holidays/ http://factoidz.com/what-would-god-like-for-the-holidays/ With the Holidays upon we are all busy gathering last minute gifts, preparing feasts and making sure we have gotten everything those on our list would love. So what do you think God would like for the Holiday Season? Ooops did you leave the Divine Creator off your list? Not just for the holiday s... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/what-would-god-like-for-the-holidays.jpg http://factoidz.com/sharing-your-faith-with-that-special-someone/ http://factoidz.com/sharing-your-faith-with-that-special-someone/ I think the first question you should ask yourself is, “Does my husband wish to share my faith with me?” Religion is probably the most personal decision you will make in life next to whom you are going to share your life wi... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/sharing-your-faith-with-that-special-someone.jpg http://factoidz.com/christ-was-not-born-in-december/ http://factoidz.com/christ-was-not-born-in-december/ What is now known as Christmas has been more a universal celebration throughout time, a pantheist commemoration of the worship of nature.... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/christ-was-not-born-in-december.jpg http://factoidz.com/how-god-can-help-you-to-deal-with-stress/ http://factoidz.com/how-god-can-help-you-to-deal-with-stress/ Have you tried stress reduction techniques such as aromatherapy or meditation? If you have, then you know that by employing such techniques, you can more easily retrieve your innermost thoughts and feelings. A stressful rush to accomplish many different tasks generally deprives a person of the abili... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/how-god-can-help-you-to-deal-with-stress.jpg http://factoidz.com/to-forgive-divine/ http://factoidz.com/to-forgive-divine/ In this time of Holiday cheer we often think of those who are no longer in our lives. For one reason or another they have drifted on to new adventures and have not taken us with them. In many cases the cause of separation is not necessarily a positive reason. Perhaps there was a falling out, or you ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/to-forgive-divine.jpg http://factoidz.com/how-can-i-discover-my-own-personal-identity-through-god/ http://factoidz.com/how-can-i-discover-my-own-personal-identity-through-god/ If you approach God with reverence, then you will find your personal identity. Those who show reverence towards God value the opportunity to feel God's presence in the beauty here on earth. They understand that our Creator looks at all life as precious. The manifestations of God have each served ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/how-can-i-discover-my-own-personal-identity-through-god.jpg http://factoidz.com/religion-leads-to-a-longer-life/ http://factoidz.com/religion-leads-to-a-longer-life/ Setting all theological tenets, such as the concept of eternal life, aside, it is an incontrovertible fact that belief in any religious teachings can prolong your life by reducing the stresses caused by the uncertainty of our daily life. Stress kills! According to Dr. Carol J. Scott, stress can c... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/religion-leads-to-a-longer-life.jpg http://factoidz.com/shift-happens/ http://factoidz.com/shift-happens/ It was Gandhi who once said: “Be the change you want to see in the world.” But what did he mean? His wisdom actually echoed that of Prophets and Avitar’s before him. Jesus suggested we “love our neighbor as ourselves.” We have repeated more than once, the Karmic philo... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-5.jpg http://factoidz.com/when-terrible-things-happen-where-did-god-go/ http://factoidz.com/when-terrible-things-happen-where-did-god-go/ When you suffer through trials and tribulations, do not think that God has left you. He has not "gone" anywhere. God is always watching over your spirit. After your life on this earth is finished, your spirit will pass on to the next world. When someone who is very sick nears the time of his or h... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-4.jpg http://factoidz.com/where-is-god-when-bad-things-happen/ http://factoidz.com/where-is-god-when-bad-things-happen/ Many people struggle with this same issue, even many who are strong in faith, know scripture or have seen God do mighty things.  Evil, miser, pain and suffering are some of the main things that can be so inconceivable and overwhelming.   There is an enemy called, Satan, Lucifer, the Devil, decei... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-7.jpg http://factoidz.com/believing-in-god-when-terrible-things-happen/ http://factoidz.com/believing-in-god-when-terrible-things-happen/ Sometimes it's hard for people to believe there's a God when they look around and see pain and misery.  The fact of the matter is that God is there for Christians in all times: good and bad. Everyone has a choice in life.  We can choose to do good, or choose to do bad.  Think of a teenager who ha... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-5.jpg http://factoidz.com/where-is-god-when-we-really-need-him/ http://factoidz.com/where-is-god-when-we-really-need-him/ Every time we turn on the news there seems to be more bad things happening to good people. People are losing their jobs. Wars are raging. Lives are falling apart. At times like these, we turned to God for guidance, but sometimes we are left to wonder, "Why is God letting this happen?" God is alwa... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-15.jpg http://factoidz.com/god-is-not-involved-with-good-and-bad-occurances/ http://factoidz.com/god-is-not-involved-with-good-and-bad-occurances/ Whenever good things happen in this world, some people attribute it to God's will.  When bad things happen, these same people assume that God had something to do with it and it is again his will.  It seems a contradiction to believe both in free will and predestination, and yet every day folks tal... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-2.jpg http://factoidz.com/why-are-people-christian/ http://factoidz.com/why-are-people-christian/ I'm tempted to answer that people are Christian because it is impossible for rocks, goats and trees to be Christian. But, although perfectly true, it does not look like a very helpful answer... Until we think about it a bit; and we find that it is a very helpful answer indeed. Only people can be Chr... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-15.jpg http://factoidz.com/whats-in-a-word/ http://factoidz.com/whats-in-a-word/ If you were to sit back and listen when you speak to your children, what are your words telling them? How often in one day do you complement your child? Do you encourage them or do you chastise them? I... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/whats-in-a-word.jpg http://factoidz.com/what-are-you-thankful-for/ http://factoidz.com/what-are-you-thankful-for/ Suddenly the calendar indicates we are close to Thanksgiving again! It is a time when we celebrate with family and friends with large amounts of food, beverage and a football game or two. But how often do we stop during this ho... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-16.jpg http://factoidz.com/%e2%80%9cx%e2%80%9d-marks-the-spot-where-you-want-to-be/ http://factoidz.com/%e2%80%9cx%e2%80%9d-marks-the-spot-where-you-want-to-be/ What do you want most in life right at this moment? What is your desire for the next year? Money? A new home? Perhaps you want to take that trip to London or Peru. Through the Law of Attraction and your God-given right to co-create your existence, you can have the thin... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-10.jpg http://factoidz.com/what-if/ http://factoidz.com/what-if/ What if, we really ALL, really ARE, Children of God? I can not think of too many faiths that do not, on some level, believe that we are all created by the One Supreme being of the Universe. Yet, I can not always these “brothers and sisters” acting as if we are all one. Stories of creation thr... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-5.jpg http://factoidz.com/the-book-is-not-finished/ http://factoidz.com/the-book-is-not-finished/ The book is not finished. You may feel like all hope is gone, and everything is over and done with. But this is not so because the book is not finished yet. Like with the tests of time, dry seasons, and lonely seasons all must pass. These things come to pass. They cannot stay as long as your life is... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:28 CST god http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-1.jpg