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Dear reader; 

  • Are you able to love fearlessly?

  • Do you feel loved and accepted?

  • Does your life have meaning and purpose?

  • Do you like who you are?

  • Can you change and remain changed?​

  • Are you hopeful about your future?

  • Can you leave the past in the past?​

  • Are you happy?

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If you answered "no" on some or most of the above, there are many different paths you could explore in an attempt to get to "yes". The focus of this site is on the path set out by Christ, hence the site name; Grafted to the Vine. He calls Himself the Vine, and we are the branches, and unless we are grafted, or connected to Him, we cannot bear His fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

 

If you are still reading, here are a few additional questions. And you might as well be honest - God knows your heart. So, on a scale of 0 - 10:

  • How angry are you at God for not having answered your prayers when you cried out to Him?

  • How angry are you at Him for not having accepted the gifts you offered Him? The things you wanted to do for Him yet He did not bless your plan?

  • How much do you resent Him for remaining quiet when you ask Him to speak to you, as He does to others, even today?

  • How much do you despise Christ for having allowed people to treat Him like they did, to allow them to kill Him in such a brutal and humiliating way?

  • When people hurt you, how often is your kneejerk reaction to curse them, or to want to take revenge?

 

A quick check to determine whether you were truly honest with yourself - you cannot have mostly "no's" on the first set of questions, and score low on the second.

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Understanding the answer to the questions below will give you an idea of your journey ahead:

Why was love not enough?

Why was beauty not enough?

Why was perfection not enough?

God is love, and those who live in Heaven, only know love. From the accounts of people who visited Heaven, and Christ's own words - Heaven is more beautiful than we can describe or imagine. And in Heaven, everything is perfect - there is no pain, crime, dysfunction. And yet, for some of God's angelic beings - it was not enough.

In the garden of Eden, Adam and Eve knew only love and fellowship and belonging. It was beautiful and everything was perfect. Yet, it was not enough.

Why not?

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It would seem, everything has its opposite: light has its night, heat its cold, and love (the focus on others), has its focus on self. And as darkness cannot exist in the presence of light, and cold in the presence of heat, so self-focus cannot exist in the presence of other-focus. You have to choose; it is either about what you want for your life, or what God wants. It is your way or God's way. You cannot walk both paths at the same time. This is what your time here on earth is about - your choice.

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The path of self leads to darkness, loneliness, bitterness, and hatred.

The path of Christ leads to light, love, and joy.

Trouble is, as He has warned, the path to darkness is wide and most walk it. His way is a narrow path, and few are willing to walk it as it comes with a price - you have to die to self and live in Him.

It is a journey, accepting Him and being placed on the path to Him, that is easy. He made it easy by paying the price for us to be allowed on the road to Heaven. However, walking the path to the end, that is where the battle lies. 

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​If you are tired of the fruit of darkness in your life, of living an unfulfilled and empty life and would like to be grafted to Christ, follow the links below. Start at whichever step you currently find yourself at:

Step 1: Become convinced: Was the world created or are the evolutionists right?

Step 2: Become convinced: If the world was created - why the God of the Bible?

Step 3: If Christ is the only Way - Be grafted to the Vine.

Step 4: Face the challenges - Understand the answers to difficult questions.

Step 5: Grow in the Faith - Become fruitful in both character and deeds.​

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