Last Will And Testament-Will And Testament

matthewb asked:


in my last will and testament, i have a bunch of jokes planned, but need to know if a will can be read anywhere i desire, and direct my lawyer/ court officiant to do so, or if the will has to be read some where specific, like in a court room.

Eleonora Farlow

liney asked:


in his will he gave my grandmother lifetime rights( she’s deceased) one uncle was his execitor and he died 40 years ago, five sons including my father a share, two daughters a share, there was two other sons and a daughter that was CUT OUT of the will.
My father had a last will of testamentwhen he died and he willed my Mother his share and made her the executer of that share. My Dads other brothers and sisters did NOT have a last will of testamentwhen they died. Theres 400 plus acres involved.
Here’s the problem, when my mother went up to the courthouse to pay the property taxes she found out that my dads sister( who just died) had a last will of testament. She willed her share to the children of the brother who was cut out of the will. So my mother decided not to pay the property taxes.She always did before to help my aunt out. I tried to get mom to get a copy of the will and told my mom she neededto get legal counsel and she said I want to wait. These people that my aunt willed her share to called my mom and gave her a hard time. She told them my husband( my dad ) willed his share to me and I’m the execitor of his share. They told her it does NOT matter its in probate. My mother has an appointment with an attorney tuesday, she could not get in any sooner.
So what can she do until then? How can one person who is the execitor of my aunts share have control over a whole farm when my mom is execitor of my dad’s share? They are threatening her she better not go on the property or she’ll arrested. Believe me this place should of been condemned
years ago. We just want things divided equally but it looks like it going to be a pain. The reason why this brother was cut of the will he was a crook and cheated alot of people so my grandad cut him out of the will.
His children has followed the same lifestyle. So my question is can these people put this property in probate when theres another share holder? Also these people did NOT tell noone that my aunt willed tthis share to them or contact us. I had this feeling that these peolple were going to pull something
What can I tell my mom that would make her anxiety go down until she sees an attorney?
Please serious answers only

Cinda Rowley

toing asked:


Who is Jesus Christ? Unlike the question, “Does God exist?”, very few people have questioned whether Jesus Christ existed. It is generally accepted that Jesus was truly a man who walked on the earth in Israel almost 2000 years ago. The debate begins when the subject of Jesus’ full identity is discussed. Almost every major religion teaches that Jesus was a prophet, or a good teacher, or a godly man. The problem is, the Bible tells us that Jesus was infinitely more than a prophet, a good teacher, or a godly man.

C.S. Lewis in his book Mere Christianity writes the following: “I am trying here to prevent anyone from saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him [Jesus Christ]: “I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God.” That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic — on a level with a man who says he is a poached egg — or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse …. You can shut him up for fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon; or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come up with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that option open to us. He did not intend to.”

So, who did Jesus claim to be? Who does the Bible say He was? First, let’s look at Jesus’ words in John 10:30, “I and the Father are one.” At first glance, this might not seem to be a claim to be God. However, look at the Jews’ reaction to His statement, “We are not stoning you for any of these, replied the Jews, but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God” (John 10:33). The Jews understood Jesus’ statement to be a claim to be God. In the following verses, Jesus never corrects the Jews by saying, “I did not claim to be God.” That indicates Jesus was truly saying He was God by declaring, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30). John 8:58 is another example. Jesus proclaimed, “I tell you the truth, Jesus answered, before Abraham was born, I am!” Again, in response, the Jews take up stones in an attempt to stone Jesus (John 8:59). Jesus announcing His identity as “I am” is a direct application of the Old Testament name for God (Exodus 3:14). Why would the Jews again want to stone Jesus if He hadn’t said something they believed to be blasphemous, namely, a claim to be God?

John 1:1 says that “the Word was God.” John 1:14 says that “the Word became flesh.” This clearly indicates that Jesus is God in the flesh. Thomas the disciple declared to Jesus, “My Lord and my God” (John 20:28). Jesus does not correct him. The Apostle Paul describes Him as, “…our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13). The Apostle Peter says the same, “…our God and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 1:1). God the Father is witness of Jesus’ full identity as well, “But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom.” Old Testament prophecies of Christ announce His deity, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

So, as C.S. Lewis argued, believing Jesus to be a good teacher is not an option. Jesus clearly and undeniably claimed to be God. If He is not God, then He is a liar, and therefore not a prophet, good teacher, or godly man. In attempts to explain the words of Jesus away, modern “scholars” claim the “true historical Jesus” did not say many of the things the Bible attributes to Him. Who are we to argue with God’s Word concerning what Jesus did or did not say? How can a “scholar” two-thousand years removed from Jesus have better insight into what Jesus did or did not say than those who lived with, served with, and were taught by Jesus Himself (John 14:26)?

Why is the question over Jesus’ true identity so important? Why does it matter whether or not Jesus is God? The most important reason that Jesus has to be God is that if He is not God, His death would not have been sufficient to pay the penalty for the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2). Only God could pay such an infinite penalty (Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus had to be God so that He could pay our debt. Jesus had to be man so He could die. Salvation is available only through faith in Jesus Christ! Jesus’ deity is why He is the only way of salvation. Jesus’ deity is why He proclaimed, “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).

Taylor Pernod