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Faith and Reason
Faith and reason are compatible, but religious tradition, superstition, culture, philosophy and human nature have deceptively distorted, twisted and hidden Biblical truth and knowledge. Who likes studying the Bible or who enjoys fellowshiping with serious church-goers? Why are most people reluctant in discussing Bible topics? Why is it also difficult for people to associate spirituality or righteousness with happiness, productivity, success, or even having fun in life? Few even believe one can live a prosperous or an exciting, challenging and adventurous life if he is deeply spiritual, pure in his ways and upright in heart.
Contrary to what others believe, the Bible clearly teaches that faith is as much an intellectual experience as it is an emotional one. We can read this fact in the following verses:
"For 'whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.'
How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed?
And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard?
And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they
preach unless they are sent? As it is written: 'How beautiful
are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring
glad tidings of good things!' But they have not all obeyed the gospel.
For Isaiah says, 'LORD, who has believed our report?' So then
faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
(Romans 10:13-17, NKJV)
"Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers
will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind
of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers
must worship in spirit and in truth."
(John 4:24, NIV)
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Among the many false beliefs people have but not found in the Bible:
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- That God is a trinity or a family of gods.
- That Christ is God the Son.
- That man has an immortal soul.
- That the dead either goes to heaven or to a burning hell.
- That Sunday is the Sabbath Day.
- That God allows the worship of images or idols.
- That virgin Mary should be venerated.
- That God's Kingdom has already been set up on earth.
- That there ought to be an organized Church hierarchy led by an ordained ministry.
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