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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    Every group gets the validation they seek, those in Mat. 7 get all the spiritual gifts exactly like the true Christians of their day had. No difference. Atheists get everything they need to hold fast to their beliefs, as do Muslims, Mormon's Catholics ... and every person in every belief group...
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    Those who are perishing do not love truth. They love what they want to believe as truth, adn refuse to even consider anything else. But they did not start there. They started in Rom. 1:18-32, possibly progressed to Rom. 10:1-3, and some of those who are lost even get to the point where they...
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    Getting to the truth, or proving our beliefs true and holding fast to them applies as much to gifts as it does to being a democrat, republican, or what the best type of underwear is. If we want to hold fast to our beliefs, gifts, ... our political party, we 1.) Gather everything we can "use"...
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    That does pretty much sum it up, ... but from what I understand you were implying people exist who can't find truth that truly want it no matter what beliefs they might have to change ... that ... contradicts scripture. But there was judgment based on conscience/the heart prior to the law...
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    I agree, there are dozens of things that are either traditions or precepts of men being taught as truth in our churches while what is actually taught in scripture is often openly taught to be sin. But that's not unusual, the religious of Jesus day did the same things. But false doctrines...
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    I would guess that no righteous judge could ever condemn anyone for missing the truth and being sincere while doing so from this post. Objective truth would seem to be quite impossible to determine for the average man, and without access to the truth, a righteous judge cannot condemn or convict...
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    1Co 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ.2 I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able, 3 for you are still fleshly. For since there is...
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    Joh 14:6 Jesus *said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. If you miss the truth, you missed Jesus. Belief in lies, no matter how vehemently, no matter how much zeal you have in accordance with them, does not save. Belief in the truth...
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    The carnal Christians were led astray by the false prophets, preachers ... who didn't have the gifts they professed to have ... 1Co. 12. As soon as Paul wrote this, they repented and corrected their bad behavior. For those who did not repent, Paul had this to say: 2Co 11:13 For such men are...
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    Everyone can hold fast to whatever they want to believe as truth using the same Methodology everyone else uses to hold fast to "what they want to believe" "as" truth. Here's what you do to become a staunch Atheist, Agnostic, Jew, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Muslim, Mormon, Lutheran, ... or any...
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    Here's the thing. Jesus says that if you ever STOP doing everything in your power to get to truth and everything in your power to avoid what everyone else does to hold fast to what they "want to believe" "as" truth, then you are in the lost group in spite of your beliefs to the contrary. What...
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    This is true. On the other hand a Charismatic pastor may come to the conclusion that the gifts have ceased, and that those practicing them are receiving a deluding influence from God to believe that they are true Christians because they love what they believe, and the signs and wonders they...
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    People love what they believe to be truth. Not truth. That's why God gives them what they want. proof that their beliefs are truth and everything opposing is false. Ask any group why they believe what they do. Because to their satisfaction they have proved their beliefs are truth and everything...
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    The Muslims believe Jesus was a prophet of God. Ask them. The point is this. Miss the truth and it doesn't matter what you believe.m Only belief in the truth saves. Belief in a lie, no matter how vehemently it is held to never saves. THose in Mat. 7 believe He is their Lord, God and Savior and...
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    Prettuy much every belief group that believes themselves to be Christians do.
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    Truth is Jesus, Jesus is the word. Jesus is the truth. Miss the truth and you missed Jesus regardless of your beliefs or your zeal in accordance with them.
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    Mat 7:22 "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' 23 "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.' No one who believes...
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    KIf you don't have the truth, all the belief in the world, accompanied by all the zeal anyone can possibly have in the light of their beliefs, does not save.
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    Every belief group that believes they are Christians agree.
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    TRuth Vs. Beliefs: Would you Read a Book Whose Back Cover Said This:

    The Muslims believe in Jesus, the Mormons believe in Jesus, The Jehovah's Witnesses believe in Jesus, the Roman Catholics believe in Jesus ... most of the world believes in Jesus, as an Atheist I believed in Jesus ...and everyone believes their beliefs about Him are correct. If we miss the...