Having an Answer (Part 2)

That Christian Website ^ | 4/07/2011 | Erik Smith

[hawkins]

All of the following are important questions. Would you be able to provide an accurate, scriptural answer?

1. How did the world begin? How did I (mankind) begin? Genesis 1:1–2:4; Nehemiah 9:6; Job 33:4; Psalm 100:1–3; Isaiah 45:12; Colossians 1:15–17; Hebrews 1:1–2

2. Who is God? Exodus 3:13–15; Numbers 23:19; Nehemiah 9:6; Isaiah 43:10–11; 45:5, 12, 22; 66:1-2; Jeremiah 32:17; Matthew 28:19; John 17:20–21; I Corinthians 8:6; I John 5:7

3. Why am I here? Ecclesiastes 12:13

4. What does He (God) expect of me? Micah 6:8; Matthew 22:36–40

5. How can I know that God exists? Psalm 19:1–4; Acts 14:14–17; 17:22–31; Romans 1:20; Hebrews 1:1–2

6. Does God love me? Psalm 36:7; John 3:16; Romans 5:6–11; I John 3:16; 4:7–12, 16–19

7. How can I have a close relationship with God? John 14:6–7; Romans 10:17; Galatians 3:26–29; 4:1–7; Ephesians 2:13–19

8. What is sin? Romans 6:22–23; James 1:13–15; I John 2:15–16; 5:17

9. Why did Jesus come to earth? Why did he have to die? Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 53:1–10; Matthew 5:17–18; 20:28; Luke 5:32; 19:9–10; John 6:38; 8:28; 9:4; 10:10–11; 12:32–33; 17:4; 18:36–37; Colossians 1:12–14; I Timothy 1:15; Hebrews 1:3; 9:28; I Peter 3:18; I John 3:8; 4:9–10

10. What can I do about sin in my life? How can I be saved? Acts 2:37–38; 8:26–39; 17:30; 22:12–16; Romans 10:9–10; II Corinthians 7:9–10; I John 1:7–9; 5:1–5

11. Do I need to become a member of the church? Matthew 16:18; Acts 2:41, 47; Ephesians 5:23–30; Colossians 1:24; I Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 10:23–25

12. Is there more than one church? Romans 12:4–5; I Corinthians 10:16–17; 12:12–13, 20, 25–27; Ephesians 1:20–23; 4:4–6; Colossians 1:18

13. What happens after death? Ecclesiastes 12:14; Matthew 25:32–45; John 5:28–29; Acts 17:31; Hebrews 9:27; I Peter 4:5

14. Will Jesus return again? Matthew 25:31; Acts 1:11; I Thessalonians 4:13–17; II Thessalonians 1:7–10; Hebrews 9:28

15. Is there a heaven and a hell? Psalm 16:11; Isaiah 49:10; Daniel 12:2–3; Matthew 25:46; Revelation 20:10; 21:1–4, 8; 22:14–15

(*Note: This article was used in the April 10, 2011 edition of the Prairie Hills Bulletin, Vol. VI No. 11. It was also posted by Travis Main at http://www.thatchristianwebsite.com/ articles and some other websites.)

[hawkins]

The first part of this article is posted at: http://www.thatchristianwebsite.com/articles/havingananswer2.html . I was surprised with the list on this part, but I guess it made sense to ask the questions following the first part.

[hawkins]

OOPS! Sorry, the proper url for the first article is http://www.thatchristianwebsite.com/articles/havingananswer1.html . It is waaaay to early... or late.

[Carbonsteel]

Ping.

[Sergio]

Thank you for the curtesy of pinging me to part two. God Bless.