Since God is "no respecter of persons", the Scriptures for non-Christians are the same as Scriptures for Christians. Christians are saved by believing in God and repenting and fulfilling God's words through the Church. Non-Christians are called to believe and so be saved. Christians believe. Non-Christians don't believe. That is the difference regarding the Scriptures. The Christians live by the Scriptures. Non Christians don't. Every Christian struggles against his/her sins and in every soul there is a war spiritual warfare between trusting God and having faith which works through love, and unbelief. Every Christian knows he has sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, because the Bible reveals all men have sinned. A Christian can pray, "Lord, I believe [in You]; help Thou mine unbelief."
Scott - You completely misunderstand what I'm saying here and I think you are lost with the message completely, as nothing you've said is relevant to this topic. Or maybe I didn't word it correctly?
If a non Christian person is going through a difficult time in their life and they are given a scripture that is of real comfort to them and their situation (and yes - I know someone who broke down when given a scripture that did just that) then it can lead to them reading more of the bible, to see what else is in there. So - certain (special) scriptures can draw in a person that has never read the bible before. An individual who keeps reading more of the bible will get closer and closer to God and in turn will likely give their life to Christ.
This is what I mean by special scriptures - scriptures which can be of comfort to non Christians in a time when they are vulnerable and need help.
There are many people who have been saved after reading a specific scripture, who as a result asked Christ into their life.
The scriptures of the bible should be read, yes. It is true that Christians read the bible, yes. It is true that those
who do not know Christ don't.
I'm not sure how you got so confused with what I was saying? I am not saying that Christians are the same as non Christians?!!
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God wants others to have faith in him and his word, enough to not rely on any safety nets. One way to prove your faith is through reading the bible and trusting in the scriptures of God above anything else. When someone puts their trust in a man and what that man has introduced into their church building then that is not having sole faith in God - you are
trying to trust God (spirit) but you
still trust man (flesh) because you are doing what man has told you to do, not what God has told you to do. If you read the bible and had faith in God, then God would reveal the truth to you. I trust that God will catch me if I fall. Catholics do not believe that God will catch them if they fall, because they have to do all these things in their church building in order to gain their way into heaven. So, the Catholics have created a safety net for themselves.
Get rid of your safety nets! Let God be the only one to catch you. While you still have your safety nets, you are telling God that you don't trust him. Sorry, but this is what you're doing.
I challenge you - take 3 weeks off from your Catholic Church. READ your bible and do not do the things that your priest has told you to do in your church building. READ the bible and pray for God to reveal the truth to you. HE WILL. If you put your faith in him to reveal the truth to you, he will do it. He is a powerful God. Just do it. Do not pt your trust in man's safety nets. Put your trust in God.