Reconciled with God

published on Friday, 29 May 2020 by Matthias Altwegg
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People are made for healthy relationships. While every pack of cigarettes warns that that smoking threatens life, it is less well known that loneliness increases the loneliness increases the likelihood of premature death by 42%, a researcher writes. writes. Loneliness is toxic. It is not so much a question of whether one is single or in a partnership. It is about the deep longing of every human being human being to live reconciled with God, oneself and others. This is exactly what Christians are actually experts in this.

I read this text in a magazine. in a magazine. If it is true, many people have had a few days of life stolen from them in the last few months. a few days of life in the last few months. For people who know Jesus Christ personally, that's not bad news?

Furthermore, this study also proves the biblical image of man and God. Man was created as a counterpart of God and as a communal being. In this setting, he is doing well. Against this background, the good news that Jesus is the way to the Father gains significance. There we have a mission: "So we are Christ's ambassadors, and God uses us to speak through us. We ask fervently, as if Christ were doing it personally: 'Be reconciled to God!'"(2 Corinthians 5:20). That is what we want to do - with all the means at our disposal. Now also with a livestream, as you can read on our blog.

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