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Hi Crusty,

Okay, my Friend -- I will concede. You and Chick are the most devout Christians on the Religion Forum (please, no snickering from other members!).

But, will you please elaborate a wee bit on this statement from your last post:

Instead of spending all my time studying for an exam in an effort to fool God - such as you do - I'm actively living a Christian life.

Maybe you can elaborate a wee bit on this statement.

So, studying God's Word and being prepared to meet Him -- IS NOT important to you? Okay!

Let me give you another Christian's view on the subject so that you cannot just say, "Oh, that is just Bill Gray's ideas."

Question: "Why should we read the Bible / study the Bible?"

http://www.gotquestions.org/why-read-Bible.html

Answer: We should read and study the Bible because it is God's Word to us. The Bible is literally "God-breathed" (2 Timothy 3:16). In other words, it is God's very words to us.

The Bible tells us how one truly gets to heaven, and it is not by being good or by being baptized or by anything else we do (John 14:6; Ephesians 2:1-10; Isaiah 53:6; Romans 3:10-18, 5:8, 6:23, 10:9-13).

Along this line, God's Word shows us just how much God loves us (Romans 5:6-8; John 3:16). And it is in learning this that we are drawn to love Him in return (1 John 4:19).

The Bible equips us to serve God (2 Timothy 3:17; Ephesians 6:17; Hebrews 4:12).

It helps us know how to be saved from our sin and its ultimate consequence (2 Timothy 3:15).

Meditating on God’s Word and obeying its teachings will bring success in life (Joshua 1:8; James 1:25). God’s Word helps us see sin in our lives and helps us get rid of it (Psalm 119:9, 11).

It gives us guidance in life, making us wiser than our teachers (Psalm 32:8, 119:99; Proverbs 1:6).

The Bible keeps us from wasting years of our lives on that which does not matter and will not last (Matthew 7:24-27).

The Bible is a book that is not merely for reading. It is a book for studying so that it can be applied. Otherwise, it is like swallowing food without chewing and then spitting it back out again -- no nutritional value is gained by it.

The Bible is God's Word. As such, it is as binding as the laws of nature. We can ignore it, but we do so to our own detriment, just as we would if we ignored the law of gravity. It cannot be emphasized strongly enough just how important the Bible is to our lives.

Studying the Bible can be compared to mining for gold. If we make little effort and merely "sift through the pebbles in a stream," we will only find a little gold dust. But the more we make an effort to really dig into it, the more reward we will gain for our effort.

My Friend, since you tell us that you refuse to attend or join with a local Christian fellowship for worship and mutual fellowship; since you tell us that a large part of God's Written Word is contradictory and wrong; since you have trouble naming any Christian believers you accept and like -- please tell us by what criteria you declare yourself to be a Christ Follower, a Christian believer.

Please keep in mind that this is more of a "self test" so that YOU might truly know if you are ready to meet our Lord face to face; it is not to satisfy the curiosity of me nor any other Forum member.

God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,

Bill

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