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FONTEM
Eternal life is a free gift.  How can one receive it?  The rich young ruler asked Jesus in Mark 10:17, “What shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?”  The answer was to leave all, take up his cross and follow him.  In essence, we must believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who came to save us and therefore dedicate our entire life in service.  There is nothing we can do ourselves to earn eternal life.  Truly, we are saved by faith, not by works, yet James tells us (2:14-20) that faith without works is dead.  We are also told to walk in the light as he is in the light (1 John 1:7), and we read in John 8:31 to continue in his word.  Hebrews 3:14 states that we are to hold our confidence steadfast unto the end.  As long as we obey God’s voice and keep His words, our gift of eternal life remains secure.
Bro Atabong Vistor

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MUTENGENE
Some people think that it is God who has brought suffering into the world. Man brought suffering into the world through disobedience and not God as some people allege. When God created Adam and Eve our first parents, God put them in a fine garden comprising all eatable things. He told them not to eat the fruit in the middle of the garden, which was the tree of knowing good and bad. The serpent  deceived Eve saying that if they ate of the tree in the middle of the garden, they would be as clever as God. Eve was convinced and ate the fruit. When Adam came, Eve told him the story and Adam also ate the fruit. As both of them ate the fruit they knew that they were naked and God asked, Who told you that you are  naked?. Have you eaten of the forbidden fruit? Adam answered and said, The woman you gave me, gave me the fruit to eat. So God drove them out of the garden and passed suffering and death sentence on them. To Adam God said you will work in the sweat of thy face and then die. To Eve he said you suffer when giving birth and you may die. To the serpent he said you will be an enemy to man. God said man will bruise your head and you shall bruise his heel. We are suffering today because of the disobedience of our first parents Adam and Eve.
Bre. Nicolas and Regina Menjuah