As the wild fires in California continue to destroy the land, I begin to wonder if this has anything to do with bible prophecy. The picture below was taken by Amanda Wright who says, “This moment felt very apocalyptic”. More photos can be seen by clicking here.

Being a semi-new, spirit-filled Christian, I always have many questions about things (scripture, theology, etc.). I assume that they are normal questions that a lot of people have, but maybe not everyone asks. I have always been very inquisitve, and because of that, you can call me a knowledge sponge. I don’t always find out every little detail, but I find the answer to the question, and I feel satisfied. Not only do I learn something new everyday, but I also learn how to answer similiar questions for those who ask me.

I had the idea today to start sharing those common questions, and their answers. If you have a better answer, or my answer is wrong, please feel free to add your input.

Here is the first question…

“There are a lot of religions that came before Christianity, and a lot of traditions that Christians stole. How can Christianity be real, if it’s not original?”

Here is the answer…

First, observe John 1:1-3 which states that, “in the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. He was present originally with God. All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him was not even one thing made that has come into being.” (Amplified Version)

The Word of God was there from the very beginning. That means before Adam and Eve, and it means before Moses (who wrote the first books of the bible). We observe the bible, and follow its instructions. However, if the bible is God’s infallible Word, that must mean that it’s instructions were there from the beginning (before the bible even existed).

It is also important to know that Satan was once an angel, and by being an angel he also knew the Word of God (before it existed on earth). It is safe to say that he knows the scripture better than anyone else on this planet, because he was observing it before it was even known to man! If we know that the devil counterfeits the things of God, does it not make sense that he has been doing it since the beginning? Therefore, we didn’t steal from other religions and spiritual ideas, the other religions were stolen from God!

The bible may have been written after there were already other religions, but the bible is the Word of God, and it has been the Word of God since the beginning!

Christianity may have been birthed after the death of Jesus, but we now know that the fundamentals of our beliefs are the oldest and most original!

Can I get an Amen?