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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: same person (LUKE) but made it a question so people see it. |
Bible Answer: Luke, Forget the Bible for now. You can't use the bible to prove itself. Look more to the people that have truely accepted Christ as their savior and see the changes in their lives. Look at the joy and the peace they have. This is not to say that everything will be happy in your life or that you will get whatever you desire. In the hard times - you will have the peace of knowing that you're not alone. Jesus will be there with you. In the good times, Jesus will still be there with you and you'll want to tell everyone you know what He has done for you. One (of many) examples of what God has done for me in my life is: Several years ago now, I was depressed (thinking about suicide). I had accepted Christ several years prior to that but fell away and put Him to that back of my mind. Granted, He was there, but I didn't let Him out much. One evening on my way home to my empty apartment, I was feeling depressed again and just began praying to God to send someone into my life. Tears became streaming down my face (which is not like me at all). I literally cried out for His help. I didn't tell anyone about this or what was going on in my life. Very soon afterwards, a friend from work asked me if I'd be interested in going on a blind date with his wife's friend from church. I said sure and 11 months later we were married. It's now been 8 years and we have a son. Not only did God bring someone to me, He brought Himself. My life has been getting better everyday. And even though we're currently having financial problems due to the poor economy, I trust that God will help us through it. It's hard to put into words and it is a leap of faith but for me - it was (and is) well worth it. And back to the bible. It may only seem like a another book to you, but to me it makes more and more sense everytime I read from it. The Bible is a tool to help you on your journey with Christ. |