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NASB | Mark 16:16 "He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 16:16 "He who has believed [in Me] and has been baptized will be saved [from the penalty of God's wrath and judgment]; but he who has not believed will be condemned. |
Bible Question:
If God gave us brains, why wouldn't he want us to use them? Let me explain... assume that He really did give us our brains and the power to think. Why would He punish us ("be condemned") for not following the crowd (Christians) and thinking for ourselves? A thinking person does not blindly believe, lets take me for example (Yes I'm full of myself). I have heard the Gospel and I am as of yet a disbeliever, because there is so much do doubt about every religion that I've heard about, and NO proof? Anyone who know's the answer PLEASE tell me, rjohnson@mailbird.net . |
Bible Answer: Let me explain...assume you have the brains God gave you and the power to think, and lets assume God puts you in a room and He tells you, as long as you leave the Light on you will be able to see and not run into objects or bump into them and hurt yourself, but you don't want to follow the crowd (Christians), so you turn the Light off, and you run into objects and bump into them and you hurt yourself....now who's fault is it that you got hurt? God doesn't condemns you, you do it to yourself! Just as I have done it to myself in the past, until one day someone told me that God really Loves me and I don't have to fight Him and hurt myself any longer. I accepted Jesus into my heart and asked Him to forgive me of my sins, He turned my whole life around! Now I don't need religion, I quit trying to be good and I began to be obedient to His will (the Bible) and started doing as His Word says to do. Has it been all fun? Let me say IT IS FULFILLING! No drugs or alcohol or any other thing that I've attempted in my past has been rewarding, as it is to live for God. The answer my friend to your question is JESUS! Please read Romans 10:9-10, and remember God Loves You........so do I. God Bless |