Who Is God?

Do you believe that God exists? If you do, or even if you don't, here are some questions that are worth-pondering on:

1. Why should we worship God?
2. What is God like?
3. Does God have a name?
4. Does he care about us?
5. How can we draw closer to God?

Please follow this link to find the answers:

Who Is God?

A Special Invitation

Throughout the world, the annual memorial of Jesus' death will be observed this coming March 26. 

Everyone is warmly invited to meet with us in this commemoration of the anniversary of Jesus' death. 

To find out more about what is included in this invitation and a location near you, please follow this link:

Memorial of Jesus' Death

Don't miss the occasion. It will make a big difference in your lives.

Are You in God's Book of Remembrance?

Is there such a thing as God's book of remembrance? What is it really? How can our names be a part of that book and what does it mean for us to have our names included there?

Here's a Scripture worth-pondering on:

"At that time those in fear of Jehovah spoke with one another, each one with his companion, and Jehovah kept paying attention and listening. And a book of remembrance began to be written up before him for those in fear of Jehovah and for those thinking upon his name." - Malachi 3:16

Answers to the above questions and clear explanations of the cited scripture can be found  HERE.

Can You Trust the Bible?

It's an ancient book, and yet the message is always fresh. It's still practical even in this period of advanced technology.

Hence, the World Book Encyclopedia has this to say regarding this book:  "The Bible is the most widely distributed book in history."

"Millions of people the world over place their full trust in an ancient book called the Holy Bible. They look to this book to direct their steps. They base their decisions on its advice and pattern their actions after its teachings. Are such individuals stepping, as it were, onto rotten planks?"

"Trust not to rotten planks," wrote English dramatist William Shakespeare. Indeed before stepping onto  the wooden planks of a boat, you would want to be sure that the wood was not rotten.

Those words of Shakespeare echo the sentiments of wise King Solomon of ancient Israel, who some 3,000 years ago wrote: “A fool will believe anything; smart people watch their step.” (Proverbs 14:15, Today’s English Version)  

Can we trust the Bible? In the following link, we will examine five reasons why millions of people are convinced that the Bible is worthy of trust. After reading it, you may decide for yourself whether the Bible merits your trust. If it does, you owe it to yourself and your loved ones to consider what it has to say.

Please click here: 

Reasons to Trust the Bible

Does God Listen to All Prayers?

God invites people of all nations to draw close to him in prayer.

"O Hearer of prayer, even to you people of all flesh will come."

(Psalm 65:2)

However, he does not listen to all prayers. For instance, when the Israelites persisted in badness, God refused to hear their prayers.

"Where else will YOU be struck still more, in that YOU add more revolt? The whole head is in a sick condition, and the whole heart is feeble."  (Isaiah 1:5)

The prayers of a man who mistreats his wife can be hindered too. 

"YOU husbands, continue dwelling in like manner with them according to knowledge, assigning them honor as to a weaker vessel, the feminine one, since YOU are also heirs with them of the undeserved favor of life, in order for YOUR prayers not to be hindered."   (1 Peter 3:7)

But God will hear the prayers of gross sinners if they are truly repentant.

"And Ma‧nas′seh kept seducing Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to do worse than the nations that Jehovah had annihilated from before the sons of Israel.

And Jehovah kept speaking to Ma‧nas′seh and his people, but they paid no attention. Finally Jehovah brought against them the chiefs of the army that belonged to the king of As‧syr′i‧a, and so they captured Ma‧nas′seh in the hollows and bound him with two fetters of copper and took him to Babylon. And as soon as it caused him distress, he softened the face of Jehovah his God and kept humbling himself greatly because of the God of his forefathers. And he kept praying to Him, so that He let himself be entreated by him and He heard his request for favor and restored him to Jerusalem to his kingship; and Ma‧nas′seh came to know that Jehovah is the [true] God."  (2 Chronicles 33:9-13)

(Based on the Watchtower, Sept. 1, 2011, page 16)

Our Helper and Our Shield

A less than three minutes video based on Psalm 33:18-22. This will lift our spirits when we feel downhearted.

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Comforting Verses from Psalm 27

A few selected verses from Psalm 27, which can lift us up when we feel down.

Who Is God?

1. Who is God?

The true God is the Creator of all things. The Bible calls him the "King of eternity," meaning that he had no beginning and will never have an end.

Revelation 15:3

  "And they are singing the song of Moses the slave of God and the song of the Lamb, saying: 'Great and wonderful are your works, Jehovah God, the Almighty. Righteous and true are your ways, King of eternity.'" 

Since God is the Source of life, we should worship only him.

Revelation 4:11

   “You are worthy, Jehovah, even our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created.”

2. What is God like?

No one has ever seen God because he is a Spirit, which means that he is a higher form of life than the physical creatures who live on earth.

John 4:24

   "God is a Spirit, and those worshiping him must worship with spirit and truth.” 

God's personality is revealed in the things he has made.

Romans 1:20

   "For his invisible [qualities] are clearly seen from the world’s creation onward, because they are perceived by the things made, even his eternal power and Godship."

We can learn even more about God's personality from the Bible.

Psalm 103:8-10

"Jehovah is merciful and gracious,

Slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness.

He will not for all time keep finding fault,

Neither will he to time indefinite keep resentful.

He has not done to us even according to our sins;

Nor according to our errors has he brought upon us what we deserve."

3. Does God have a name?

Jesus said: "Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified." (Matthew 6:9) Although God has many titles, he has only one name, which is pronounced differently in each language. In English, we usually say "Jehovah" or sometimes "Yahweh".

Psalm 83:18

   "That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah, You alone are the Most High over all the earth."

God's name has been taken out of many Bibles and replaced with the titles Lord or God. But when the Bible was written,  it contained God's name some 7,000 times. Jesus made God's name known by using it when he explained God's Word to people. He helped people to come to know God.

John 17:26

   "And I have made your name known to them and will make it known, in order that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in union with them.”

4. Does Jehovah care about us?

Jehovah shows interest in us by listening personally to our prayers.

Psalm 65:2

   "O Hearer of prayer, even to you people of all flesh will come."

Job 34:10

   "Far be it from the [true] God to act wickedly, And the Almighty to act unjustly!"

James 1:13

   "When under trial, let no one say: “I am being tried by God.” For with evil things God cannot be tried nor does he himself try anyone."

Genesis 6:5,6 

   "Consequently Jehovah saw that the badness of man was abundant in the earth and every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time. And Jehovah felt regrets that he had made men in the earth, and he felt hurt at his heart. "

Soon, Jehovah will use Jesus to eliminate suffering and those who cause it.

5. What does God want us to do?

He wants us to learn the truth about him.

1 Timothy 2:3,4 

   "This is fine and acceptable in the sight of our Savior, God,  whose will is that all sorts of men should be saved and come to an accurate knowledge of truth." 

If we study the Bible, we can come to know God as a Friend.

Proverbs 2:4,5 

   "If you keep seeking for it as for silver, and as for hid treasures you keep searching for it,  in that case you will understand the fear of Jehovah, and you will find the very knowledge of God."

Since Jehovah has given us life, we should love him more than we love anyone else. We can show God that we love him by speaking to him in prayer and by doing as he asks.

Proverbs 15:8

 "The prayer of the upright ones is a pleasure to him."

1 John 5:3   

"For this is what the love of God means, that we observe his commandments; and yet his commandments are not burdensome."

(Source: The Watchtower, February 1, 2011, pages 16,17)