Does God Accept Me “Just As I Am?”

Does God Accept Me“Just As I Am?”

Conversation With God For Teenagers Who are you? Who am I not?

Conversation With God For Teenagers I don’t understand what that means. It means there is no one, and nothing, that I am not.

Conversation With God For Teenagers You mean, you are everything, and everyone? That’s what I mean, yes.

Conversation With God For Teenagers Even bad people, and bad things? There are no “bad” people and no “bad things, only people and things that you have called “bad”.

Conversation With God For Teenagers That’s the same thing. To you, it is. To me, it isn’t.

Conversation With God For Teenagers Now what does that mean? It means that we have different values. It means that we have different understandings. It means that you have made judgments, and I don’t make judgments.

Conversation With God For Teenagers God Does not make judgments? I thought that's what God did. Well, the human race has been thinking that for a long time, but it’s not true….”

Proverbs 14:12 (page 571) “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.” Proverbs 21:2 (page 577) “Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs the hearts.”

Was Cornelius Saved “Just the Way He Was”? Acts 10:2 (page 975) “a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always.”

Not If You Refuse To Believe In Jesus Only those who believe are forgiven. Acts 10:43 (page 977) “To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins."

Not If You Refuse To Believe In Jesus • Only those who believe are forgiven. John 8:24 (page 948) "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."

Not If You Refuse to Repent Not Those Who Continue in sin Luke 13:5 (page 922) "I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish."

Not If You Refuse to Repent Not Those Who Continue in sin Paul Preached Repentance Acts 26:20 (page 994) ... to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do works befitting repentance.

Idolaters Stop Worshiping false idols

Sorcerers Stop Practicing Sorcery

Hatred Stop Being Hateful

Contentions Stop Being Argumentative

Jealousies Stop Being Jealous

Outbursts of Wrath Stop Exploding In Anger

Selfish Ambitions Stop Being Selfishly Motivated

Fornication Stop engaging in illegal sexual activity Any Relationship Outside of a Lawful Marriage GOD’S LAW!

Baptism Doesn’t Change Law That Which Is Illegal Before Baptism Is Illegal After Baptism

Baptism Forgives Sin Cannot Continue In Sin!

Not If You Refuse to Confess Your Faith in Christ Romans 10:9-10 (page 1007) “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”

Not If You Refuse to Be Baptized Mark 16:16 (page 902) "He who believes and is baptized will be saved"

Not If You Refuse to Be Faithful Luke 6:46 (page 911) "But why do you call Me "Lord, Lord," and do not do the things which I say"?

Not If You Refuse to Be Faithful James 2:17 (page 1072) Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

Some Who Did Not Accepted The Way They Were • Naaman, Commander of the Syrian Army, 2 Kings 5 (page 333) • Disciples of John Acts 19:3-5 (page 986) • Cornelius Acts 10 (page 975)

Will God Accept You "Just As You Are"?

Does God Accept Me “Just As I Am?”