Scriptures show...\n\n\n"A voice came from the cloud, saying, "THis is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him." -Luke 9:35\n\n"This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus CHrist to all who believe.  There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus."  -Romans 3:22\n\n"Jesus answered, "I am the wya and the truth and the life. No one comes to teh Father except through me.  If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well." -John 14:6\n\n"Don't you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me?" -John 14:10
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In Jesus dwells ALL the fullness of the Godhead bodily (Col.2:9 below)  - \n\noGod the Father\noThe Holy Spirit of God the Father\noThe Word of God the Father\n\nThe only begotten son of God the Father (Jn.1:14 below), Jesus (the Word - Jn.1:1, Jn.1:14 below), His beloved Son (Matt.3:17 below), was conceived of the Holy Ghost (Matt.1:20 below). \n\nIt is God the Father who conceived in Mary (blessed among women) His very Word through His very Holy Spirit (Matt.1:20 below).\n\n\nCol.2:9  For in him dwelleth ALL the fulness of the Godhead bodily.\n\nJn.1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, (Matt.1:20, Matt.3:17 below)) full of grace and truth.\n\nJn.1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (Re.1:6, Lk.1:47 below).\n\nRe.1:6And hath made us kings and priests unto God AND his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nLk.1:47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour (Jn.1:14, Jn.1:1, Re.1:6 above).\n\nLk.1:68 Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people (Re.1:6 above),\n\nMatt.3:17  And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son (Matt.1:20 below), in whom I am well pleased.\n\nMatt.1:20  But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost (Jn.1:14, Matt.3:17 above).\n\n\n\n\nPat (ndbpsa ©)
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" I am The Way, The Truth, and The Life; no man can come to the Father except through me". -- Jesus Christ\n\n" Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved". (Acts 4:12)
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Jesus told us very clearly about God, and that he is REAL, many people question Jesus as the son of God, but all those miracles he performed were to prove it. so, as he is telling the truth, there is a God. You need faith.
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The book of John is one of the best resources that depicts the Father/Son relationship.  Jesus Christ gave His Father all the credit for what he spoke and what he did.  He prayed to His Father.  All of the power and authority that Jesus Christ had on earth, as well as now, in his exalted position as Lord, was given Him by God the Father, who is the Source of power.  \n\nJesus Christ never claimed to be the Most High God...ever.  Jesus Christ was called a god in several places, but in no way is ever alluded to as THE one true God, because He is not the one true God.  Jesus Christ is Lord.  \n\nPeter identified Jesus as "the Christ, the Son of the living God".  What is so hard about understanding this?  Matthew 16:16-17\n\n"...and there is none other God but ONE.\n\nFor though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many), \n\nBut, to us there is but ONE GOD, THE FATHER, of whom are all things, and we in Him...\n\nand ONE LORD JESUS, by whom are all things, and we by him.\n\nI Corinthians 9:4-6\n\nThese verses clearly tell us that God the Father is the ONE TRUE GOD, and that Jesus Christ is Lord.\n\nPolytheism reigns in mainstream Christianity via the unholy "trinity" doctrine.  Calling Jesus Christ the one true God breaks the first commandment.  \n\nMost people do not read and study scripture for themselves.  They listen to their pastor who in turn was taught the doctrines of men at the seminary he attended, thus, false doctrine is kept alive and perpetuated by the very people that call themselves "Christians".\n\nSatan has deceived the whole world.  Revelation 12:9
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I am dead in Christ, and alive to God!\n\nI believe in  and do the following:.......\n\nJoh 3:21  But he who practices truth comes to the Light so that his works may be revealed, that they exist, having been worked in God. \n\nI have done this............\n\nRom 10:9  Because if you confess the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. \nRom 10:10  For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth one confesses unto salvation. \n\nI have called on the name of my Lord, Jesus Christ with ALL of my heart, soul, and mind!.............\n\nRom 10:13  For everyone, "whoever shall call on the name of the Lord will be saved." \n\nI want to, desire to, and am trying to............\n\nJoh 14:15  If you love Me, keep My commandments. \n\nJoh 14:21  He who has My commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me. And he who loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will reveal Myself to him. \n\nI am bornagain!................\n\nJoh 3:7  Do not marvel that I said to you, You must be born again. \n\nJoh 3:3  Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. \n\nI have been called to do this:............\n\n\n1Pe 1:15  but according to the Holy One who has called you, you also become holy in all conduct, \n1Pe 1:16  because it is written, "Be holy, for I am holy." \n1Pe 1:17  And if you call on the Father, who without respect of persons judges according to the work of each one, pass the time of your earthly residence in fear, \n1Pe 1:18  knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers, \n1Pe 1:19  but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot; \n1Pe 1:20  indeed having been foreknown before the foundation of the world, but revealed in the last times for you, \n1Pe 1:21  those believing in God through Him, He who raised Him up from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope might be in God. \n1Pe 1:22  Purifying your souls in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to unfeigned love of the brothers, love one another fervently out of a pure heart, \n1Pe 1:23  having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the living Word of God, and abiding forever. \n\nI have been purchased by the precious blood of Christ Jesus!.............\n\nJoh 6:54  Whoever partakes of My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. \n\n\nI want to Glorify God!!!!...............\n\n1Co 6:19  Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit in you, whom you have of God? And you are not your own, \n1Co 6:20  for you are bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
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"Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds" (2 John 1:9-11).   \n\n\nSee?\n\nThe bible tells you to not even speak with these heathens.
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Jesus made it very clear that He was the only way to the Father. He told us to make this doctrine clear to you. If you have been told, politely tell the person trying to witness to you that you have heard the gospel message and that you have decided with your own free will to reject it. If they keep bugging you, tell them this. "Who saves, you or the Holy Spirit?" They will say, "The Holy Spirit". Then tell them, "Then best let Him handle my salvation and just pray for me... ok?"  If they keep bugging you, they are a cult trying to get converts to their kookie religion.\n\nOh and southern, you have it wrong. We ARE to judge those inside the church. (fruit inspectors) But we are not to judge those outside the church--ie condemn to hell. That is not our place. This is a very important point to remember because too many people tell us not to judge when we are commanded to do just that. - ref 1 Corinthians 5:12
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The Bible, in the book of Acts tells us that there is only salvation found in the name of JESUS... {Acts 4:12} Only through JESUS CHRIST can we be reconciled to the FATHER... Every other way is false. JESUS also said In John 14:6- I am the way the truth and the life no one comes to the father but through me. Did you know that there is literally thousands of prophecies in the bible that have come to pass exactly as the Bible said they would? That being said, what if the Bible is true in its declaration of JESUS as well? I challenge you to give JESUS a fair shot... would you except him if he revealed himself to you in some way? Pray to JESUS and ask him to reveal himself to you some way and that if he does you will except him.. The Bible says that who ever rejects JESUS CHRIST will spend eternity in hell... That being said in a book that's filled with prophecies that have came to pass doesn't that warrant looking into...
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There is not a single unequivocal statement in the entire Bible where Jesus (peace be upon him) himself says, "I am God" or where he says, "worship me".\n\nAnd why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?" Luke 6:46 \n\n"Indeed they reject the truth, those that say "God is Christ, the son of Mary." For indeed, Christ said, worship God, who is my God and your God (Quran 5:75)."
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The father, the son, and the holy spirit are one according to the Bible-"Jesus is God and God is Jesus" It IS difficult to wrap your brain around, but I look at it in a practical way...just like when my parents had me, I was a part of them in a physical way and I didn't know it yet, but also in a spiritual way that I understood after I matured. I think the same about Jesus and God.  Jesus was still human while here on earth and didn't understand his father's entire plan hence the "father why have you forsaken me," when he was on the cross, but upon his maturity (death and resurrection) he saw his spiritual bond and oneness with God clearly.  \nGod put a part of him on earth as a human to influence and ultimately save humans as an act of grace. His son is a part of him just as I am a part of my parents. (This is all just my opinion and no offense to others or non-believers!)
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ANYONE can be called, the choice is up to us. However, we must believe and if we truly believe then we will follow the commands He set down for us. Belief takes more then intellectual knowledge, belief is action and knowledge working together. Simply acknowledging God is not belief, even Satan and his demons believe there is a God and that Jesus is His Son. You believe by hearing the Word, Romans 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.\n\nJeremiah 29:11-14 \n11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.\n\nMany claim to be Christians and many think they are, but only a small amount truly are Christians. When you truly seek God with your heart and you follow His commands then you will understand.\nLuke 10:22-25 (New International Version)\n 22"All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." \n23Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."\nI am reading the same Bible I was reading before I became a true Christian, but it is vastly different when I read the words. It is as if the missing pieces to a puzzle have been returned, or someone who needs to wear glasses finally gets a pair and puts them on.
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I believe in God  in the name of the Father, Son & Holy Spirit.  No one is all knowing like God.  But any child of God can pray and ask for wisdom, without doubting, and get some pretty good answers. My God is the "Know it all".  If God reveals something to someone, He or She knows something.
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I see where you are going with this, but your logic is faulty.\n\nYes - He is saying that some people will claim to know Him, but as he just got done saying a few verses earlier, they won't have been doing the will of His Father, and which means they don't truly know Him, they only think they do.\n\nTwo observations:\n\n1)  That does not mean that all Christians will not be acknowledged by the Messiah - only that some who claim to be Christians won't.\n\n2)  That does not mean that there are any other ways to God.  Jesus was also very clear about that:\n\n  * John 3:36 "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."\n\n   * John 14:6 "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me"\n\nI see that you honor Jesus as a Prophet, when you write "PBUH" (Peace Be Unto Him) after His name.  How do handle the knowledge that Jesus claimed to: 1) have the authority to forgive sins (something only God can do), 2) said He and the Father were one (John 10:30), and 3) claimed God granted him the authority to lay down his life  - and - take it up again (John 10:17-18).\n\nIgnoring whether or not He proved those things with the Resurrection (and there is evidence He did), these claims are very bold.  I can see two possibilities.  Either 1) These were not true (in which case you should not be saying "Peace Be Unto Him" every time you mention his name, for he was a Blasphemer, or 2) What he said was true, and he was God in human form come to save mankind.\n\nAs a Muslim, how do you handle that?
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John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. \n\nJohn 10:28-29 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.
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It is by the grace of God, through faith in the Lord Jesus.\nRomans 3:21-22 "But now God has shown us a different way of being made right in his sight-( by grace) not by obeying the law but by the way promised in the scriptures long ago. We are made right in God's sight when we trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins.(This is faith) And we can all be saved in this same way, no matter who we are or what we have done."\nRomans 3:27-28 "Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God?(Grace) No, because our aquittal is not based on our good deeds. It is based on our faith. So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law."\n\nSo you see, it is BY grace(undeserved favor), THROUGH faith.
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hi.. First of all, I would like to congratulate you for choosing the way of Christ.\n\nI'll try to answer your question to the best of my ability.\n\nI believe that when God speaks about All flesh\nin Joel 2:28 "And i shall come to pass afterwards that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions."\nHe meant the believers or someone who is being prepared for the Lord's works.\n\nIf you check sub chapters before that verse, God talks about A call to repentance and the land refreshed.\nThe Lord obviously speaks about the people who repent and refreshed into the new creation in Christ (believers).\nThus, I conclude that All flesh, in Joel 2:28, means All believers\n\nThat's why it is important to always read at least a chapter or two before and after the verse.\nFor the bible works as a whole; we should avoid reading bible verses by chopping it individually. If we do that, there is a chance for us to take the verse out of the original context. \n\nAnd, yes there are still prophets appointed by God.\nand as it is true that there are true prophets, there are also false prophets/teachers.\n\nand your question is How we can tell the true from the false one, right?\n\nthere are 3 steps for us to know that a prophet is a false one or not:\n1. God says "My People perish from the lack of knowledge." It is very important for us to read the bible and pray everyday to build a sweet and intimate relationship with God. And also sharpen our knowledge about God's characters.\nWe know that Jesus has warned us about the false prophets/ messiahs in Matthew 24:24-28. So, when there are news about  messiahs that come to deliver us from sin, we knew that we have to be careful with those fake messiahs. We know in our heart that Jesus Christ is our only messiah that no one comes to the Father without going trough Him.\n\n2. From reading the bible everyday and become more and more alert and sensitive to God's voice, we knew that the true prophet sent by God will NEVER contradict the bible.\nSo, when a teacher/prophets come to you and said that he is the messiah or something like you should divorce your husband, we know immediately that this prophet is a false teachers and should be avoided.\nRemember! the bible is the ultimate guide that you should use to check whether a prophet is false or not.\n\nwhen they go against the bible, don't waste your time.\nPack your things and go.. Don't bother listening to them.\n\n3. What if the prophet looks and sounds fine for now...but in the future, he will finally shown his true self. how do you know  that he's not going to trap you in his web of lies. For we know that the devil is cunning and deceitful.\n\nWell, go and look in matthew 7: 15-20.\nIt is okay and even recommended to test those people.\nDon't accept them immediately just because they said they are prophets.\nDon't be rude to them, but keep your Spiritual alert system on all the time.\nTest the fruits and the labors. For the things that came from the Lord always bring forth peace and goodness.\n\nTake whatever good and biblical inside. but, disregard the weird teachings. Keep alert and pray all the time for the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth to you about those prophets.\n \n\nHopefully that helps,\nIn jesus name,\n\n\nAmen
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For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16\n\nIf you want to go to heaven:\n\nA. Admit that you are a sinner and that you are in need of God's forgiveness.\nFor all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 3:23\n\nB. Believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ. This is not merely saying "I believe", rather it is placing the heart's trust in Christ and His finished work at Calvary to save your soul and change your life\n\nC- Confess your sins and confess Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.\n\n\nIf you have never experienced Salvation in Jesus Christ, let Him come into your heart now and change your life not only for now, but for eternity. If you would like to be saved, pray this prayer or one in your own words with the same meaning:\n\n" Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner and I know that without you I am headed for a Christless eternity. I trust you now as my Savior and ask that you forgive me of all of my sins and come into my heart. Thank you for saving me and I ask also that the power of your Holy Spirit will strengthen me to be the best Christian that I can be for you. Amen"