"WHOSOEVER"

I was born into a German family whose parents were terribly scarred by the war. From as early as I can remember the stench of evil that was known as Nazi, began morphing me into a terrifed and eventually hateful kid.

I lived to find a place that only I could rule. I thought I found it daydreaming in class. I thought I found it in the exhaustion after a long beating all over my body. Peace of knowing that this has to be the worst it will get today.

When I found drugs I signed my name: sink or swim I am diving in. In that place the only buzz kill was having to face that my freedom needed to be bought, stolen, or found. I was cool with that. I would pay any price to not be here.

As I grew older, I pushed harder into the fabric of oblivion. If it not nailed down, then I would pop, smoke, snort, eat, or shoot any and all chemicals known to open the door to Alice's 'looking glass.' From the other side I studied the world and from inside me I sealed my heart into hating a God that would force a kid to fall down the rabbit hole with Alice.

I hated the world, the God who created it, and my portion of having to live in it. I needed to find where this round peg would never fit in a square hole so I could be discarded. I cursed God, wept at life, while energized in the pursuit of madness.

My enthusiasm took me from group homes, mental hospitals, the street, and finally prison. They fixed metal doors I could touch around the cage of my soul, no one could see. I became a remote from which others could view what channel of hell to tune into. There was no need for a compass to find me. Just follow the path made by the cloven hooves that were leading me to my destruction.

Family gave up on me. Prison officials warned about me. Society pegged me as an unacceptable risk not to be tolerated. From petty theft to organized crime I was marked for death or murder. In my last robbery, I pulled the trigger four times to kill, it was my first taste of His grace.

The man lived and society pursued my permanent removal. Exhaling years of despair, clockwork masters in psychiatric prisons sought to remove the gears of hate and death that kept time in me. Professionals with polished 'shingles' that look like pedigrees for the alphabet, rubber stamped my freedom from prison. Tests were made, with I's dotted and T's crossed, they paroled me.

The anger was gone, but the hurt never left. The world could not hide the lie of itself. I hated the world. Freedom from prison paid the check for another lie. I never belonged to this world. I sought a pleasure in oblivion that would mask the finality of societies reality.

With a contract signed with God to die of drugs, a loop hole to not committing murder and going to hell, I put weight to my end of the bargain. The only clause out was if God showed Himself to me.

"Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap." Gal 6:9.

But God tags Himself in His own words for His grace. "The Lord is gracious and compassionate. Slow to anger and Rich in love. Psalm 145:8.

I had called out to Him. That day His voice deafened the loudest roar of any ocean He created! His love covered all my sin, all my shame, all my guilt and still pouring it out on me, I became overwhelmed with it.

When I hated and hurt, I wanted to sink or swim in madness. God through Jesus Christ, drowned me in His love.

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life"

Here is a riddle pleaser...I am "whosoever"!

I broke ranks with satans army, to find the pierced hands worn of love, carpenter and King could heal my broken heart.

I wanted more than anything in my whole sorry existence, to be loved by my parents. To me, their love was owning up to the pain that both barrels of abuse can blow holes in a little kids heart.

I have been leaking sorrow all my life, and no amount of dope, sex, hate, and violence was stopping up that flow of suffering. Until I met a God who came down in the flesh, just wanting to hang with us who have such heart ache, fear, anger and pain.

We did not get it though. We chumped Him bad. He took it hard. Did not say a word to stop us from doing Him. God of all creation, and He came down and took the worst beating known to man, and then let us kill him. For what? Cause He loves me, man. Cause He loves you.

He loves you and me enough to die for us.

John 15:14 "Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down His life for His friends." Not only is He God, Jesus in the flesh, Creator of the universe, King of Kings, but He calls me, "whosoever" friend.

Guess who has my back now...Jesus! The Rock of Ages is love for us all man.

If you have been down too long, and want to be down with peace, love, and the pain to go away, but not in a needle, not in a bottle, not in a jar, not through porno, not in a joint, and not in someone else's flesh who is hurting just like you, Talk to Jesus and tell Him how you feel.

I kid you not, He will hear you!"

Just say something like this:
"Jesus, I am sorry for the things I have done. I do not want to do them anymore.

Please forgive me. Thank-you for forgiving me. I cannot change my ways without you.

Come inside my heart, and take over my life.

Help me to turn away from all that is evil. Thank-you for dying for me. I know that you are FOREVER. Be my Saviour and King...forever! "

when your done get a bible, and read Psalm 148 outloud. Its a thank-you written by God just for us to give to Him. Then ask God to help you find a church, get baptized (if you been baptized as a kid-it don't count) , you are now Jesus's friend, and your about to meet whole lotta new friends. Enjoy the gift of God's salvation, and tell others about what Jesus did for you! Go to the New Testament and read the Book of John in the Bible. Its about Jesus's love for you and me. You'll understand.

Shalom friend,

"whosoever"

Science vs. Faith

“Let me explain the problem science has with Jesus Christ." The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand."You're a Christian, aren't you, son?"

"Yes sir," the student says.

"So you believe in God?"

"Absolutely."

"Is God good?"

"Sure! God's good."

"Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?"

"Yes."

"Are you good or evil?"

"The Bible says I'm evil."

The professor grins knowingly. "Aha! The Bible!" He considers for a moment. "Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?"

"Yes sir, I would."

"So you're good...!"

"I wouldn't say that."

"But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person if you could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't."

The student does not answer, so the professor continues. "He doesn't, does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?"

The student remains silent."No, you can't, can you?" the professor says. He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.

"Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?"

"Er...yes," the student says.

"Is Satan good?"

The student doesn't hesitate on this one. "No."

"Then where does Satan come from?"

The student falters. "From...God..."

"That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?"

"Yes, sir."

"Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything, correct?"

"Yes."

"So who created evil?" The professor continued, "If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil."

Again, the student has no answer."Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?"

The student squirms on his feet. "Yes."

"So who created them?"The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question."Who created them? There is still no answer.

Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized. "Tell me," he continues onto another student. "Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?"

The student's voice betrays him and cracks. "Yes, professor, I do."

The old man stops pacing. "Science says you have five senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen Jesus?""No sir. I've never seen Him." "Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?"

"No, sir, I have not.""Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelled your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that matter?"

"No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't.""Yet you still believe in Him?"

"Yes.""According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?"

"Nothing," the student replies. "I only have my faith."

"Yes, faith," the professor repeats. " And that is the problem science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith."

The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of His own. "Professor, is there such thing as heat?"

"Yes," the professor replies. "There's heat."

"And is there such a thing as cold?"

"Yes, son, there's cold too."

"No sir, there isn't."

The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room suddenly becomes very quiet.

The student begins to explain: "You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat, unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't have anything called 'cold'. We can hit up to 458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than the lowest -458 degrees."

"Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it."

Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding like a hammer.

"What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?"

"Yes," the professor replies without hesitation. "What is night if it isn't darkness?"

"You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light, but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to define the word. In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?"

The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This will be a good semester. "So what point are you making, young man?"

"Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed."

The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time. Flawed? Can you explain how?"

"You are working on the premise of duality," the student explains. "You argue that there is life and then there's death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought." "It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it." "Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?"

"If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do."

"Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?"

The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.

"Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavour, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?"The class is in uproar.

The student remains silent until the commotion has subsided."To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, let me give you an example of what I mean."

The student looks around the room."Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor's brain?"The class breaks out into laughter.

"Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt the professor's brain, touched or smelled the professor's brain? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due respect, sir." "So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?"Now the room is silent.

The professor just stares at the student, his face unreadable.Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers. "I guess you'll have to take them on faith."

"Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with life," the student continues. "Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?"

Now uncertain, the professor responds, "Of course, there is. We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil."

To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or, at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."

The professor sat down.

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If you can see the absence of God in your life and want that to change you can do something about that today, now. Just call out to God and say these words.

---Heavenly Father,

I know that I have lived a life that is without You. I do not want to live that life anymore. I want to change, but I need You to help me.

Please forgive me for the life I have lived without You. Forgive me of my sins.

Thank-you that You came down as a man and died for me. Thank-you that You did this while I was still living a life without You in my life.

No matter what I have done, there is nothing that will not be forgiven of me now as long as I confess it You now, tell You how sorry I am, and ask for Your forgiveness.

Thank-you that You chose the name of a man, Jesus, so You could walk like a man, and died as the Hero and Saviour of my life and soul. Thank-you that You did it just becasue You love me. I know that because I am talking to You now. You did not stay dead, but are resurrected and eternal. Though I cannot see You, taste You, touch You, or even smell You, I believe You are there and can hear me now.

Thank-you for forgivng me.I know You want to come into my heart now and I want you in my heart too. Please come into my heart now and complete Your transformation of my life. In my heart, I know that you can help me turn from a life that is lived without You.

I know that means I will be with You, and You with me forever.

Thank-you Heavenly Father, I love You,in the name of Your Son Jesus Christ,Amen.

Friend welcome to the family of Jesus. Ask God to help you find a church so that you can be baptized , you are a new person or creation in Christ. Get a bible and read the book of John. You'll understand.

"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come."
2 Corinthians 5:17