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The Moral Inclination to do Good.

Faith teaches us that man and woman were and are born into sin. Through this doctrine of Original sin, we see the effects if we look closely at our own lives and the misery that we feel at times or all the time. The bible teaches that because of our sins, we are under the just judgement of a Holy God and unless we do something about our sins, we will die in them. The Church teaches that Jesus the Son of God came to this earth over 2000 years ago to deliver man from their sins, and the bible teaches that Jesus is coming back to this earth at the end of time to set up his Kingdom. The great truth that we don't have to suffer eternally for our sins comes as good news to some people who decide to put their eternity into God's hands, and realize that Jesus didn't come to condemn anyone but to save anyone who trusts in him for eternity.

You don't have to be perfect to go to heaven, but you have to have a desire to go there and you must have faith. What is faith? The bible teaches that without faith it is impossible to please God, (Hebrews 11:6) "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." The reason why we need faith is because the bible teaches us that anyone who goes to Heaven will be justified by faith, (Galatians 2:16) know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. The argument for faith is a real one, God could have just granted salvation to anyone apart from faith, but to do that God would have to go against our free will. If we were in Heaven apart from faith, then Jesus didn't have to exist and the Christian faith would cease to exist. Even in other religions, faith is an important role. Faith is personal, and no one can believe in God for you! Not your mother, not your sister, not your aunt and not your uncle. The bible teaches that God has given every person alive a measure of faith, (Romans 12:3-8) For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 4For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; 7if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; 8if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully. So you see to become a Christian, we have to use the faith that God gives to us when we believe in him, because God loves everyone, he doesn't want anyone to perish. The bible is important because it contains the way we can be holy and it contains truths that tell us who and what God is. The bible is God's revelation to mankind, and throughout the ages has helped many people understand who God is, and it has prepared them to enter Heaven, or God presence when they die. It is the bible that tells us what is right and what is wrong, and the bible tells us about Jesus and salvation, and what we have to do to be saved. The bible also warns us of God judgement now, and in eternity for those people who reject God's plan which is revealed in the bible. The Church confirms all this, and without God in our lives or leading History, we would all be lost! This is Mike.

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