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Your questions, God's answers - about a book written by Peter Kreeft.

Yesterday I managed to buy some books - some of them in Italian and some in English. Nearly all of them are connected with faith and God. I'd like to write something about one of these books, namely "Your Questions, God's Answers".

The book (author: Peter Kreeft) may be useful for teenagers and their parents. On the back cover of this book we can read: "Kreeft uses Scripture to provide God's profound answers to the most common and important questions young people ask about the deeper meaning of life, their own identity, overcoming failure and temptation, the mystery of God's love, and much more."

My copy was published by Ignatius Press. It consists of 121 pages. In my opinion the questions and answers (there are 64 questions) may help teenagers and their parents in their conversations. Some of the questions are: "How can I find out who I really am?", "How will the Bible help me to know myself?", "How can I understand the Bible?", "How can I know what Gods wants of me?", "What right does the Church have to tell me what to believe and what to do?", "Why am I unhappy?".

I started reading the mentioned book yesterday and I can say that I found some inspirational thoughts there. For example, the writer tells us (page 16): "Every time we help or harm another, we help or harm ourselves. Our selves are always under construction." Another thought worth remembering: "(…) since the Bible is God's book, and since God holds the secret of your identity (…), therefore to find the secret of your identity you must read the Bible" (page 17).

I'll finish this post with one more quotation (page 20): "Where am I going? That depends on me. God gave each of us the gift of free will, free choice. He offers us eternal life with Him in Heaven. It is like a marriage proposal. We are free to say yes or no."

I am sure that I'll discover many influential thoughts in this book. We are free to choose God and His mercy. He wants us to be really happy and we can find true happiness in God only. Have a great day.

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