What does the bible really say about going to heaven, burning forever in hell, the immortality of your soul, tithing 10% of your income, the 4th commandment, the secret rapture of the church and eternal security? South County Bible Ministries in St. Louis presents these short bible studies to compare what the church teaches and what the Scriptures plainly say about these subjects.
THE BIBLE SAYS...
"Behold the days come saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread
nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord." (Amos 8:11)
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY .......
....ABOUT YOUR SOUL?
Do you have an immortal soul that lives forever, or can a soul die? What is the truth about immortal souls?
....IS THE REWARD FOR THE SAVED?
Is Heaven the promised reward for the saved, or is it something even better? What do the Scriptures say about where we go when we die?
....IS THE FATE OF UNSAVED SINNERS?
Do sinners live eternally in Hell, or are the wages of sin eternal death? Does the Bible teach everlasting punishing or eternal punishment?
....ABOUT THE RAPTURE?
Will Jesus secretly return to rapture Christians to Heaven before the Great Tribulation? Do the Scriptures teach that Jesus returns twice? When are dead Christians resurrected and living Christians rise with them to meet Jesus?
....ABOUT THE SABBATH?
Which day of the week is the Christian Sabbath? Should you rest on Saturday or Sunday? Should a Christian keep the 4th commandment?
....ABOUT ETERNAL SECURITY?
If you are "once saved" are you "always saved"? Can a Christian sin all they want because they have eternal security? Are there conditions a Christian must meet to keep his salvation?
....ABOUT TITHING?
Should Christians give 10% of their income to God, or was tithing hung on the cross? What does the Bible say about New Covenant Christians giving a full 10% tithe of their income?
If what you believe isn't true would you want to know it? Have you ever proved what you believe is true by looking at what the Bible really says about your beliefs? Most people believe what they believe because it is what they have always believed. They believe what they have been taught by their parents. They believe what they have been taught by their church. Most Christians assume their beliefs are the truth from the Bible because their church says so. Few Christians ever really study the Bible to PROVE that what they believe is actually what the Bible says.
1 Thessalonians 5:21, "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good".
"THE BIBLE SAYS...." is a series of short studies found below that look at what the Bible really says about Heaven, Hell, the soul, the rapture, tithing, and other Biblical subjects. Just as importantly it is about what the Bible doesn't say concerning these subjects that has been taught by churches for many years.
Most errors in Biblical understanding are the result of taking Scripture out of context or applying human reasoning and private interpretation to support a preconceived belief or doctrine. Other problems in understanding result from translation errors, punctuation errors, or the addition of words that are not in the original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts. Conflicts in understanding resulting from errors, omissions, or biases in English translations will be resolved by using the inspired original Greek and Hebrew texts and the common meaning of the words in them.
Isaiah 28:13, "But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little;"
Sometimes we need to more deeply search the inspired scriptures to find the answers, but we should never apply our own interpretation when the Bible plainly speaks on a subject.
2 Peter 1:20, "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation."
These studies are based upon the sound Biblical principle that the Bible usually interprets itself and is not of any private interpretation by men or churches. These studies are based upon the Words of God, quoted directly from the Bible. They show and clarify what the Bible actually says, not what the churches interpretet it to say. Where the Bible speaks plainly we take a literal understanding from it. Where the Bible speaks figuratively we take a figurative understanding from it. Every effort has been made to only explain and not to interpret the Scriptures quoted. The reader is free to accept the Word of God as it is plainly written, or not.
Mark 7:9, "Full well do you reject the Word of God that you may keep your own tradition".
Rather than believing what churches say in any commentary or study (including this one) the reader is encouraged to study the scriptures and to see for himself what the Bible actually says. All truth should be understood "Sola Scriptura" which means "by Scripture alone". What God plainly says in the Bible trumps all other sources.
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