What can the Bible tell me about God, Jesus and Eternity that I don't already to know? The Bible is the only book God ever wrote.  In it He tells us things about life, death and eternity that we could not otherwise know. It's your roadmap to heaven.  Don't leave home without it!! Welcome to BIBLE  ANSWERS (This page was last reviewed and updated in December 2011) How can I find answers to my questions? We have prepared four pages of "Bible Answers" about the Bible itself, about God, about Jesus, His Parables and teachings, about the coming Last Days here on planet earth, and  the Eternity to come as foretold by God throughout the Bible and especially in the Book of Revelation.    Look these pages over.  Find your question and you will find the Bible Answers. Do you have questions about the Bible? (Who wrote the Bible? How did this Bible come to us? Why should it be important to me?) Do you have questions about God? (Is God really out there? What is God like? Does God care about me?) Do you have questions about Jesus Christ, His person or His teachings? (Who is he? Is he God? What did he mean by his teachings and his parables?) Do you have questions about Eternity?   (What will the end times on earth be like?   How can I understand the Book of Revelation?   Who is the Anti-Christ?   When will the end of time come and eternity begin?   What will eternity be like?) You will find the Bible Answers to these questions and more right here on this web site.  Check us out. Let us know what you think.  What's the Bible all about? The Bible is God's road map that tells us how to get from here to heaven.  *    *    *  Don't leave earth without it!  *   *   *       What does the Bible tell us about the existence of God? The Bible makes no attempt to convince us that God exists, it merely declares that he exists.  "In the beginning, God" (Gen 1:1)  Why do we know there is a God?  We don't need to study religion to know that some kind of eternal, all powerful, being exists. The more science reveals of this wonderful, intricate world around us, the more we can see it was created by some all powerful, intellectual, almighty, eternal being. Any careful observation of this world around us will show us that God really exists.  The Bible itself tells us that "The heavens declare the glory of God and the earth showeth forth his handiwork." (Ps 19:1)  As you look up at the sky some star lit night, or as you enjoy a beautiful evening sunset,  ask yourself  "Who made this??".  This creator God must be awesome!!  If your intellect still won't let you believe there is a god, be sure to read Psalm 14:1  "The fool hath said in his heart there is no God." That's not where I want to be!  Even the natives in far away lands set up idols and created their own image of a God to worship  This was way before "civilized man" brought them the Bible. Why did they build and worship these lifeless idols??? Because they knew in there heart that God exists.  The Almighty God had already put in their hearts the fact that he existed and that he longed to fellowship with and be real to them way before anyone brought them a Bible! The Bible declares that God exists, and we will see that it demonstrates within it own pages that it was God who gave us the Bible to use to be able to find our way back home. Does this God care about me?  The answer is yes!!! The Bible declares that God cares for you, and, more than that, he actually loves you. That's what John 3:16 is all about.   It makes sense.  You create something, make something beautiful out of nothing, it's yours, you made it, you love it, you care for it.  And, so it is with God.  Remember, the Bible says you are made in his image and likeness (Gen 1:26). You are the likeness of God. Not the sinful part of you, but the caring, loving, responsible part of you.  Consider how we feel about your own life.  We feel more, we love more, we cherish more than any other creature.  Why?  Since God has made us in His image and likeness, we can expect that God feels the same way we do. God loves the family of man just as we love our own family.  We are a reflection of God, just as an image in a mirror is a reflection of ourself.  A mirror reflects an image.  It's not the real thing, but it looks and acts like the real thing,  But,  without the real thing the image can not exist. We are made in the image of God!  We love and we care, because God loves and God cares. We care about those whom we love and wherever we are we want our loved ones to be with us.  So it is with God.  He wants us to be with him in heaven.  Not just for an hour, not just for a day or a year, but for eternity. How can I spend eternity with God? God made us, and because He loves us he wants us to live with him for eternity.  Since we could not get to heaven on our own, God made a way for his loved ones to get to him. Jesus promised he would go and prepare a place for us. (Jn 14:1-3) Thomas asked Jesus, "What is the way and how can we find it?" (Jn 14:5)  Jesus replied, "I am the way, and no one can get to your Father who art in heaven, except by me" (John 14:6). The Bible shows us that this almighty God who created our wonderful universe also created an eternal place for us, and did not leave us here alone without a map to get back home.  The Bible is the road map God gave us to get back home. Who wrote the Bible? The Bible itself claims to have been written by God as he directed men and women of faith to share with us things about himself we could not otherwise know. We read that, "All scripture is given by inspiration of God." (2Tim 3:16) "For the word of God did not come from the will of man, but from holy men of God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit." (2 Peter 1:21)  God gave the Bible to those men and women who accurately put down what God said.  And then, God miraculously preserved his word over all these years, so that the word of God you hold in your hands, the Bible, is the word of revelation and instruction exactly as God intended for you to have it. Any traveler on a long and unfamiliar trip will be lost without a map.  The Bible is the road map for us to be able to get to God and heaven.  Don't leave earth without it..  *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *  This is the web site where you will find the Bible's Answers: your directions how to get to Heaven and answers to some of life's most important questions. We update our site regularly, adding new things, fine tuning old things, and responding to questions we have received by "snail mail". Visit us often, browse around and let us know what you think. If you like what you see please recommend the site to others.   If you don't like what you see - - send us your comments and/or suggestions by "snail mail" - Our address is at the bottom of this page.  Our complaint window is always open. Thanks for visiting and God Bless. We update our site regularly, so visit us often as we respond to your questions right here with BIBLE  ANSWERS.  If you have questions about the Bible, about God, about the man Jesus, his teachings or his parables, about the Future, the Book of Revelation or any other book or topic in the Bible mail them to us and we will post the BIBLE  ANSWERS right here on our web site! If you feel lost and are looking for a  way home, you will find it here! Take a look around and see what you think.  If this web site is a blessing, tell a friend.  If it's not tell us. Gifts from our visitors are tax deductible and are our only form of support. You may write to us at: GRACE  BIBLE  FELLOWSHIP POST OFFICE BOX 15302 CHESAPEAKE, VA 23328  Thank you for visiting and may God bless your life now and forever. What are we all About? This web site is about God, the Bible, Jesus, His parables and teachings, Life, Death, the coming Last Days of our civilization on planet Earth, the Great Tribulation, the Millennium, and Eternity. Here you will find  the Bible Answers to some of life's most important questions. Questions about the Bible:   How can I know I am going to Heaven.  If not Heaven then where? Why should I read and understand the Bible? Why do some people refer to the Old Testament as "The Bloody Bible"? How do I know the Bible is really the Word of God? Why should the Bible still be relevant to me today? What does the Bible say about my future? Questions about God: How can I know that God exists? Why is it important that I believe God existis? What is God like? Does God have a plan for my life??  If so, how can I know it?  Does God really care about me? How does God want me to live? Questions about Jesus: The man, His teachings and His parables Who is this man Jesus, and why should He be important to me? Why did Jesus have to die? Where is Jesus today and what is he doing? What was Jesus teaching us while he was here on earth? What do Jesus' parables mean for me today? Questions about the End Times, the Book of Revelation & Eternity to follow What does the Bible say about the future of this world? What does the Bible say about eternity? Where does the Bible say I will spend eternity? What does the Bible tell us about "The Rapture", the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse, the Millennium, and the 2nd coming of Christ?    What is the next event on God's timetable? How can I understand the book of Revelation? What does the Old Testament say about the "end times" yet to come??  What we Believe! We believe there is a God, that this God created us and all the world around us. We believe this God has chosen to communicate with us, to give us this Bible so we may learn things about him we could not otherwise know.  However, before any of us can receive any benefit from the Answers God has given us in the Bible, we must first believe that God exists and that the Bible is His book.  At "Bible Answers" we believe God exists, and we believe the Bible is the only book God ever wrote, (Heb 11:6). We believe that if we are ever going to know and understand  God we need to know what the Bible says so we don't get lost on the highway to heaven. What Do You Believe? If you don't believe in God, what do you believe in?? What choices do you have???   If you don't believe that God exists you are left with only a few other choices. You might believe that all this world around us was created by some eternal  process of evolution. Or, you might believe all this that what we see around us came about accidentally from some massive cosmic explosion, the "Big Bang Theory" and that life just developed from non-life.  If you believe in the theory of evolution,  you still have to explain where the original, single cell life form came from that started it all.  Who created this original single cell of life, and, if eternal evolution is your belief, then where is the evidence that this evolution of species is still continuing today?  In all of recorded history man has never seen life created out of non-life.  How did this first single cell of life originate? If it did not originate from non life then who made it?  Could it be that God made it?? Maybe he even made it "In His image and likeness"?  But,  if there is no God to make life, if life just developed from some chemical or atomic reaction and "Sha-Zam"  life just sprung from non-life: Then let's see someone do it again! Do you believe this orderly and precise world resulted accidentally from some uncontrolled cataclysmic event?  It is hard to believe that any thoughtful observation of the world around us can support such a suggestion. It would be easier for us to believe that all the great classics of poetry and literature miraculously resulted from some unsupervised, uncontrolled, "Big Bang" explosion in a print shop.  It seeems  unreasonable to believe in a world without God, but if you do, then this web site is probably not for you. On the other hand, if you have questions about the God who created this world, welcome to: Bible  Answers Why have we put up this web site? We believe there is an almighty God, that he created mankind and this world we live in, and that he desires those of us who believe in him and his word to share his story with the world. This web site is our little effort to provide Bible  Answers to your everyday questions! Have you ever asked:   "Does God really exist?" and if so, "What is God like?" Have you ever asked:   "What am I doing here?"  "Why did God put me here?" These are tough questions and they deserve more than quick short answers. The Bible gives us in depth answers to these questions and much, much more.  On this website we will share with you things that we have learned from the Bible Answers that we hope will address some of your questions. On the following pages you will find answers to:  Questions about the Bible  Questions about God Questions about Jesus: The man, His parables and His teachings Questions about the Last Days on Planet Earth,  Eternity, and the Book of Revelation We update our site regularly, so visit us often as we respond to your questions right here with BIBLE  ANSWERS.  If you have questions about the Bible, about God, about the man Jesus, his teachings or his parables, about the Future, the Book of Revelation or any other book or topic in the Bible mail them to us and we will post the BIBLE  ANSWERS right here on our web site! If you feel lost and are looking for a  way home, you will find it here! Take a look around and see what you think.  If this web site is a blessing, tell a friend.  If it's not tell us. Gifts from our visitors are tax deductible and are our only form of support.

WHAT  WE  BELIEVE We believe in God.  We believe God created us to live and enjoy this life.  We believe God is eternal, and that after our life here on earth is finished, God wants us to come home and enjoy eternity with him.  We believe this eternal, all powerful God has reached out to us to tell us things about himself we could not otherwise know, and to show us the way to this eternal life.  We believe God has given us his word, written down and preserved for us today in the Bible. We believe the Bible we hold in our hands today is this "Word of God",  and by reading and understanding it we may come to know God and find our way home. MISSION STATEMENT This web site is a ministry of Grace Bible Fellowship. We are committed to publishing the truth of the WORD of GOD as found in the BIBLE. We are not affiliated with any other ministry , church or denomination. We fellowship with all those who love God, believe His word and trust Jesus Christ for their eternal life. HOW YOU CAN HELP This web site published by Grace Bible Fellowship and is made possible though the support of visitors like you.  Tax deductible donations can be sent to: Grace Bible Fellowship    P.O. Box 15302  Chesapeake, VA 23328  We are a Christian faith ministry recognized by the IRS. All donations go 100% to keeping this web site in the air and are fully tax deductible.   STATEMENT of FAITH We believe that the Bible is the Word of God given to us. We believe  that each of us have sinned and come short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). All we  like sheep have gone astray and wandered far from God (Isaiah 53:6). We believe God so loves us that He sent His only begotten Son to this earth to suffer and die so that whosoever believes in his heart that Jesus Christ suffered and died for their sins shall receive forgiveness of their sins and  will be brought back into God's family (John 3:16).  Because we have trusted Jesus Christ for our salvation we know  that  when this life is done, we will join God in heaven for eternity.  You can read all about it in John 14: 2-3.   THE  REALITY  of  LIFE We are born, and we shall die, but death will not be the end of us.  Each of us will spend eternity somewhere.  Some will spend eternity in heaven, with the God who created us, enjoying all the benefits heaven has to offer - forever!  However, Jesus has told us in Matthew 7:13-14 that many will spend eternity in hell, with Satan and his demons, enduring  pain and suffering - forever!  How we spend the "forever"  part of our life depends on what decisions we make in the "here and now" part of our life. God does not send anyone to hell.  hell, in fact, was not created for man but for those angels who in the long ago past, rebelled against God (2Pet 2:4).  But, due to the rejection of God's word by Adam and Eve in time past, and our own present  rejection of God's offer of redemption, we are, each of us, guilty of rejecting God and we are ourselves on the road to hell  -  unless someone saves us.  The good news is that someone has offered to save us!  God tells us in His word  about the saving provision He has made for each of us, and how we can each  receive our own assurance of eternal life and find the place God has made  for us in our heavenly home.  God's  word, the Bible, shows us the way back to Him, and it is for that reason we want to share God's  word with our visitors. Make no mistake about it - Jesus Christ died for you!!!!  You can choose where you  will spend eternity.  As  for me and my house, we have chosen to spend our eternity in heaven with God (Joshua 24:15).  What many folks do not realize is that NOT making a choice is itself making a choice.  A choice not to choose God is in fact a choice to reject Him, and His plan for  us to spend our eternal life with Him.  It is a choice that will send one  into eternal suffering. The Bible makes it very clear, rejection of God's word will cause us to miss out on the blessings of heaven and consign a person to an eternity of suffering in hell. Once there, it will be too late to choose again!  Don't make that mistake.  Find your map and God's  road to redemption in the Bible. If you have comments about this ministry or questions about the Bible, please write to us at: GRACE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP POST OFFICE BOX 15302 CHESAPEAKE, VA 23328 If you like what you see, tell a friend.     If you don't, tell us. And, May God Bless You

RESOURCE   MATERIAL We wish to acknowledge and thank others who have, by their work, published materials that have contributed to this web site.  Publications by these contributors are available from most Christian book stores. Dr. J. Vernon McGee, "Thru the Bible", 7 Volumes Dr. Lewis Sperry Chafer, "Systematic Theology", 7 Volumes Rev. Finis Dake, "God's Plan for Man" Dr. Oliver B. Greene, Bible Commentaries, The Gospel Hour Josh McDowell, "A Ready Defense" & "More Then a Carpenter" Watchman Nee, "The Normal Christian Life" Dr. Rick Cornish, "The 5 Minute Apologist" John R. W. Stott, "The Authority of the Bible" Dr. Walter Yoho, Systematic Theology - BBN Radio Harold Hill, "How to live like a King's Kid" J. Dwight Pentecost, "The Parables of Jesus" G. Campbell Morgan, "The Parables and Metaphors of Our Lord" C. I. Scofield, "Reference Bible, Authorized King James Version" John F. Walvoord, "Every Prophecy of the Bible" Todd Burpo, "Heaven is for Real"