What is the minimum beliefs needed to be a Christian
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jimmydiggs
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God himself is the Judge of who believes or not, so If one does believe, God is the one that truly knows. So go to God and seek God's Mercy, and know from God that you are his.
When you see this from God you know and do not need for anyone else to tell you
Ephesians 1:6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
God himself confirms this in you, by God's Spirit he places in you:
Ephesians 1:13 in whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Galatians 3:14 that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Are you being Sarcastic, Jimmy?
[h=3]Matthew 19:16-17[/h]Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)
[SUP]16 [/SUP]And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? [SUP]17 [/SUP]And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments
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jimmydiggs
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No. I'm surprised he said Original Sin isn't biblical, which says men are born bad.
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Huckleberry
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Huckleberry - sin is also a noun, not just a verb - they actually have proven that babies within 6 months of life actually lie - in non=verbal - verbal gestures
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jimmydiggs
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absolutely not - I didn't say that - or mean that - suppose I was thinking of a weird catholic version of original sin
and how exactly is a baby lying through gestures? and who proved it was 'lying'.
The justifications around this should be fantastic
Born to Lie | National Geographic Channel
yeah eat it
Genesis 8
21 And when the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse[a] the ground because of man, for the intention of man's heart is evil from his childbirth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.
is the popcorn good?
21 And when the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse[a] the ground because of man, for the intention of man's heart is evil from his childbirth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.
is the popcorn good?
Very confused as to which translation this is. I can produce 4 versions here that say "youth", "childhood"
"[SUP]21 [/SUP]And when the Lords smelled the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, forthe intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done." ESV
"The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done" NIV
"And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done." KJV
"When the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, He said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, even though man’s inclination is evil from his youth. And I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done." HCSB
Not a single one says childbirth. As for the video, I prefer to know the studies, and what the Bible says about this issue. Actually, there is not a lot of evidence to support original sin, but as a mother of 4, I would have to agree that sin starts early. But whether an awareness of right and wrong is there, is another whole question.
I think there is plenty of evidence in scripture
Original sin does not mean that you have sinned straight away, however your nature is sinful (for we are all in Adam), so therefore natural not good, we have to be careful not to let our emotions colour our view of what reality is.
"Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me."?
Original sin does not mean that you have sinned straight away, however your nature is sinful (for we are all in Adam), so therefore natural not good, we have to be careful not to let our emotions colour our view of what reality is.
"Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me."?
I was surprised to see this thread about minimum beliefs needed to be a Christian. I don't quite know the train of thought, but it appears that you present doctrinal beliefs outside of true Christian beliefs, and it's good that you clarified that. In my estimation however, if one seeks the acceptance of God on the premise of minimal beliefs, they are not one of His children. I would also say the one principle belief one must have, is to die to the flesh, and sincerely ask God to kill the carnal man inside us all (every day, continuously).
1 Corinthians 15:31 (KJV)
[SUP]31 [/SUP]I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
Then the carnal is replaced by the Spiritual man.
Luke 9:23-24 (KJV)
[SUP]23 [/SUP]And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
[SUP]24 [/SUP]For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
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Huckleberry
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Bad hermeneutics to make a doctrine out of one Scripture verse - Psalm 51:5
Studied this in Hebrew this year, and it comes out a bit differently - and certainly not enough evidence to make a doctrine out of. That being said, I am willing to be convinced there is original sin, as I have been taught all my life.
Although personally, I don't really care if there is Original Sin or not. We all sin and fall short of the glory of God. We all need Jesus Christ as a Saviour. Whether it started at the Fall, or early in our lifetimes. So Original Sin is probably not a necessary belief to be a Christian.
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Huckleberry
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Thanks for the English lesson.
How about a Bible lesson on little children who have died without the knowledge of Christ.
Are they damned?
Matthew 5
[SUP]8[/SUP] Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.