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Question Ought everyone to believe there is a God?
Answer Everyone ought to believe there is a God; 1 and it is their great sin and folly who do not. 2
[1] Hebrews 11:6
[2] Psalm 14:1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And an awful thought to the wicked?
Yes.

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


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

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

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

For they called upon his name,
Genesis 4:26

Have not all nations believed it?
Yes.

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

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

Do the devils believe it?
Yes.

The devils believe and tremble,
James 2:19

Do we well then to believe it?
Yes.

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


Is ignorance of God a folly?
Yes.

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

And a shame?
Yes.

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

And a sin?
Yes.

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

Is it an inexcusable sin?
Yes.

They are without excuse,
Romans 1:20

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

From A Scriptural Exposition of the Baptist Catechism