1 LESSON 1 -Why did I come here?
-Did I come here to hurt you? -No.
-Did I come here to hurt your family or your friends? -No.
-Did I come here to steal your land or your cattle? -No.
-Why did I come here?
-I have come here for only one matter.
-I have come here to tell you the most important message in the world.
-I have come here to tell you God’s message.
-I did not come here to tell you the white man’s message. -I did not come here to tell you the black man’s message.
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-I have come here to tell you only God’s message. -If your chief called all of you together for an important message, would you come?
-Yes, you would come. -Why would you come?
-Because the chief would have an important message to tell you. -The chief’s message is important, but there is a message which is even more important.
-Whose message is even more important than the chief’s message?
-God’s message.
-Whose message is the most important message in the world? -God’s message.
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-Why is God’s message the most important message in the world?
-Because only God has never lied.
-Because only God has always told the truth. -Who among people has never lied?
-All people have lied.
-Who among you has never lied? -All of you have lied.
-Even I have lied in the past. -All white men have lied. -All black men have lied. -All people have lied. -Who alone has never lied? -God.
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-Because God has never lied, God is the only One who can tell us the truth.
-Because God has never lied, God is the only One who can tell us the truth about God.
-Because God has never lied, God’s message is the most important message in the whole world.
-For men, God’s message is more important than working in the field.
-Why?
-Because only God’s message can save all men from death. -For women, God’s message is more important than cooking food.
-Why?
-Because only God’s message can save all women from death. -For children, God’s message is more important for than playing.
5 -Why?
-Because only God’s message can save all children from death. -Where is God’s message?
-God’s message is in God’s Book. -What is the name of God’s Book? -The name of God’s Book is the Bible.
-How did God’s message get into God’s Book?
-God was able to write His Book by Himself, but God did not do that.
-A long time ago, God chose some men, and put His Words into these men’s minds.
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-Did these men write their own words in God’s Book? -No.
-These men whom God chose did not write their own words.
-These men whom God chose only wrote God’s Words. -These men whom God chose wrote God’s Words exactly as God told them.
-God chose some forty men to write His Words into His Book. -Did these men live and write God’s Words at the same time? -No.
-These men whom God chose to write His Words did not all live at the same time.
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- It took 1,600 years for all of the men whom God chose to write His Words
-Who were these men whom God chose to write His Words? -The men whom God chose to write His Words were Jews and a Greek man.
-In what language did these men write God’s Words? -In the Jewish and in the Greek languages.
-Did these men write God’s Words in the English language? -No.
-Did these men write God’s Words in the Spanish language? -No.
-Did these men write God’s Words in the French language? -No.
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-These men wrote God’s Words in their own languages.
-Because the men that God chose to write His Words were Jews and a Greek man,
-These men wrote God’s Words in the Jewish and Greek languages.
-Later on, other men came into the land of the Jews, read God’s Words, and wrote them in their own languages.
-God’s Words have been translated into many languages of the world.
-God’s Words are now being translated into your language. -How many of God’s Words in God’s Book are true? -All of them.
-Why are all of God’s Words in God’s Book true? -Because God never lies.
9 -Because God only tells the truth.
-Why can we believe all of God’s Words in God’s Book? -Because God never lies.
-Because God only tells the truth.
-Who is the only One who always tells the truth? -God.
-I have read God’s Words in God’s Book, and I know that all of God’s Words are true.
-If you listen to God’s Words, you will also know that all of God’s Words are true.
-This is because God never lies.
-This is because God only tells the truth. -God has much to say to us.
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-Therefore, it will take many days to teach you God’s Words. -Here is an illustration:
-How many days does it take to learn how to farm? -Many days.
-Why does it take many days to learn how to farm? -Because there are many truths to learn about farming. -You have to learn how to prepare the soil.
-You have to learn how to plant the seed. -You have to learn how to cultivate the weeds. -You have to learn how to harvest the crop.
-Just like it takes many days to learn how to farm, it takes many days to learn God’s Words.
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-If you listen to God’s Words for many days, you will learn many truths about God.
-Here is another illustration: -Do you eat food every day? -Yes.
-Why do you eat food every day?
-Because your body needs food every day.
-Just like your body needs food every day, you also need to listen to God’s Words every day.
-If you do not eat every day, what will happen? -You will die.
-If you do not listen to God’s Words every day, you will also die.
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-Why do some people not know God’s message?
-Because these people refuse to listen to God’s message. -Because these people refuse to believe God’s message. -If you listen to God’s Words every day, you will be happy. -If you do not listen to God’s Words every day, then you will be sad.
