I was baptised a Catholic but never followed. I'm sorry that disappoints you but I'm now trying
look at the most valuable parts of the Bible that promise the best thing to the believer
Like this notice how the promises to the believers are better than anything you find elsewhere in the Bible
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and
the Word was God.
And
the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)
full of grace and truth.”
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
John 1:1, 10, 12, 14 KJV
“For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but
have everlasting life.”
John 3:16 KJV
“Verily, verily, I say unto you,
He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
John 5:24 KJV
“Then spake
Jesus again unto them, saying,
I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Then said
Jesus to those Jews
which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
If
the Son therefore
shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Verily, verily, I say unto you,
If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.”
John 8:12, 31-32, 36, 51 KJV
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It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing:
the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go?
thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.”
John 6:63, 68-69 KJV
“Jesus answered them, and said,
My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether
it be of God, or whether
I speak of myself.”
John 7:16-17 KJV
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Jesus said unto her,
I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?”
John 11:25-26 KJV
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye
believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you.
I go
to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
Jesus saith unto him,
I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had
known me, ye should have
known my Father also:
and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.”
John 14:1-3, 6-7 KJV
just a sample but the point is eternal life is found in believing
the gospel nothing else in the Bible offers salvation or eternal life
“And he said unto them,
Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.”
Mark 16:15-16, 19 KJV
So you want to start with what promises salvstion
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