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What do you think a person needs to believe to be a Christian? Is there limits to certain interpretations of the Bible?
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Which Bible? The one that was in use before the Protestants omitted what had been there for centuries or the one in which they removed what God had never intended to be there?Christians are people who follow Christ's teachings in tHe bible, NOTHING ADDED ... NOTHING OMITTED.
If you want to get really technical, the Bible says that Jesus had the ability to raise himself from the dead. He didn't need to rely on His Father to do that.Therefore, to be included in God's family, one must do only two things:
(1) Submit to the Lordship of Jesus; and
(2) Believe that God raised Jesus from the dead.
Which Bible? The one that was in use before the Protestants omitted what had been there for centuries or the one in which they removed what God had never intended to be there?
Well, just to make it perfectly clear, I personally use the KJV. On the other hand, I'm not sure why you say the Apocrypha is "not supposed to be there." Who decided that, and based on what criteria?the deutero canocical books was added by the catholics. it was not suppose to be there. i am referring to the original bible with the new and old testaments. the closer it is tranlated from the original greek bible the better.
For whatever reason, people seem to downplay the level of commitment required to be a true Christian. Perhaps it is because the predominantly Christian societies are all democratic, so very few Christians have to risk anything to call themselves Christians. In some countries, though, people are not so care-free about calling themselves Christians. In those countries people have to be prepared for the fact that they might be killed if they pronounce faith in Christ. Christ said in Luke 9:62, anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God. Just because us Christians who live in democratic societies are rarely forced to choose between having faith in Christ, doesn't mean that we aren't still called to be willing to make that choice.What do you think a person needs to believe to be a Christian? Is there limits to certain interpretations of the Bible?
Well, just to make it perfectly clear, I personally use the KJV. On the other hand, I'm not sure why you say the Apocrypha is "not supposed to be there." Who decided that, and based on what criteria?
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If you're looking at the original Greek (the Septuagint), you'll find the "Apocrypha."1.We simply look a the original greek translations, it will show what the original books were.
The Apocrypha/Deuterocanonicals have been in Christian Bibles as long as there have been Christian Bibles. The Catholics didn't "add" them at the Council of Trent; they merely affirmed their canonicity in reaction to (some) Protestants' having taken them out.2. Research WHEN the new books were added ... and everyting else will fall into place.
Katzpur is a woman.
If you're looking at the original Greek (the Septuagint), you'll find the "Apocrypha."
The Apocrypha/Deuterocanonicals have been in Christian Bibles as long as there have been Christian Bibles. The Catholics didn't "add" them at the Council of Trent; they merely affirmed their canonicity in reaction to (some) Protestants' having taken them out.
OK, most Christians from different denominations seem to be pretty aligned in agreement about that.
What if, though, I were to toss out Hitler? From what I've learned of him, he believed in Jesus and that He was the forgiver of sins, etc. but he committed unspeakable atrocities to the Jewish nation. Does that make him Christian?
OK, most Christians from different denominations seem to be pretty aligned in agreement about that.
What if, though, I were to toss out Hitler? From what I've learned of him, he believed in Jesus and that He was the forgiver of sins, etc. but he committed unspeakable atrocities to the Jewish nation. Does that make him Christian?
And with respect to items # 1 and #3, I imagine that the following would also apply:Anyway, to the topic. Faith in Christ is the only thing that is need, but questions arise, such as what is faith? Or, especially when talking to Mormons, who is Christ? So I tried to be as specific as possible so there wouldn't be any loopholes. Off the top of my head I can't think of any situation that someone who fits all 5 of these things could be unsaved, but perhaps there could be a loophole somewhere. But anyway, these are the five things that I would say are absolute, core, fundamental requirements for being a Christian:
If you do not fit, #1,2, or 3, then you are not saved because you do not know who God is, and if you do not fit #4 or 5 then you do not have the required faith to be saved.
- You must believe that there is only one God.
- You must believe that forgiveness of sins is only possible because Jesus, who is God incarnate, died on the cross.
- You must believe that faith in Christ alone is how we obtain said forgiveness, and not through our own actions.
- You must be willing to do what God says even if you don't understand the reason why at the time.
- Your faith in Christ must be more valuable to you than your own life.