Answers From Scripture to Show
People How to be Saved
Scriptures
to answer the questions of Roman Catholicism.
1.
Final
authority being only the Bible (Matt 4:4; Rom 3:4;
John 17:17; John 8:32,36)
2.
Mary
was a sinner - not sinless (Luke 2:21-24; Rom 3:10,23)
3.
Mary
needed a Saviour (Luke 1:47)
4.
Jesus
had brothers and sisters (Matt 12:46-50; 13:55,56;
Mark 6:3; Gal 1:19)
5.
There
is no need to pray through Mary, or any saint (1 Tim
2:5)!
6.
Religion
ends up substituting the tradition of men in the place of the commandments of
God (Mark 7:7,10)
7.
Salvation
is not by works at all (Eph 2:8,9; Tit 2:5; Isa 64:5),
no matter how good they are.
8.
Watch
out for anyone who forbids people to marry
or to eat meats (1Tim 4:1-3)
9.
All
pastors are to be married as a general rule (1Tim 3:2).
Peter was married (Mt 8:14)
10.
Baptism
is NOT important to our salvation (1Cor 1:17)
- it is only for after salvation.
11.
Jesus
hates the Rosary (Matt 6:7), and any other
repetitious prayer!
12.
There
is no purgatory (2 Cor 5:8; Heb 1:3; 9:27; Rom 8:1)
- either heaven or hell!
13.
A
person is justified only by faith alone in Christ Jesus (Rom
1:17; Gal 2:16)
14.
Jesus
finished paying for ALL of my sins on the cross (John
19:30)
Scriptures
relating to Protestantism
(Many of the issues are the same as with Catholicism)
1.
Self
righteousness is the worst sin (1 John 1:8,10; Rom
10:3)
2.
Thinking
that “My church is better than others”
is not what matters with God (John 3:3)
3.
“I
keep the 10 commandments” is impossible (James
2:10; Tit 3:5). Everyone must repent and be born again.
4.
Thinking
“I am part of the elect” is only
true if you are a Jew (Isa 55:6,7; 1 John 2:2)
Scriptures
To Deal with a Jehovah’s Witness.
These people have been really confused.
1.
Jesus
is God come in the flesh (1Ti 3:16; Mt 1:23; Isa
7:14; Ro 9:5; 1Jn 5:20; Heb 1:8)
2.
Jesus
is the Jehovah of the Old Testament (Isa 40:3 &
Matt 3:3; Dt 10:17 & Rev 19:16; Ps 68:18 & Eph 4:8-10; Ex 3:14 &
John 8:56-58)
3.
Jesus
is equal with God (Philp 2:6-9; Isa 43:10,11; 44:6,8)
4.
Jesus
is eternal (Micah 5:2)
5.
The
trinity concept is Scriptural (2 Cor 13:14; Gal
4:4-6; Gen 1:26)
6.
There
is a heaven full of mansions (John 14:1-3)
awaiting Christians
7.
The
144,000 witnesses of Revelation 12 are real Jewish male virgins (Rev
14:1-5)
8.
If a
prophet ever makes a false prediction, that person is to be stoned with stones,
and disregarded (Dt 18:20-22)
9.
When
Jesus does come back, every eye shall see Him (Rev
1:7)
10.
The
Holy Spirit really is a real person (John 16:13)
11.
Hell
is literal and eternal (Matt 23:33; Rev 14:11; 20:10;
Luke 16:23-31)
Scriptures
to Deal with a Mormon about salvation.
1.
Exclusivity of Jesus Christ to salvation (John
14:6; Hos 13:4)
2.
You can know that you have eternal life right now based upon the sole
authority of the written word of God (1 John 5:11-13)
3.
Baptism is not important (1 Cor 1:17)
4.
Decide the final authority issue (Rom 3:4;
John 17:17; John 8:32,36; Matt 4:4)
5.
God has no body, but rather is a spirit (John
4:24)
6.
Jesus is God come in the flesh (1 Tim 3:16)
7.
God has always been, and always will be - never created (Ps
90:1,2)
8.
Only Satan teaches that man can become like God (Gen
3:5; Isa 14:13,14)
9.
The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses the sinner from SIN (1
John 1:7)
10.
The Gospel is the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus for our sins (1
Cor 15:1-4)
11.
The true church of Jesus Christ never disappeared (Matt
16:18)
12.
Disregard genealogies and fables (1 Tim 1:4)