Afghan Radio - Sound of Life

One of the most important teachings of the gospel, a message that the world needs to hear, is that God is the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort. He always helps and comforts us in our troubles, in our tribulations, and in our difficulties. And it is because of God’s comfort that we not only have the strength to endure difficult circumstances, but also can rejoice in these difficulties. God comforts us for several reasons. First, because He loves us, as a father loves his children. Second, He comforts us in our sorrows so that we can comfort others who are in sorrow.

The believers in Berea brought Paul, who was being persecuted by the Jews of Thessalonica, by sea to Athens. Paul did not intend to stay in Athens for long. He waited for Silas and Timothy, and at the same time he was in Athens, discussing with the people about Jesus Christ, until he was summoned to speak to the city council on Mars Hill about his teachings. As you have heard, the apostle Paul spoke to the Athenians about a God they did not know. As Paul says, some of the Athenians had drawn near to a God they did not know. Therefore, Paul said to them, “God is not far from each one of us. Wherever we go, God is with us.”

Jesus said: I am the bread, the bread of life; whoever comes to Jesus and eats of this bread will never hunger. Then Jesus added that whoever believes in me will never thirst. We must understand that the bread of life is the living water. We must also understand that “eating” this bread and “drinking” this water means believing in Jesus and accepting Jesus into our lives. Just as we take food and water into our stomachs, we also take Christ into our hearts and lives through faith. Jesus says that whoever comes to me will never hunger. Coming to Jesus is believing in him. Jesus says to all humanity and people, come to me. Only Jesus can make our relationship with God right.

Do not waste your energy on trivial and distracting matters, for it forgets what is behind. It is futile to look back and grieve over the past. Christians are branches of this vine. Just as a branch cannot live without receiving the sap of the vine, so a Christian cannot live without the Holy Spirit. Without the Spirit of Christ, we soon die spiritually. If we do not bear fruit, it means that the Spirit of Christ is not working in us. A fruitless branch is useless to God. God throws away the bad branches, our bad habits and sins. Pruning or cleansing can be very painful. How good it is to be fresh leaves and fruitful branches, remaining faithful to God until our last breath.

No man can enter heaven unless God has invited him. But man can reject this invitation. No man can save himself; but he can deprive himself of salvation. Christ does not reject us in the first place. It is we who reject Christ. Jesus said - Whoever comes to me and believes in me, I will never cast him out. He who believes in the Son has eternal life; and he who does not believe in the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. Christ also sent us into the world to invite our fellow men to his feast. When was the last time we invited someone to Christ's feast?

Jesus Christ gave his final answer to the Jewish religious leaders’ question. The Jewish religious leaders asked, “Are you the Christ?” But Jesus told them that not only was he promised Messiah, but he was also one with God! The true Messiah is one with God. “I and the Father are one.” This great statement is the foundation of all the teachings that Jesus gave in this Gospel and in the other three gospels. The Jewish leaders did not believe him because they saw before them only a man named Jesus, from a remote place in Galilee. But Jesus was not only a man, but also God Himself. He is the only true incarnation of God. We too must be careful not to make the same mistake as the unbelieving Jews who could only see a man and not God. Let us pray that we will not be spiritually blind like the Jews and miss the opportunity to receive eternal life.

Many people are like two tongues. For they worship God with one tongue, but immediately after the meeting is over, they slander and gossip about their brothers and sisters behind their backs. They bless and curse from the same mouth! Brothers, it is not right for this to happen. Let us not deceive ourselves! God will never answer the seemingly sweet prayer of one who speaks evil of his brother behind his back. If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar. If a person’s speech is bitter, disgusting, and bitter, his heart will also be filled with bitterness and evil. A person can pretend to be good and sweet for a while, but after a while the evil of his heart will be revealed by the words of his tongue.

The missionary journeys of Paul and other disciples of Jesus Christ, carried out with the passion and power of the Spirit of God, led to the spread of Christianity and the knowledge of the truth. In this programme, we will meet another disciple of Christ, Timothy, and hear how Paul and Silas were imprisoned in the city of Philippi during their missionary journey and how they were finally released from prison.

Why do people need to be reconciled to God? Our sin has created a separation between us and God. Because of the sin of mankind, God’s wrath will come upon humanity. Therefore, people need to be reconciled to God. But how can this happen? How can we be reconciled to God? The answer to this important question is found in Jesus Christ. Instead of God’s wrath being poured out on sinful humans, God sent His only Son to bear his wrath in our place. Jesus Christ was punished for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquities, and the chastisement of our peace was upon Him. Because of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross, He made our peace with God possible. Jesus Christ is the only mediator between God and man, and it is only through Jesus Christ that we can go to the Father.

Education is one of the major and fundamental elements of any government for economic and social development. Education strengthens political stability and improves people's health. Undoubtedly, some of the decisions taken by the current government regarding the education and training of girls are in clear conflict with the national interests of Afghanistan; because the closure of girls' schools, in addition to depriving half of the society's students of education, has forced many of them to drop out of school and accept early marriage; on the other hand, it has caused a lack of motivation in a significant number of them, which is a fatal blow to the body of Afghan society and the national interests of the country.