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Possibilities include, in order of likelihood:
 
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#Psalm 23
 
#[[The Prodigal Son]]
 
#[[The Prodigal Son]]
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#John 1:1
 
#[[Lazarus (brother of Mary)|The raising of Lazarus]]
 
#[[Lazarus (brother of Mary)|The raising of Lazarus]]
 
#Passages relating to [[Hell]]
 
#Passages relating to [[Hell]]
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#The beginning of [[Genesis]]
 
#The beginning of [[Genesis]]
 
#The description of the birth of [[Christ]] at the beginning of the [[Gospel of Luke]]
 
#The description of the birth of [[Christ]] at the beginning of the [[Gospel of Luke]]
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#The beginning of the [[Gospel of John]]
 
 
#The [[Passion]]
 
#The [[Passion]]
 
#Stranger on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35)
 
#Stranger on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35)
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#Matthew 7:7  
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#1 Matthew 7:7  
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Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
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#Kings 19:11-12
 
#Kings 19:11-12
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"And He said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: and after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice..."
 
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#Psalm 23
 
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"The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want;
 
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he makes me lie down in green pastures.
 
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He leads me beside still waters;
 
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he restores my soul.
 
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He leads me in paths of righteousness
 
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for his name's sake.
 
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Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
 
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I fear no evil;
 
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for thou art with me..."
 
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#Isaiah Chapter 53
 
#Isaiah Chapter 53
  
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"And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth.
 
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Yet it was the will of the LORD to bruise him; he has put him to grief; when he makes himself an offering for sin, he shall see his offspring, he shall prolong his days; the will of the LORD shall prosper in his hand;
 
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he shall see the fruit of the travail of his soul and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous; and he shall bear their iniquities.
 
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Therefore I will divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors."
 
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#John 1:1
 
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"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
 
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He was in the beginning with God;
 
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all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.
 
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In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
 
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The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."
 
  
 
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Revision as of 06:51, September 24, 2010

Which passages of the Bible are most likely to convert when read by someone who has lost his or her faith? Put another way, suppose you have the opportunity to read one passage to a depressed, faithless individual. Which would you read or describe?

Possibilities include, in order of likelihood:

  1. Psalm 23
  2. The Prodigal Son
  3. John 1:1
  4. The raising of Lazarus
  5. Passages relating to Hell
  6. Faith moving mountains (Matthew 17:20)
  7. The Good Thief
  8. Doubting Thomas
  9. The beginning of Genesis
  10. The description of the birth of Christ at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke
  11. The Passion
  12. Stranger on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35)
  13. 1 Matthew 7:7
  14. Kings 19:11-12
  15. Isaiah Chapter 53


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