Is salvation dependent on the belief in the trinity as many I have come across suggest?
From how I understand it, if you experience the trinity, then you were born again by the Holy Spirit.Is salvation dependent on the belief in the trinity as many I have come across suggest?
Well, if you want to have a relationship with God, it should not be a wrong understanding of God.Is salvation dependent on the belief in the trinity as many I have come across suggest?
It's a good point you made.Well, if you want to have a relationship with God, it should not be a wrong understanding of God.
Is salvation dependent on the belief in the trinity as many I have come across suggest?
How can anyone but God possibly give you an answer to that question? Some who have no idea will say yes. Some who have no idea will say no. Decide for yourself what you believe about the nature of God and live with it.Is salvation dependent on the belief in the trinity as many I have come across suggest?
Since God does not show favoritism, the intellectual assent is not necessary, (for salvation, since those don't save) avoiding the anathema from fanatics is probably a smart move though.The Athanasian Creed seems to state so....
Is salvation dependent on the belief in the trinity as many I have come across suggest?
IMHO, the Christian faith has to be approached as a whole. If you reject the Nicene version of the Trinity, other parts of your theology are going to change. For example, if Jesus is a human who was gifted to become divine after His resurrection, how will that impact the meaning of His earthly ministry, death and resurrection? You could go down an Islamic path that Jesus was the second to last prophet to be succeeded by Muhammad. You could alternatively go down the path to where Jesus is simply a moral teacher, no greater than other philosophers and other religious leaders.
Earlier you said you did not read creeds. Do you read the Bible?Is salvation dependent on the belief in the trinity as many I have come across suggest?
I don't think so. Many, including myself, have been saved by putting their faith in Christ without understanding the nature of the trinity.Is salvation dependent on the belief in the trinity as many I have come across suggest?
I wouldn't say it if it wasn't true.Not true.
Jesus says that we must baptize new disciples in the name of the Trinity, but I never judge whether a person is truly a Christian because God only knows the heart. New Christians must be educated that God is Trinity, a true mystery.Is salvation dependent on the belief in the trinity as many I have come across suggest?
Is salvation dependent on the belief in the trinity as many I have come across suggest?
Just ask the robber on the cross who was mocking Christ one minute and had his heart changed the next.Is salvation dependent on the belief in the trinity as many I have come across suggest?