The book of life.

>I got brought up through church and spent 4 years at a christian church school.For whatever reasons I know little about the book of life....but still very interesting.

>Feel free to answer.(1)How do you get your name in.(2)Can it get erased/re-written.(3)What number of people are written.(4)What ratio of people today are written(5)The process involved when it is read out.(6)Anything else of interest to you.

>The Bible is a very complicated book so I would prefer some simple/intelegent answers.

Originally posted by windmill
>I got brought up through church and spent 4 years at a christian church school.For whatever reasons I know little about the book of life....but still very interesting.

>Feel free to answer.(1)How do you get your name in.(2)Can it get erased/re-written.(3)What number of people are written.(4)What ...[text shortened]...

>The Bible is a very complicated book so I would prefer some simple/intelegent answers.

From my understanding...
1. By believing in Jesus Christ as your Lord/substitute for sin...Romans 10:9
2. No
3. Only God knows
4. Ditto
5. ?
6. The book of life is, as far as I know, a metaphor, meaning those who have repented of their sins and believed on the Lord Jesus Christ.
To repent, accept J.C.,be born again, involves trusting Him to teach/lead you in life from that point on. Once you are truly a son of God, you are always a son/daughter. God's promise is irrevocable according to His Word.
To follow after Christ, one must "count the cost". That is, He becomes Master of our lives.

Originally posted by windmill
>I got brought up through church and spent 4 years at a christian church school.For whatever reasons I know little about the book of life....but still very interesting.

>Feel free to answer.(1)How do you get your name in.(2)Can it get erased/re-written.(3)What number of people are written.(4)What ...[text shortened]...

>The Bible is a very complicated book so I would prefer some simple/intelegent answers.

1)bribe a scribe
2)that costs twice as much as 1)
3) max is 665, you know who the next one would be.
4) my guess an entire person is covered by each name, I maybe wrong though, some people really want to forget TOE.
5) cotten balls stuffed into ears works fairly well
6) no

Originally posted by checkbaiter
From my understanding...
1. By believing in Jesus Christ as your Lord/substitute for sin...Romans 10:9
2. No
3. Only God knows
4. Ditto
5. ?
6. The book of life is, as far as I know, a metaphor, meaning those who have repented of their sins and believed on the Lord Jesus Christ.
To repent, accept J.C.,be born again, involves trusting Him to teach/ ...[text shortened]... .
To follow after Christ, one must "count the cost". That is, He becomes Master of our lives.

Do you have a scripture for your answer to question 2?

Originally posted by windmill
Do you have a scripture for your answer to question 2?

Here are a couple.

Rom 11:29
29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
(NKJ)

Heb 10:14
14 For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
(NKJ)

1 Cor 3:15
15 If anyone's work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
(NKJ)

Originally posted by windmill
>I got brought up through church and spent 4 years at a christian church school.For whatever reasons I know little about the book of life....but still very interesting.

>Feel free to answer.(1)How do you get your name in.(2)Can it get erased/re-written.(3)What number of people are written.(4)What ...[text shortened]...

>The Bible is a very complicated book so I would prefer some simple/intelegent answers.

1) grafitti
2) nope permanent marker
3) you & your mates
4) depends how many mates you have
5) priest pulls out his hair when he spots it
6) A bull shark can live in both fresh & sea water