RedDragon94
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Which of these two doctrines is most essential to the faith? Bibliology or Soteriology?
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*Christians* A choice to be made
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Just in case anyone else needed the exact definitions (I did) ...
Soteriology: theology dealing with salvation especially as effected by Jesus Christ
Bibliology: the study of the theological doctrine of the Bible
I voted "Soteriology" ... but just to clarify, it is not your personal belief on salvation that matters. Soteriology is the key to faith because both Faith and Salvation originate with God. So I believe that God gives you the Faith that allows you to be Saved.
YMMV
(in which case, take it up with God)
Really?
Is there no way for you to break the tie and decide on a "most essential" and an "almost as essential"?
Soteriology. You can have different Bibles, yet have the same Faith. This was the reality for the first four hundred years of Christianity--different churches all had different books of the New Testament, and almost none of them even had the four Gospels, let alone all the epistles. The Ethiopian Orthodox to this day have a Bible with far more books than anyone else in Christianity (case in point, they have a 35-book New Testament), yet they share the same faith with the rest of the Oriental Orthodox churches who have the standard 27-book New Testament.
Ok, I chose Soteriology since the Christian faith is dependent on it. But I do think that you need both to properly come to an opinion. Without Bibliology how do you find the need for Soteriology?
I have to agree. I grow in my faith with bible study (among other things), for example.
Yes, without study ( Bibliology ) we have little more than a faith based on feelings. And I must admit that my feelings tend to change once in a while, so I definitely don't want to rely on them as far as faith goes. I think it good to incorporate a little common sense into the mix. Otherwise we may end up sending our pay checks to some rhinestone wearing televangelist.
Just in case anyone else needed the exact definitions (I did) ...
Soteriology: theology dealing with salvation especially as effected by Jesus Christ
Bibliology: the study of the theological doctrine of the Bible
I voted "Soteriology" ... but just to clarify, it is not your personal belief on salvation that matters. Soteriology is the key to faith because both Faith and Salvation originate with God. So I believe that God gives you the Faith that allows you to be Saved.
YMMV
(in which case, take it up with God)
I somewhat agree with this, but God gives us the free will to have faith...or to not. He doesn't really give us faith...we still have to choose.
Yes, we all have the free-will choice to act responsibly toward God or Not - Deuteronomy 30:19, and we can pray for more faith, or for one's faith to be increased - Luke 17:5