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Question 2

    Ought everyone to believe there is a God?

    Everyone ought to believe there is a God;a and it is their great sin and folly who do not.b

    1. aHebrews 11:6
    2. bPsalm 14:1
    Beddome's Scriptural Exposition 17 questions answered from Scripture

    1. Are there any that disbelieve the being of a God? Yes.

      “They say in their heart there is no God” Psalm 14:1

    2. And does this open a door to all immoralities? Yes.

      “They are corrupt, they have done abominable works” Psalm 14:1

    3. Is the being of God then a necessary article of the christian faith? Yes.

      “He that cometh to God must believe that he is” Hebrews 11:6

    4. And is it the foundation of all practical religion? Yes.

      “How shall they call on him in whom they have not believed” Romans 10:14

    5. Is God’s existence a comfortable thought to the saint? Yes.

      “Verily, there is a God that judgeth in the earth” Psalm 58:11

    6. And an awful thought to the wicked? Yes.

      “Fear ye not me, saith the Lord” Jeremiah 5:22

    1. Did the first man believe there was a God? Yes.

      “For he heard his voice and was afraid” Genesis 3:10

    2. Did other men in the first ages of the world believe it? Yes.

      “For they called upon his name” Genesis 4:26

    3. Have not all nations believed it? Yes.

      “They knew God, though they glorified him not as God” Romans 1:21

    4. Do holy spirits above believe there is a God? Yes.

      “They rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty” Revelation 4:8

    5. Do the devils believe it? Yes.

      “The devils believe and tremble” James 2:19

    6. Do we well then to believe it? Yes.

      “Thou believest that there is one God; thou dost well” James 2:19

    1. Is ignorance of God a folly? Yes.

      “My people are foolish, they have not known me” Jeremiah 4:22

    2. And a shame? Yes.

      “Some have not the knowledge of God, I speak it to your shame” 1 Corinthians 15:34

    3. And a sin? Yes.

      “They have perverted their way, and forgotten the Lord their God” Jeremiah 3:21

    4. Is it an inexcusable sin? Yes.

      “They are without excuse” Romans 1:20

    5. And a destructive sin? Yes.

      “He shall be driven from light into darkness, this is the place of him that knoweth not God” Job 18:21

    Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795), pastor at Bourton-on-the-Water. Verses from the King James Version.

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