The total system of unified Christian teaching states that I have been created by an infinite yet personal God, created truly outside of himself. So I know who I am in my being, which is a person bearing the image of God, and therefore my existence is validated on a deeply personal level as opposed to chance or randomness. And when it comes to perhaps the greatest of fears, which for most is the concept of non-being that death would seem to bring upon us, the Christian perspective provides the obvious solution. To Christians there is a continuity of life on a straight horizontal line from this life on into the world to come. The moment we trusted Christ, which Jesus and the apostles taught as resulting in a spiritual rebirth (being born again), death no longer represents a chasm but a passing from one life to the next glorious phase.

All this said, because of the Fall even Christians are vulnerable to tremendous psychological and emotional disturbance, whether it is short-term or more prolonged. And what we should do in these cases is help one another to act upon the Bible's teaching. We must talk to, pray for, and encourage one another to think in the light of the truth of the total unified Christian system. This informs us what and who we are and that, because of the finished work of Christ on the cross, we are connected to God by the Holy Spirit and therefore have access to what we need to make it through the day or even just the next hour in those times when things are so intense.

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Attributions:

Schaeffer, Francis A. (1971). True Spirituality: How to Live for Jesus Moment by Moment. Tyndale House.

"Hope" and "Enough Time" by Kazukii.

https://soundcloud.com/ohthatkazuki

https://ohthatkazuki.bandcamp.com

"Enghave Lys" from the album "Leken," and "Sondermarken" by Henrik Lindstrand.

https://soundcloud.com/henriklindstrandofficial

https://henriklindstrand.bandcamp.com

"Chasing the Present," "Flow," and "Bliss" from the album "Chasing the Present (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" by Snorri Hallgrimsson.

https://soundcloud.com/snorrihallgrimsson

https://modernarecords.bandcamp.com/album/chasing-the-present-original-soundtrack

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For more resources from and information on how to contact Pastor Johnny, please visit the following sites:

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https://www.thoughtoutfaith.com

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