The Solid Rock Church

Dear Sisters and Brothers in the Lord; I recently wrote the beginning blog of a series of messages for the church’s web site that I pray will help those who read it, and have not yet embraced the Gospel message of Salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, to do precisely that; to repent and live in faith and fellowship with God our Savior in the power and presence of Holy Spirit, and in fellowship with His Body here on earth – the Church. The blog is titled, “The Greatest Question?” Jesus came and gave us the answer to the greatest question, and isn’t that like our God to bless us not just in every way, but most assuredly to give us our greatest need? All we have to do is receive it and live in faith and thanksgiving to Him for His greatest gift. To that end, the Church over the many centuries has been led to offer formal times of worship, following in the long line of practices of God’s people since He brought them out of bondage in Egypt many, many centuries ago, to ...

If you have not read the previous blog post (The Greatest Question?), it will help if you go do so now. But if you really don’t want to, I ended with the the question of how do we know what we know, and how do we know that what we know is in fact true, real, something to put our trust in? Will we stake our life on the truth or validity of what we claim to know? Again, some may say that level of knowing or confidence in some areas of life is unknowable. And that may be very true for some areas of life. But is it true in the question of “What happens after I die?” Or more specifically, “What happens TO ME after I die?” That is the dilemma we all face: What will happen to ME when I’m dead? This can be viewed as a question of philosophy, or of religion. But again, we must ask how do those who write, speak, teach on these things know what they put forth is in fact true? Some make a best guess and leave it at that. Some make observations about people and things around them, an...

What would you say is, or could be, the greatest question one could ask that would apply across the spectrum of humanity regardless of time, culture, or personal circumstances? As we consider the plethora of cultures and human conditions that have existed down through the ages, does one particular question come to mind that very possibly could be on all, or most of, their minds too? While many questions could possibly fit that criteria, I believe it is still possible that one in particular floats to the top of the heap of questions. That question is, “What happens after I die?” Do you have an answer to that question? If you do, how do you know it is true? How do you know you are not coming up with an answer that merely makes you feel better, but has no basis in fact? Some have called that “the great epistemological question.” How do I know what I know? How do I know that what I know is true, or right, or correct? Some answer that question by saying there is no way of knowing – t...