Jesus said that we are to love God and love our neighbor. I believe that this will determine our eternal security far more than our adherence to any creed or particular theology.
Upvote
0
In your opinions, what are essential doctrines one must believe and hold onto to be considered a Christian and thus be eternally secure and saved?
Is it, believing in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ? If one denies the resurrection or death of Christ can one be saved?
Is it, believing that faith alone in Christ alone by the grace of God is enough to save? Like for an example, having faith in Christ and trusting that he alone can save them and that the cross is sufficient enough to save.
Is it, believing in the doctrines that set Christians apart? This question is partially to do with my previous question but it goes deeper. Like, believing that Christians are eternally secure, believing the truth that God died for his sheep and that he has preset the lives of people around the globe.
Is it, accepting the Nicene or Apostles creed?
Is it, being baptized, partaking of the Eucharist, or any other ritual based salvation system?
Is it our works, or based anything on what we do rather than what Christ has done for us?
Just, what is required for salvation in your opinions? I think I know the answer to my own questions, I just wanted to check the opinions of other Christians. I obviously left some details out but these are the main questions floating around the church today.
These two.Is it, believing in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ? If one denies the resurrection or death of Christ can one be saved?
Is it, believing that faith alone in Christ alone by the grace of God is enough to save? Like for an example, having faith in Christ and trusting that he alone can save them and that the cross is sufficient enough to save.
I think that sums it up best perhaps. For its part the Catholic Church actually teaches, quoting a 16th century believer,Jesus said that we are to love God and love our neighbor. I believe that this will determine our eternal security far more than our adherence to any creed or particular theology.
I don't expect you are ignorant of the fact that getting essential doctrines right doesn't save you, nor does it give you eternal security. Nor does holding onto them, nor does being considered a Christian do the job. I say this for the sake of those who will light into you for supposing such a thing. I doubt you meant to come across that way.In your opinions, what are essential doctrines one must believe and hold onto to be considered a Christian and thus be eternally secure and saved?
Is it, believing in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ? If one denies the resurrection or death of Christ can one be saved?
Is it, believing that faith alone in Christ alone by the grace of God is enough to save? Like for an example, having faith in Christ and trusting that he alone can save them and that the cross is sufficient enough to save.
Is it, believing in the doctrines that set Christians apart? This question is partially to do with my previous question but it goes deeper. Like, believing that Christians are eternally secure, believing the truth that God died for his sheep and that he has preset the lives of people around the globe.
Is it, accepting the Nicene or Apostles creed?
Is it, being baptized, partaking of the Eucharist, or any other ritual based salvation system?
Is it our works, or based anything on what we do rather than what Christ has done for us?
Just, what is required for salvation in your opinions? I think I know the answer to my own questions, I just wanted to check the opinions of other Christians. I obviously left some details out but these are the main questions floating around the church today.
Strange. I've never heard of even one of them, who claim you have to accept their theology to be saved.There are many Calvinists or Reformed Christians who claim that one has to accept their theologies (I'm not one of them.)
In your opinions, what are essential doctrines one must believe and hold onto to be considered a Christian and thus be eternally secure and saved?
Is it, believing in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ? If one denies the resurrection or death of Christ can one be saved?
Is it, believing that faith alone in Christ alone by the grace of God is enough to save? Like for an example, having faith in Christ and trusting that he alone can save them and that the cross is sufficient enough to save.
Is it, believing in the doctrines that set Christians apart? This question is partially to do with my previous question but it goes deeper. Like, believing that Christians are eternally secure, believing the truth that God died for his sheep and that he has preset the lives of people around the globe.
Is it, accepting the Nicene or Apostles creed?
Is it, being baptized, partaking of the Eucharist, or any other ritual based salvation system?
Is it our works, or based anything on what we do rather than what Christ has done for us?
Just, what is required for salvation in your opinions? I think I know the answer to my own questions, I just wanted to check the opinions of other Christians. I obviously left some details out but these are the main questions floating around the church today.
I hit agree and then did a double take it says, not sure what you mean by that but it also says
Col 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
My bad, I suppose I didn't make my point very clear in the previous post.
Basically I agree that Christians have the responsibility to equip themselves in the word to defend themselves against bad theology; but at the same time, we need to acknowledge that as we live in the world, we may often unknowingly pick up certain cultural worldviews that isn't quite compatible with the Bible and don't even realize how the implications of those worldviews actually undermine the Biblical faith when taken into their most logical conclusion.
My point was that there are stages in our growing in understanding and trust towards Jesus, and that it's unrealistic to expect every believer to immediately have all their doctrines right, but also that we shouldn't immediately condemn them as "unsaved" for holding onto those beliefs, especially if it is due to a genuine lack of knowledge. Of course, we do have the responsibility to correct them when we encounter them, as Paul did for the Corinthians.
ACTS 16:30-31 30 And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”In your opinions, what are essential doctrines one must believe and hold onto to be considered a Christian and thus be eternally secure and saved?
Is it, believing in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ? If one denies the resurrection or death of Christ can one be saved?
Is it, believing that faith alone in Christ alone by the grace of God is enough to save? Like for an example, having faith in Christ and trusting that he alone can save them and that the cross is sufficient enough to save.
Is it, believing in the doctrines that set Christians apart? This question is partially to do with my previous question but it goes deeper. Like, believing that Christians are eternally secure, believing the truth that God died for his sheep and that he has preset the lives of people around the globe.
Is it, accepting the Nicene or Apostles creed?
Is it, being baptized, partaking of the Eucharist, or any other ritual based salvation system?
Is it our works, or based anything on what we do rather than what Christ has done for us?
Just, what is required for salvation in your opinions? I think I know the answer to my own questions, I just wanted to check the opinions of other Christians. I obviously left some details out but these are the main questions floating around the church today.
The creeds illustrate the experience that unfolds as we experience Christianity and the Trinity God in our every day lives.In your opinions, what are essential doctrines one must believe and hold onto to be considered a Christian and thus be eternally secure and saved?
Is it, believing in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ? If one denies the resurrection or death of Christ can one be saved?
Is it, believing that faith alone in Christ alone by the grace of God is enough to save? Like for an example, having faith in Christ and trusting that he alone can save them and that the cross is sufficient enough to save.
Is it, believing in the doctrines that set Christians apart? This question is partially to do with my previous question but it goes deeper. Like, believing that Christians are eternally secure, believing the truth that God died for his sheep and that he has preset the lives of people around the globe.
Is it, accepting the Nicene or Apostles creed?
Is it, being baptized, partaking of the Eucharist, or any other ritual based salvation system?
Is it our works, or based anything on what we do rather than what Christ has done for us?
Just, what is required for salvation in your opinions? I think I know the answer to my own questions, I just wanted to check the opinions of other Christians. I obviously left some details out but these are the main questions floating around the church today.
We Believe in the infallibility of the word of God.
We Believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
We Believe the Gospel of his death, reserrection, and directive to REPENT, be BAPTIZED and receive the HOLYT SPIRIT.
We Believe we are baptized into the body of Christ (the Church) through the Holy Spirit with the Bible evidence of SPEAKING in TONGUES.
We Believe in the miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit in the church.
We Believe in prayer for the sick and healing by the power of God.
We Believe the return of Jesus Christ.
In your opinions, what are essential doctrines one must believe and hold onto to be considered a Christian and thus be eternally secure and saved?
Is it, believing in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ? If one denies the resurrection or death of Christ can one be saved?
Is it, believing that faith alone in Christ alone by the grace of God is enough to save? Like for an example, having faith in Christ and trusting that he alone can save them and that the cross is sufficient enough to save.
Is it, believing in the doctrines that set Christians apart? This question is partially to do with my previous question but it goes deeper. Like, believing that Christians are eternally secure, believing the truth that God died for his sheep and that he has preset the lives of people around the globe.
Is it, accepting the Nicene or Apostles creed?
Is it, being baptized, partaking of the Eucharist, or any other ritual based salvation system?
Is it our works, or based anything on what we do rather than what Christ has done for us?
Just, what is required for salvation in your opinions? I think I know the answer to my own questions, I just wanted to check the opinions of other Christians. I obviously left some details out but these are the main questions floating around the church today.
T
These two.
Well if we believe in a Jesus that never existed, then how can we be saved by him? I could believe that Jesus was just a man that lived, nobody special, just a wandering Rabbi. I could even believe that wandering Rabbi died for everyone for some reason. But that's not the Jesus of scripture. So I would be believing a lie.To be honest, no doctrine saves. We need to be born again no matter what doctrine we hold. Exactly what we need to know to be born again is hard to say, but we need to believe Jesus died for our sins and rose again for our salvation. I think that is all.
My bad, I suppose I didn't make my point very clear in the previous post.
Basically I agree that Christians have the responsibility to equip themselves in the word to defend themselves against bad theology; but at the same time, we need to acknowledge that as we live in the world, we may often unknowingly pick up certain cultural worldviews that isn't quite compatible with the Bible and don't even realize how the implications of those worldviews actually undermine the Biblical faith when taken into their most logical conclusion.
My point was that there are stages in our growing in understanding and trust towards Jesus. It's unrealistic to expect every believer to immediately have all their doctrines right, and we shouldn't immediately condemn them as "unsaved" for holding onto those beliefs, especially if it is due to a genuine lack of knowledge, but rather correct them as Paul did for the Corinthians.
This is a decent summary of the teaching of the Catholic Church.My bad, I suppose I didn't make my point very clear in the previous post.
Basically I agree that Christians have the responsibility to equip themselves in the word to defend themselves against bad theology; but at the same time, we need to acknowledge that as we live in the world, we may often unknowingly pick up certain cultural worldviews that isn't quite compatible with the Bible and don't even realize how the implications of those worldviews actually undermine the Biblical faith when taken into their most logical conclusion.
My point was that there are stages in our growing in understanding and trust towards Jesus. It's unrealistic to expect every believer to immediately have all their doctrines right, and we shouldn't immediately condemn them as "unsaved" for holding onto those beliefs, especially if it is due to a genuine lack of knowledge, but rather correct them as Paul did for the Corinthians.