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"I am satisfied with my religion"
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Matthew 18:3 "And said,
Revelation 21:8 "
John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him,
Proverbs 16:25 "There is a way that seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."
Romans 10:3 "For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God."
2Timothy 3:5 "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."
All religions that deny Christ as the only way to God deny the true power of salvation.
Acts 4:12 "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name under heaven given among men, by which we must be saved."
"God will save me when He wants to"
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Matthew 18:3 "And said,
God will not do anything if you will not convert.
Mark 1:15 "And saying,
Mark 16:16
1Timothy 2:4 "Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."
God not only wants you to be saved but commands you to believe and be saved.
2Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
God has gone to all extremes to ensure your salvation.
Revelation 22:17 "And the Spirit and the bride say,
And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever WILL let him take the water of life freely. All that is left is in your will in your power.
"I do not believe in God"
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Psalm 14:1 "To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that does good."
The existence of God is so obvious that you will have to be a fool not to see it.
Mark 16:16
Life is lived on the belief of the truth and your own beliefs cannot change the truth nor give you life.
John 3:16 "
Romans 1:20 "For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and deity; so that they are without excuse:"
Revelation 21:8 "
Revelation 22:15 "For outside are dogs, and sorcerers, and fornicators, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loves and makes a lie."
Your believe in a lie that God does not exist will be punished.
Job 12:7 "But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach you; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell you:"
Everything in the universe testifies of the existence of God.
"I do not believe in hell"
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Psalm 9:17 "The wicked shall be turned into sheol, and all the nations that forget God."
Matthew 10:28 "
Matthew 25:41 "
Revelation 21:8 "
Revelation 22:15 "For outside are dogs, and sorcerers, and fornicators, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loves and makes a lie."
Revelation 19:20 "And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that worked miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshiped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone."
"I do not believe in the atonement"
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Leviticus 17:11
Matthew 26:28 "
Romans 5:8 "But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
Ephesians 1:7 "In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;"
Colossians 1:20 "And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven."
Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
1Peter 3:18 "For Christ also has once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit:"
Hebrews 10:12 "But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God;"
"I do not believe in any church"
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Matthew 16:18 "
A true church is one built on the rock that Jesus is the messiah the author of eternal salvation. There are many churches with this rock as foundation because the gates of hell cannot prevent the existence and growth of the true church.
1Timothy 3:15 "But if I tarry long, that you may know how you ought to behave yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth."
The presence of truth is indicative of the presence of the church because the church is the custodian of the truths of God. Because truth exists in this world the true church also exists.
1Corinthians 1:2 "Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:"
The true church is one made up of people sanctified in Christ Jesus through faith. There are such many in the world.
1Corinthians 12:28 "And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helpers, administrators, various kinds of tongues."
The church has been heavily equipped by God to be the saviour of the world. If there is no true church then the world can never be saved. God therefore ensures the church's existence and growth because He loves the world.
1Corinthians 15:9 "For I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God."
It is a great disadvantage to anyone who does not recognise the existence and role of the church in this world.
Ephesians 3:10 "To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,"
The church is the source of God's wisdom hidden from all creatures for the redemption of all creation.
Ephesians 1:22 "And has put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,"
The fullness of all that Christ is is the church and revealed through the church. The church is the highest body God has ever established because it is headed by Christ who is holds the highest authority in all creation.
Ephesians 3:21 "Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen."
The church is the eternal hiding place of the glory of God
Hebrews 12:23 "To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, who are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,"
The church is a highly recognised body on earth by heaven having being established by heaven on earth.
Revelation 3:14 "
God recognises and communicates His intentions to the world through the church.
Matthew 18:20 "
There are so many people who meet in Christ's name. God acknowledges them as His church because they meet with faith in Christ's name.
1John 1:7 "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin."
The evidence that you are walking in the light is your fellowship with the church. The fellowship in the church gives you light and grants you access to the blood that cleanses you from all filth.
"I do not believe in the virgin birth"
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Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel."
Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
A son bears of the name of his father. Because this child bears the name of God His Father is God and thus has no earthly father.
Romans 8:3 "For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:"
Jesus could bridge earthly people to God because He has a Godly origin (His father) and an earthly origin (His mother).
1Timothy 3:16 "And without doubt great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory."
God can only manifest in the flesh only through the virgin birth. The witnesses to the virgin birth are absolutely trustworthy.
Genesis 3:15 "
Jesus is the seed of the woman and not the seed of the man because He was born without the seed of a man ie. only that of a woman-a virgin
Revelation 12:11 "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto death."
Leviticus 17:11
Only the blood that is not contaminated by sin can atone for sins and overcome the devil. \The blood of every person is determined by his father. If Christ had an earthly father His blood would have been contaminated and will be unfit to atone but because God is His father His blood is pure and atones to sins.
"I do not believe in a hereafter or immortality"
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Matthew 17:3 "And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him."
Moses was physically dead but spiritually alive. Elias never died though he far exceeded the duration of the life men
Luke 23:43 "And Jesus said unto him,
The thief physically died that day but was promised another life in another world.
Revelation 6:9 "And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:"
After death men still have emotions can hear can understand have a will speech and have a body. The after life is not figurative but a literal life.
Genesis 5:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Luke 16:23 "
Lazarus and the rich man were all dead but alive in Abraham's bosom and hell respectively
1Corinthians 15:55 "
Hebrews 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:"
Only the living can be judged this means that death is not the end of the existence of a person but a mere translation into another world.
John 11:26
Mark 12:26 "
God is the God of people who have died; it means that these people are merely alive/present in another world but absent from this world because God is the God of the living.
1Peter 3:19 By whom also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
Christ after His death was yet alive to preach to the spirits of dead people. They could only be preached to if there is life after death.
"I do not believe in the deity of Jesus Christ"
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John 10:30
John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
The word is Christ and Christ is God because the word is God.
Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
Only God can have a government which is perfect and eternal.
1John 5:7 "For there are three that bear witness in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit: and these three are one."
The word is Christ.
Colossians 1:15 "Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation:"
Only God is before all things and greater than all things.
Exodus 20:5 "
Matthew 28:9 "And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying,
Acts 10:25 "And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshiped him."
Peter rejected worship but Christ never rejected worship because He is God and God welcomes worship.
Philippians 2:6 "Who, being in the form of God, thought it not a thing to be grasped to be equal with God:"
Revelation 19:16 "And he has on his robe and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."
Colossians 1:16 "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:"
Matthew 4:3 "And when the tempter came to him, he said, If you are the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread."
John 5:18 "Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God."
1Timothy 3:16 "And without doubt great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory."
Mark 2:5 "When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the paralytic,
John 10:33 "The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone you not; but for blasphemy; and because that you, being a man, make yourself God."
Matthew 12:8
John 20:28 "And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God."
John 14:13 "
"I do not believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ"
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Luke 24:39 "
Zechariah 13:6 "
This is a prophecy of Christ's resurrection bearing on Himself the Marks of His crucifixion.
John 20:20 "And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord."
Jesus showed many infallible signs that He has literally risen from the dead.
1Corinthians 15:4 "And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:"
John 11:25 "Jesus said unto her,
Jesus is the real and full expression and source of resurrection.Jesus is the real and full expression and source of resurrection.
John 20:27 "Then said he to Thomas,
John 20:29 "Jesus said unto him,
John 20:30 "And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:"
Jesus gave many infallible signs that He has literally risen from the dead.
John 2:19 "Jesus answered and said unto them,
Christ prophesied that He will literally resurrect from the dead.
1Corinthians 15:13 "But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:"
1Corinthians 15:21 "For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead."
Just as literal death came through man literal resurrection also comes through the man Jesus.
Acts 2:24 "Whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be held by it."
Psalm 16:10 For you will not leave my soul in sheol; neither will you allow your Holy One to see corruption.
This a prophecy that the body of Jesus will not decay because of a literal resurrection.
Revelation 1:18 "
John 10:18 "
Christ did not only literally resurrect from the dead but defeated death and has the power of death in His hands.
"I don't believe that Jesus was crucified"
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John 19:30 "When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said,
Matthew 27:35 "And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,
1Thessalonians 5:10 "Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him."
Philippians 2:8 "And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross."
Hebrews 2:9 "But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man."
Hebrews 2:14 "Since then the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;"
Hebrews 9:16 "For where a will is, there must also of necessity be the death of the maker."
Christ's death is the evidence that we have peace with God. Christ purchased this peace with His life.
"Some other day; I will have plenty of time"
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Ecclesiastes 12:1 "Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw near, when you shall say, I have no pleasure in them;"
Time is a gift from God. What we use it for is our gift and honour to God which will be greatly rewarded.
Proverbs 27:1 Boast not yourself of tomorrow; for you know not what a day may bring forth.
Time belongs to God and not to you. Only the time you have right now is yours.
Proverbs 29:1 "He, that being often reproved hardens his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy."
It is a rare and great privilege to be given this chance because man is destined for sudden and unannounced destruction.
Isaiah 55:6 "Seek you the LORD while he may be found, call you upon him while he is near:"
Luke 12:20 "
The time you spend outside God can never profit you. Even if any good amounts from that time and effort it shall be given to those who spent their time in the will of God.
2Corinthians 6:2 "(For he says,
Hebrews 2:3 "How shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;"
It is a great insult to neglect the salvation message because God has put a lot of premium on it by making it the only way to escape His judgement.
Hebrews 3:15 "While it is said,
Proverbs 1:24 "Because I have called, and you refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;"
Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Matthew 24:36 "
Ecclesiastes 9:11 "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happens to them all."
The most important thing in life is to utilise the time and chance God presents to you to know and walk with Him.
"I am too young to be a Christian"
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Ecclesiastes 12:1 "Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw near, when you shall say, I have no pleasure in them;"
Ecclesiastes 12:13 "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man."
All of life is about fearing and obeying God.
Isaiah 55:6 "Seek you the LORD while he may be found, call you upon him while he is near:"
Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Matthew 18:3 "And said,
It is easier to serve God while young than when old.
2Corinthians 6:2 "(For he says,
Proverbs 1:28 "Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:"
James 4:14 "Whereas you know not what shall be tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away."
"I don't believe all the portions of the bible"
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Matthew 5:18 "
The smallest detail of the bible is more valuable than the whole universe.
2Timothy 3:16 "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"
Psalm 119:151 "You are near, O LORD; and all your commandments are truth."
Psalm 119:160 Your word is true from the beginning: and every one of your righteous judgments endures forever.
Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Trusting in every word of the bible is seen as trusting in God. You cannot trust God without trusting in every word written in the bible.
Isaiah 34:16 "Seek you from out of the book of the LORD, and read: not one of these shall fail, none shall lack her mate: for my mouth has commanded it, and his spirit has gathered them."
The books of the bible were gathered by God's Spirit and each detail in the bible testifies and compliments the truth and validity in each detail. There is perfect harmony.
Isaiah 8:19 "And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that are mediums, and unto wizards that whisper, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? rather than the dead on behalf of the living?"
Each detail of the bible is used to test all other things or books.
2Corinthians 1:20 "For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us."
The bible is the book of the promises of God.
"Man is the master of his own life"
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Psalm 75:7 "But God is the judge: he puts down one, and sets up another."
Psalm 58:11 "So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God who judges in the earth."
Psalm 98:9 "Before the LORD; for he comes to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity."
Isaiah 3:10 "Say you to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds."
Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
Romans 9:16 "So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy."
Proverbs 14:12 "There is a way which seems right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."
Romans 6:21 What fruit had you then in those things of which you are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
Job 12:10 "In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind."
Proverbs 21:1 "The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turns it wherever he will."
Jeremiah 9:24 "
"I don't go to church/this church because I study God's word and worship God on my own"
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Hebrews 10:25 "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as you see the day approaching."
Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor.
Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Hebrews 12:22 "But you are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,"
Church is the place where people can contact and access all that is in heaven.
Ephesians 4:11 "And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;"
Church is where we are perfected in God since you can access whatever is not made perfect because it is perfect in another.
Ephesians 4:16 "From whom the whole body being fitly joined together and knit together by that which every joint supplies, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, makes increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love."
Church is where you can be supplied with what is lacking in your Christian experience.
1Corinthians 12:20 "But now are they many members, yet but one body."
Psalm 133:1 "A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!"
Church is where we encounter the power and life of God in a great dimension.
"My mind is made up, I don't need any advice from anyone"
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Proverbs 29:1 "He, that being often reproved hardens his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy."
Proverbs 11:14 "Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counselors there is safety."
Psalm 51:17 "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, you will not despise."
Matthew 21:44 "
"Even if you are right, I have come too far in my believes to accept yours"
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Proverbs 29:1 "He, that being often reproved hardens his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy."
Proverbs 1:25 ,25 "But you have ignored all my counsel, and would have none of my reproof:",26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear comes;
Romans 10:3 "For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God."
Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believes.
Romans 10:2 "For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge."
"I don't believe in what I can't see"
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John 20:29 "Jesus said unto him,
Colossians 3:2 "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
"Life is what you think it is, no one has the right to define how my life should be"
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Romans 14:8 "For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's."
Hosea 4:6 "
Christ presents to us something far above religion that is a real and living relationship and fellowship with God.