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In reply to the discussion: Am I correct in my understanding of this? [View all]gibraltar72
(7,629 posts)41. Recovering Evangelical here.
Yep that's their spiel. Some say once forgiven you're in the clear.
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i have known some who believe it's the spirit of jesus you need to accept in your heart
unblock
May 2019
#5
indeed. what are we jews thinking making people study for a year just to convert?
unblock
May 2019
#78
I'm not talking about official doctrine and dogma, just what people actually believe
unblock
May 2019
#82
So you agree that essentially all christian sects as a matter of doctrine believe in a literal
Voltaire2
May 2019
#83
Your way is The Way, a term many ancient followers applied to their groups. It's good.
Karadeniz
May 2019
#47
How are you to respond? IF you accept it, you respond by believing in Jesus or buying an
3Hotdogs
May 2019
#10
In that state of being (or non-being), I don't think you need to worry about cancer.
3Hotdogs
May 2019
#45
A lot of that is problematic because Jesus and the Disciples were all Jewish
bigbrother05
May 2019
#18
If you don't believe in any version of Jesus at all, why is this relevant to you?
TygrBright
May 2019
#29
They may not be. The point is, faith is belief in something that cannot be proved with facts. n/t
TygrBright
May 2019
#39
There is an excellent book by Walter Bauer, orthodoxy and heresy in early christianity.
Karadeniz
May 2019
#46
A very interesting question/topic...I greatly appreciate the opportunity for discussion.
Pendrench
May 2019
#64