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Are You A Good Person?
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If there is a Heaven, do you think you are good enough to go there? To answer this question, try taking this test to see if you are a good person: (I know that I'm not.)
1. Have you ever told a lie?("white" lies are still lies.) What do you call someone who tells lies and are you one?
2. Have you ever stolen anything? (Even when you were a kid.) What do you call someone who steals and are you one?
3. Have you ever looked someone with lust? Jesus said, "Whoever looks at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her in his heart." (Matthew 5:28)
4. Have you ever you used God's name to curse? That's called blasphemy. "The Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name." (Exodus 20:7)
This is only four of the ten commandments. So IF God were to judge you based on the ten commandments, would you be innocent or guilty? Heaven or Hell? If you have failed any or all of these commandments, than you are not a good person by God's standard.
Now the common response is: "Okay, so I'm not perfect." or "I haven't killed anybody."
But remember the standard is God's perfect law, not other people. God only considers good to be moral perfection! Which none of us are and therefore the whole world is guilty before him!
*The Bad News: We all have sinned (violated God's law: such as lying, stealing, and so on.) and fall short to the glory of God (Romans 3:23). God can not tolerate sin and will punish for it because of his holiness and justice (Isaiah 13:11). Which means that there is no one who is good, but God alone, and the wages of sin is death(Hell). (Romans 3:10-18, Romans 6:23)
Don't worry there is hope!
*The Good News: The good news is that God loved us so much that he sent his son to take the punishment for our sins, so who that whoever believes in him should not go to hell but have everlasting life (John 3:16, with emphasis). All you need to is repent from your sins and place your faith in Jesus Christ. The moment you do that you will be forgiven from your sins and know and will be granted everlasting life into heaven. (Romans 10:13)
Now, the final question is: Will you place your faith/trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and repent from your sins today and accept the free gift of eternal life?
1. Have you ever told a lie?("white" lies are still lies.) What do you call someone who tells lies and are you one?
2. Have you ever stolen anything? (Even when you were a kid.) What do you call someone who steals and are you one?
3. Have you ever looked someone with lust? Jesus said, "Whoever looks at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her in his heart." (Matthew 5:28)
4. Have you ever you used God's name to curse? That's called blasphemy. "The Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name." (Exodus 20:7)
This is only four of the ten commandments. So IF God were to judge you based on the ten commandments, would you be innocent or guilty? Heaven or Hell? If you have failed any or all of these commandments, than you are not a good person by God's standard.
Now the common response is: "Okay, so I'm not perfect." or "I haven't killed anybody."
But remember the standard is God's perfect law, not other people. God only considers good to be moral perfection! Which none of us are and therefore the whole world is guilty before him!
*The Bad News: We all have sinned (violated God's law: such as lying, stealing, and so on.) and fall short to the glory of God (Romans 3:23). God can not tolerate sin and will punish for it because of his holiness and justice (Isaiah 13:11). Which means that there is no one who is good, but God alone, and the wages of sin is death(Hell). (Romans 3:10-18, Romans 6:23)
Don't worry there is hope!
*The Good News: The good news is that God loved us so much that he sent his son to take the punishment for our sins, so who that whoever believes in him should not go to hell but have everlasting life (John 3:16, with emphasis). All you need to is repent from your sins and place your faith in Jesus Christ. The moment you do that you will be forgiven from your sins and know and will be granted everlasting life into heaven. (Romans 10:13)
Now, the final question is: Will you place your faith/trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and repent from your sins today and accept the free gift of eternal life?
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Evan-Ed, //John the baptist baptized believers//
Yes, believers in Judaism. John was a Jew - and so was Jesus - and so were his disciples. Christians didn't invent baptism - it's an ancient Jewish rite.
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Yes, believers in Judaism. John was a Jew - and so was Jesus - and so were his disciples. Christians didn't invent baptism - it's an ancient Jewish rite.
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@Vulcan42: I am not sure, I will have to look into that. Another believer I suppose.
@Naomi24: I did not say Christians invented baptism, rather I was implying who is qualified to baptize another believer.
@Slapshot: Sorry, I am being asked too many questions and I do not like to answer questions that are being asked in a disrespectful manner.
@Naomi24: I did not say Christians invented baptism, rather I was implying who is qualified to baptize another believer.
@Slapshot: Sorry, I am being asked too many questions and I do not like to answer questions that are being asked in a disrespectful manner.
What's disrespectful about challenging someone who has joined us to pontificate and postulate. If you want to proseletyse the respond to the questions and points of debate people put at you.
I find it disrespectful that you and other like you want to push your opinions on people who are capable of making their own minds up so the challenge stands. I'll meet you half way.
If you don't know then say that and i'll give you the answer and explain why I chose that specific piece. It may shed some light on why people like me get annoyed at people who proseletyse half a message
I find it disrespectful that you and other like you want to push your opinions on people who are capable of making their own minds up so the challenge stands. I'll meet you half way.
If you don't know then say that and i'll give you the answer and explain why I chose that specific piece. It may shed some light on why people like me get annoyed at people who proseletyse half a message
(Romans 3:11-18, ESV)
“None is righteous, no, not one;
11 no one understands;
no one seeks for God.
12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
no one does good,
not even one.”
13 “Their throat is an open grave;
they use their tongues to deceive.”
“The venom of asps is under their lips.”
14 “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 in their paths are ruin and misery,
17 and the way of peace they have not known.”
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
“None is righteous, no, not one;
11 no one understands;
no one seeks for God.
12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
no one does good,
not even one.”
13 “Their throat is an open grave;
they use their tongues to deceive.”
“The venom of asps is under their lips.”
14 “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 in their paths are ruin and misery,
17 and the way of peace they have not known.”
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
This one is almost worse than goodlife, if that is possible.
This one chooses to ignore a lot of comments here, citing "disrespect" as a reason not to answer. The nature of the response is governed by the quality of the argument, and the manner in which you choose to engage. If there is any "disrespect", you have earned it, with cut and paste posting without attribution, the posting of nonsense logical fallacies, poor grasp of science,and your own presumption that people here would appreciate unsolicited preaching and scriptural quotation,
Instead, you post creationist strawmen about what evolution actually is, persist in this nonsense that somehow a being for which there is no evidence has any mandate to judge, posits an afterlife and heaven and hell - again, concepts for which there is no evidence, and then attempts to deflect criticism of the logical fallacies by quoting scripture.
I actually see little evidence of disrespect in the responses here, except perhaps from me, and I will readily admit to having no respect at all for zealots who wish to use the forum to preach. Evangelical born-again christians are very nearly as irritating as messianic non-smokers who go around lecturing everyone else on the dangers of smoking, convinced they are the only ones with true wisdom, and determined to pass it on regardless.
This one chooses to ignore a lot of comments here, citing "disrespect" as a reason not to answer. The nature of the response is governed by the quality of the argument, and the manner in which you choose to engage. If there is any "disrespect", you have earned it, with cut and paste posting without attribution, the posting of nonsense logical fallacies, poor grasp of science,and your own presumption that people here would appreciate unsolicited preaching and scriptural quotation,
Instead, you post creationist strawmen about what evolution actually is, persist in this nonsense that somehow a being for which there is no evidence has any mandate to judge, posits an afterlife and heaven and hell - again, concepts for which there is no evidence, and then attempts to deflect criticism of the logical fallacies by quoting scripture.
I actually see little evidence of disrespect in the responses here, except perhaps from me, and I will readily admit to having no respect at all for zealots who wish to use the forum to preach. Evangelical born-again christians are very nearly as irritating as messianic non-smokers who go around lecturing everyone else on the dangers of smoking, convinced they are the only ones with true wisdom, and determined to pass it on regardless.
Evan-Ed, //I was implying who is qualified to baptize another believer. //
So who is qualified? Who can honestly claim to know more about life, death, or a creator God, than you do? Absolutely no one.
Additionally, you’re falling into the trap of thinking that biblical verses will sway your readers. They won’t. Several people here know the bible – and more importantly its dubious history - equally as well, if not better, than your teachers.
So who is qualified? Who can honestly claim to know more about life, death, or a creator God, than you do? Absolutely no one.
Additionally, you’re falling into the trap of thinking that biblical verses will sway your readers. They won’t. Several people here know the bible – and more importantly its dubious history - equally as well, if not better, than your teachers.
Evan-Ed it is pointless copying and pasting from a book that is full of lies, contradictions and fairy stories, few people on this site will accept or believe it. we have seen the likes of your sort on here making a fool out of themselves for a long time now, the only thing we are convinced of is how foolish and gullible you are.
