Hi John Lambert

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You guys are good at being respectful and I respect that, honestly I do.  

The Apostle Paul, writer of 2/3 of the New Testament...(who was confirmed in his position as a true Apostle by the Apostle Peter himself (2 Peter 3:15), who was chief among the Apostles that had personally been with Jesus) 

asks the key questions of "HOW?" (see Romans 10:13-15) which leads to action to be taken by the church of Jesus to fulfill his command of Matthew 28:18-20 and other such similar commission verses.

We know that the nations have enough general revelation to make them accountable to God, but not enough to save them. (see Romans 1:18-32).  Since we all have sinned against God and there is none that is righteous in God's sight (Romans 3:10, 23), we must come to God, lay down our arms of self righteousness and pride (religion included), and humbly confess with our own mouths the absolute truth of his message of the resurrection of Jesus and his perfect and absolute Lordship (Romans 10:9-10).  

Our (personal and innate) sin has separated us from God (Rom 6:23), so from what I understand, we all have a disease sin ("harmatia": missing the mark of perfection) and nothing imperfect or not perfectly holy can be in God's presence.  The only cure is Jesus Christ, being sent as God's perfect substitute and cure for the common sickness of all mankind.  For his work to be in effect, we must "receive" him and be saved from the "wrath to come." (Acts 4:12, John 1:12, I John 5:12-13, I Ths 1:10)

May God's true enlightenment be upon your path as you search out the truth.