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Today, VirtualRealityisusedinavarietyofwaysandofteninaconfusingandmisleading \ manner.Originally,thetermreferredto _Immersive_ԀVirtualReality.In_immersive_Ԁ_VR_,theuser H becomesfullyimmersedinanartificial,threedimensionalworldthatiscompletelygeneratedby 4 acomputer.  p Theheadmounteddisplay(_HMD_)wasthefirstdeviceprovidingitswearerwithan_immersive_ H experience.EvansandSutherlanddemonstratedaheadmountedstereodisplayin1965.Ittook 4 morethen20yearsbefore_VPL_ԀResearchintroducedacommerciallyavailable_HMD_,thefamous    _EyePhone_systemin1989.Virtualenvironmentshavesincebeencreatedby booms, caves,   inputdevices,andothersensualtechnologies.  But,istheresuchathingasvirtualreality?Afterall,realityisrealandvirtualisartificial.The  virtualseemslikethereal,butitisnot.Bothcanbeexperienced,butoneisrealandoneis l virtual.OurfaithinChristcanbereal,andthatrealityisplayedoutthroughperseverancein X  godlyliving.Howdowedothat?By... D!  BasingourFaithonChristsSacrifice (Hebrews10:118) #l! OurfaithisbasedontherealityofthesupremesacrificeofJesusChristwhowasveryreal! $H # altogetherdivine,butaltogetherhuman.Hewasarealmanwhowalkedonarealearthandlived %4!$ areallife.Henotonlysufferedaswesuffer,andexperiencedtherealityoflifethatwe & "% experience,hewentontobecomethefoundationofourfaiththroughhisdeathandresurrection. ' #& Allprevioussacrificesprovedtobeinsufficient.Previoussacrificesdidnotgetthejobdone. (#' Therealityisthatamanwasneededtoserveasasubstituteforhumankind.Theproofisevident. )$( Thecrosswasreal,theemptygraveisreal,andtheeyewitnessaccountsaredocumented.Our *%) faithisbasedontherealityofthesacrificeoftheGodmanwhoofferedhimselfinourplace. l+&* Onlyamanwhowasfreefromsincouldtakeourpunishmentforsin. X,'+  D-(,  ExpressingourFaithinGodlyLiving (Hebrews10:1925)  NowthatwehaveacceptedtherealityofwhatChristprovidedforus,ourfaithmustbe  expressed!livedout.Ourliveswillnowbedifferent.Ourfaithcausesustothinkdifferently. x Ratherthanactoutourhurts,fears,andanger,wenowcopewithouremotionsinanewand d differentway.Webecomemorefocusedonothers!notourselves.Ourfaithfulnessislivedout P  notonlytoGodbuttooneanother.Christiscomingbacktothisearthforthosewhoarefaithful. <  Itwillnotbeavirtualreturn,itwillbearealreturn!andthatdayisapproaching.Asitdoes,our ( x faithwillbetried.Ourfaithwillbeproventhroughourcommitmenttooneanother.Wewillin  d factbethereforoneanotherasacommunityoffaith.Wewillspendtimewithoneanotherto  P  encourageoneanothertoholdfasttoChristthroughthisnewcovenant.  <   ProvingourFaithbyPerseverance (Hebrews10:2639)   Ourfaithwillbeproventoberealbythatfactthatwedonotquit.Lettherebenouncertainty,   notimidity,nowavering,inouracknowledgmentofJesusChristasourSaviorandLord.God   Himselfsummonsustofidelityandperseverance.Hesaid, Holdfastthatwhichthouhast,that x noonetakethycrown.God,whohasmademanypromisestous,isfaithful.Hewillreallydo d whathesaid.WhenHepromisessomething,Heseeseverythingthatmayhinder,andeverything P thatmaypreventit,andHehasmorewisdomthantopromiseanythingwhichHeknowsthatHe < cannotaccomplish.YoucantrustHim.Heisreliablewhennooneelseis.Otherswillletyou (x down.Heneverwill.CanHetrustus? d ThepersonoffaithisthepersonwhofullytruststhatGodwilldowhatHesaidHewoulddoin < everysituation,everytime.Andthepersonoffaithwillcontinuallyincreaseasafaithfulperson. ( Afaithfulpersonisonewhoiscommittedtolivingalifeoffaith,andtomanifestingthatlifeto  Godandtoallpeopleatalltimes.  Eternallife,ourhopeofthefuture,ispromisedtothosewhoarefaithfulindrawingclosertoGod  withasincerebelievingheart.Neverletgoofyourfaith.Satan,theenemyofoursoul,will t offeryouallkindsofvirtualpleasure.Theproblemis,itisartificial.Itistemporaryandempty. `  Therealityofsinisthatitendsindestruction.Therearerealconsequencesinthislife(andthe L! lifetocome)forthedecisionsthatwemake.Ourhealthandwellbeingareeffectedbythose 8"  decisions.___Those_ԀwhoseparatethemselvesfromChristanddeliberatelycontinuesinningwill $#t! experiencetherealityofpainandsufferinghere,andeternaldamnationinthelifetocome. $`" Inspiteofvirtualreality... %8!$ Youcannotputonelittlestarinmotion, '#& Youcannotshapeonesingleforestleaf, (#' Norflingamountainup,norsinkanocean, )$( Presumptuouspygmy,largewithunbelief! *%) Youcannotbringonedawnofregalsplendor, p+&* Norbidthedaytoshadowytwilightfall, \,'+ Norsendthepalemoonforthwithradiancetender; H-(, AnddareyoudoubttheOnewhohasdoneall?     `  S.A.Nagel   Interaction  ` 1.IsthereanydifferencebetweenaChristianandanonChristian? 8  2.HowisaChristianidentified? $ t 3.DoesbecomingaChristianreallymakeadifferenceinoneslife?  ` 4.IstheresuchathingasarealChristian?  L  5.IstheresuchathingasaVirtualChristian?  8