Let God be true, but every man a liar ... That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

Romans 3:4

A Sampling of Questions with Answers

Let all nations be gathered together, and let people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.

Isaiah 43:9

Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto heirs of promise immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon hope set before us: Which hope we have as an anchor of soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within veil; Whither forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after order of Melchisedec.

Hebrews 6:17-20

Again, kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field ...

Matthew 13:44

"Who?"

Q. Judah is a lion's whelp: from prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? Genesis 49:9

A. Who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee. Numbers 24:9

Q. And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst Egyptian? Exodus 2:14

A. This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by hand of angel which appeared to him in bush. Acts 7:35

Q. And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth children of Israel out of Egypt? Exodus 3:11 A. And by a prophet Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved. Hosea 12:13

Q. Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? Exodus 15:11

A. Among gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works. Psalm 86:8

Q. Who can count dust of Jacob? Numbers 23:10a A. Of tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. Of tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. Of tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. Of tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand. Rev. 7:5-8 12,000 x 12 = 144,000 and number of fourth part of Israel? Numbers 23:10b And I heard number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all tribes of children of Israel. Rev. 7:4 144,000 ÷ 4 = 36,000 Let me die death of righteous, and let my last end be like his! Numbers 23:10c After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before throne, and before Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands. Rev. 7:9

Q. For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard voice of living God speaking out of midst of fire, as we have, and lived? Deut. 5:26

A. I heard voice of Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. Isaiah 6:8

Q. And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against Lord's anointed, and be guiltless? 1 Samuel 26:9

A. This is law of jealousies, when a wife goeth aside to another instead of her husband, and is defiled; Or when spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he be jealous over his wife, and shall set woman before Lord, and priest shall execute upon her all this law. Then shall man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman shall bear her iniquity. Numbers 5:29-31 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned guiltless. Matthew 12:7

Q. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, Lord mighty in battle. Psalm 24:8 A. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is King of glory. Selah. Psalm 24:10

Q. Who is like unto Lord our God, who dwelleth on high, Who humbleth himself to behold things that are in heaven, and in earth! Psalm 113:5-6

A. The Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness. Isaiah 33:5

Q. Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? Proverbs 20:6 A. That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah ruler of palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many. Neh. 7:2

Q. Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? Proverbs 20:9 A. Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all counsel of God. Acts 20:26-27

Some men would have you believe that all that you must do to be saved is to "call upon name of Lord." They even give you a sample "sinner's prayer" to pray, and having prayed that prayer they declare, "praise God, you are now saved!" But is this what Bible teaches? The scripture which is used to prove this teaching is Romans 10:13, where Paul says, "For whoever calls upon name of Lord shall be saved."

I once heard a very wise preacher say, "If you ever put an interpretation on a scripture that makes another scripture appear to be wrong, then you have wrong interpretation." Let's examine Romans 10:13 to see what Paul is really teaching. First of all you need to know to whom Paul was teaching in book of Romans. To properly interpret scripture, you must know to whom message was given. In Romans, Paul is teaching Christians in church at Rome which had former Jews as well as Gentiles. Therefore, book of Romans is a treatise of some things which should be considered by both Jew and Gentile.

Chapter ten teaches that Israel rejected Christ, but this did not mean that Jews could not accept Christ. In verse twelve Paul writes, "For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him." In other words, both Jew and Greek (Gentile) can call upon Lord for salvation. If either a Jew or a Gentile seeks salvation through Christ based upon New Testament teachings, they shall receive salvation. Then Paul reaffirms what he said in verse twelve by stating in verse thirteen, "For whoever calls upon name of Lord shall be saved." In other words, it doesn't make any difference if you are a Jew or a Gentile, if you call upon Lord for salvation, you shall receive salvation.

Now please note that Paul was not teaching on subject of HOW you receive salvation, but WHO is eligible to receive salvation.

There are many other "plans" for salvation which have been developed by men. Some say you have to have that "special feeling", others say you have to "pray through," and still others will put some other form of man-made qualification on receiving salvation. No person here on earth will ever produce a plan of salvation equal to, or that will take place of, that plan which Christ gave us. The New Testament gives us plan of salvation which was given to Apostles by Christ, and was practiced by them throughout their ministries.

So what is plan of salvation? The plan of salvation consists of five steps, all of which are necessary for person to receive salvation and gain eventual reward of eternal life with Jesus Christ. Those five steps are: Belief, Repentance, Confession, Baptism, and Faithful Living.

Belief

Belief, or faith is first step in receiving salvation. Paul, in his epistle to Romans says as much, "How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed." (Romans 10:14a) How do we develop this faith or belief in Christ? Paul continues above passage by saying, "And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?" (Romans 10:14b) And, "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by word of God." (Romans 10:17) So we see that we come to a realization that God does truly exist, and that He is able to do that which He has promised, by hearing word of God. Of course this usually happens by listening to a preacher, Sunday School teacher, Bible study, or some other means of learning what God tells us in His word.

This should go without saying, but I shall say it anyway, faith (or belief) is absolutely necessary if we are to receive salvation. How can we have dealings with One who is unseen, and whose chief rewards lie beyond this present life, unless we believe that God exists and will bring eternal life. We see this explicitly spelled out in Bible, "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." (Hebrews 11:6)

We also read in Bible that our faith must be in Jesus Christ, "but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is Christ, Son of Living God, and that believing you may have life in His name." (John 20:31)

Faith was also preached by Apostles, "So they said, 'Believe on Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.'" (Acts 16:31) Jesus Himself emphasized faith when He said, "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned." (Mark 16:16)

Repentance

The result of faith that Jesus is Christ, Son of God is repentance. Not just saying, "I'm sorry for sins I've committed," but a deep feeling of remorse in knowledge that we have not been pleasing to God. In same way that faith is not merely intellectual agreement that God does exist, repentance is not merely acknowledging that we have sinned and saying, "I'm sorry."