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"I don't believe in religion because people have done evil in the name of religion"

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Matthew 15:8 "These people draw near unto me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me."

2Timothy 3:5 "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."

Matthew 23:27 "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like unto whitewashed sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outwardly but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness."

Matthew 23:29 "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you build the tombs of the prophets, and adorn the sepulchers of the righteous,"

1Corinthians 4:20 "For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power."

Matthew 7:21 ,21 "Not every one that says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father who is in heaven.",22 "Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? and in your name have cast out demons? and in your name done many wonderful works?",23 "And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.",24 "Therefore whosoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon a rock:",25 "And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.",26 "And every one that hears these sayings of mine, and does them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:",27 "And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it."

James 1:27 "Pure religion and undefiled before God the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world."

Hosea 6:6 "For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings."

Matthew 12:7 "But if you had known what this means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless."

Mark 2:27 "And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:"

Colossians 2:17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by me."

John 2:10 "And said unto him, Every man at the beginning does set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but you have kept the good wine until now."

2Corinthians 3:6 "Who also has made us able ministers of the new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter kills, but the spirit gives life."

2Corinthians 3:14 ,14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remains the same veil not taken away in the reading of the old covenant; which veil is done away in Christ.,15 "But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their hearts."

John 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

Jeremiah 9:23 ,23 "Thus says the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:",24 "But let him that glories glory in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who exercises lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, says the LORD."

Ezekiel 39:25 "Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captives of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;"

Ezekiel 36:23 "And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in the midst of them; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD, says the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes."

Mark 8:38 "Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

Colossians 1:15 "Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation:"

John 4:23 ,23 "But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeks such to worship him.",24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

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"How can the death of a man provide salvation"

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Romans 3:25 "Whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;"

Ezekiel 18:4 "Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sins, it shall die."

Jesus took the death penalty for the sins of men

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Romans 5:8 "But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."

Leviticus 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes an atonement for the soul.

John 6:53 "Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you."

The death of Jesus was neccessary to release the life of God to man

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John 12:24 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it abides alone: but if it dies, it brings forth much fruit."

Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

Hebrews 9:14 "How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?"

Hebrews 2:10 ,10 "For it befitted him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.",11 "For both he that sanctifies and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,"

Christ's suffering and death made Him our perfect escape from the suffering and death caused by our sins

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Isaiah 53:5 ,5 "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.",6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Nahum 1:9 What do you imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

Christ's suffering and death on our behalf makes it illegal for us to go through suffering and death

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Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."

Christ sowed His life that He wil reap it back in as many men who receive Him

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2Corinthians 4:12 "So then death works in us, but life in you."

Hebrews 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:"

Christ's death on our behalf makes it illegal for us to suffer death again

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"I don't know what to do"

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John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by me."

Christ is all I must know in order to know what to do. As I keep my eyes on Him I begin to walk in true guidance because He is the truth and I walk in His strength because His my life

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Hebrews 12:2 "Looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God."

Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."

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"I don't believe in religion because some of the most wicked people are religious"

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John 16:2 "They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time comes, that whosoever kills you will think that he does God service."

Not everyone who does a thing in the name of God does it in the will of God

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1Timothy 1:13 "Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and insolent: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief."

Not everything done as service to God is righteous service to God

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Romans 10:3 "For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God."

John 14:6 "Jesus said unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by me."

Christ is the perfect symbol or representation of true religion

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Matthew 5:44 "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who despitefully use you, and persecute you;"

True religioin does not persecute but is rather a candidate of persecution in this world

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"I give my tithe to the poor"

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Numbers 18:26 "Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When you take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall offer up a heave offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe."

The tithe is meant for the priesthood

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Nehemiah 10:38 "And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the storehouse."

Genesis 14:18 ,18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.,19 "And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:",20 "And blessed be the most high God, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all."

Tithe is meant for the priesthood because it is meant to invoke certain blessings only the priest is in position to invoke on a person's life

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Malachi 3:10 "Bring you all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."

The tithe is meant for the priesthood because it is God's way of running and sustaining the priesthood

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"I can't help him because God is using his problem to teach him a lesson"

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Galatians 6:10 "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."

Proverbs 3:27 "Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it."

Galatians 6:2 "Bear you one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."

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