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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: Romans 3: 10 as Scripture says, "Not one person has God's approval. 11 No one understands. No one searches for God. 12 Everyone has turned away. Together they have become rotten to the core. No one does anything good, not even one person. 13 Their throats are open graves. Their tongues practice deception. Their lips hide the venom of poisonous snakes. 14 Their mouths are full of curses and bitter resentment. 15 They run quickly to murder people. 16 There is ruin and suffering wherever they go. 17 They have not learned to live in peace. 18 They are not terrified of God." 3:23 Because all people have sinned, they have fallen short of God's glory. 6:23 The payment for sin is death, but the gift that God freely gives is everlasting life found in Christ Jesus our Lord 5:8 Christ died for us while we were still sinners. This demonstrates God's love for us. 10:9 If you declare that Jesus is Lord, and believe that God brought him back to life, you will be saved. 10 By believing you receive God's approval, and by declaring your faith you are saved. ... 13 So then, "Whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (All scripture quotations are from the GOD'S WORD Version) |