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Can't argue with that. Without Jesus, we're all damned for eternity.

The question is, and has always been, do we need to actually do anything? Or did Jesus' death work for all of us regardless of anything we believe and\or do and we'll all get the same reward at the end?

Apparently not.

I've always thought you need to do SOMETHING to get to Jesus... That's where my "so it's not a 'narrow path' to being 'right'.." idea comes in.

The path to heaven IS narrow (eg, Jesus), but I think that there is more than one way to get to him..

I really lack the ability to put this into words, which I hate, because it makes me sound more open or close minded than I really mean to...

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Oh, don't worry about it. I've found that a LOT of Christians are just as vague in their beliefs, which I find interesting.

Well, because different christians focus more on different parts of the bible and sometimes use two different things out of it to form one "guideline", it's hard to accuartly put donw their beliefs.

I know how it feels.

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I've done some thinking about this lately, & although I don't consider myself any specific Christian denomination, I guess my personal beliefs fit in with Baptist teachings. I was baptized when I was 12, and I believe in all 5 solas.

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I was raised as a Roman Catholic, buuuuut I personally am agnostic (but seriously reconsidering the whole 'god' thing).

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I got news for you Ian, the Solas are Martin Luther's.

(1) Sola Gratia - salvation by God's grace alone (i.e., his mercy and generosity, as opposed to human merits).

(2) Sola Fidei - faith alone as the means for receiving God's mercy (as opposed to human choices and efforts).

(3) Sola Christe - Christ alone. As the God-Man, he alone is qualified to bring men into God's presence through his atoning sacrifice.

(4) Sola Scriptura - Scripture alone as the way we come to know God and his will.

(5) Sola Deo Gloria - to God alone be glory. God alone has the right to receive credit for human salvation.

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I've learned that I'm Roman Catholic.

Apparently.

I'm Baptist. Got to church on Sunday and Wednesday youth group. Go to a Baptist school too, which is awesome; great friends and teachers.



You need to believe that Jesus is the only way to heaven, that He lived a perfect life and died on the cross to pay for our sins, and that He rose again. You have to ask Him to forgive you of your sins and that He will help you not to sin.

That's a really concise, and definitely not complete....thing.

It's hard to put into the right words.

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I knew that, Didy, but at least I believe in them.

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The Scriptures clearly teach that it is Christ's atoning sacrifice alone that can save us. Good works, while they will accompany true faith, do not save, nor even contribute to our salvation. The credit for human salvation belongs to God alone, not to man.

Now a life of faith will involve good works, but even those good works are a gift from God, not something which we can claim independently of his work (Eph 2:10).

It is feasable to challenge a fellow Christian who is not living a Christian life, and even to challenge whether his/her faith is genuine. Lutheran theologians have always believed that Christians are obligated to good works--not for the sake of salvation, that is the work of God's grace alone--but rather for appreciation and thankgiving for the work God has done for us, and out of compassion for our fellow man. Someone who is deliberately not living a Christian life is only demonstrating that God's grace is not at work in them.

So do good works save? No, absolutely not. Only God's grace can save us. Will Christians do good works? Yes, absolutely, but not for the purpose of earning salvation, but rather as a demonstration of God's grace at work in their lives.

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I am Catholic. I'm really religious. But I also go to a Presbyterian youth group and summer camp-> Montlure! Best camp ever.

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