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Why take a chance? Attend church a bit and get baptized it's a very easy process....
We can attend, and set them right.....
Are you just looking for a reason not to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior? To be saved from your sin, take these three steps: Ask forgiveness for your sins; be willing to turn from your sins; and believe that Jesus Christ—our Lord and Savior—died for your sins and rose again. If you have done these things, you are saved! Now, you have no reason not to be saved by Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior.
The Bible clearly teaches that the moment a person turns from his sin and trusts in Jesus to be forgiven of his sin, he is saved (Acts 2:37-41). He has passed from spiritual death to spiritual life (John 5:24) and has been declared not guilty in God’s court of law (Rom 3:21-26). From God’s perspective, his salvation is an objective reality that cannot be changed (Rom 8:28-30).
This part bothered me so much for so many years and I had hours of debates with Christian friends to no end, driving them crazy.
The answer, after I found Q, is very simple.
Jesus came here to give us the blueprint to free ourselves from sin. What is the original Sin? Eve sleeping with the Devil and begetting Kane. Its the descendants of Kane that are the folks behind the shadows ruling out world, aka, Evil - Cabal as we loosely term it.
So what does it mean to free ourselves from Sin? To free ourselves from the shackles of the Cabal.
How do we do this? By understanding what Jesus taught and accepting it. You will never believe Jesus's teaching will free us from the Cabal unless you believe Jesus was real and he suffered to free the world.
That is all the meaning of "accepting Jesus" is. It saves us from the Evil Cabal. We dont go to heaven or we dont become "special" when we die. When we free ourselves from Evil we get to enjoy the bounties of this World that God blessed us with.
No, someone else is not needed. God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are witness to it. however the Bible does say confess with your mouth. Meaning do not deny him before men.
Romans 10:9
"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
I will say you are missing out on worship - it is one of the best experiences on the planet if you are truly opening yourself to God.
Some people might be ingenuine. It depends on the church and people. I can't stand services that have the lights + fog machine etc or self centered songs.
Worship also doesn't have to be at church. Sometimes I sing at home when no one else is around. Just me & God. It can even just be quietly reflective, listening to music you like that honors him.
🙏✝️🙏🕯✝️🕯AND GODS PEOPLE SAY, Amen!!!!