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>>19486719
Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.

27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”

29 “Come,” he said.

Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”

32 And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

>>19486719
>Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”

>Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

>>19462142
If you are reading the Bible as some sort of work of Jewish supremacy, you are misreading the Bible. Israelites in the OT were predominately of one people, but not exclusively, and there are many verses that demonstrate this, as well as the fact that the inclusion of the Gentiles into the people of God was always planned since the time of Abraham, who was promised by God that through his descendent that all nations of the Earth would be blessed (clearly pointing to Jesus). If you want a further substantiation of these claims I’d be happy to provide them.

You should convert to Christianity because it is true. There are numerous prophecies such as Daniel 9.24-27 confirmed in history and other Christological prophecies in the OT which all point to the events of the NT. Especially since Pentecost, the Church has been something of universal scope and mission, far above any one single ethnic nation. Ethnic pagan religions just can’t compete with any of this that I have said. Many people came close to aspects of the truth, but they never embodied the full Truth, which is Jesus Christ.

>>19451224
You should read the Bible right afterwards because you’ll almost certainly be feeling the shame and disgust of masturbation. And yes, start with the New Testament. In Luke 24:27 Jesus tells the disciples that the entire Bible is about Himself. So start with the Gospels.