Modern Christianity

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Now a day too many people are loosing their focus in life. We have
heard that people are committing suicide everyday around in our
community. In many of these occasions, religion has played a big role
in saving many of these victims from the overwhelming pressures of our
society. Religion has acted as a shelter that provides a peaceful
environment and hope for guidance for these lost victims. Among that,
becoming a Christian is what many have sought for. Two years ago, an
eighteen years old high school friend of mine who is a typical American
teenager lived in a perfect family of four had tried to commit suicide.
It was astonishing when I found that he almost killed himself after he
broke up with his girlfriend of six years. He simply thought that it
was the end of the world when this had happened to him. He thought that
his life would be no longer important and meaningful to this world.
Luckily, at the very last moment of killing himself, his friend saved
him. It happens that his friend knocked on the door of the bathroom at
the right moment while he was trying to cut through his own wrist.
After talking with this friend, who happened to be a Christian, he told
him that there was a lot more in life that he should hold on to. He was
then convinced that he could find what he had lost and would be able to
realize how valuable a life is by becoming part of the big family,
Christian, that is. He then became a born-again Christian ! in the
following weekend. My friend although knew absolutely nothing about
Christianity and he had never even read Bible, finally joined the big
family.

Another friend of mine who happened to be a really mature guy, living
in his early 30^s had realized that he was diagnosed with prostate
cancer and was being told that he would not live longer than 2 years.
Before he got this disease, he used to be really energetic and hopeful
for everything that he did. After realizing how much ...