Are these people saying that you don't have to follow gods laws to get into heaven?
Christianity is confusing. Some folks say all you have to do is ask Jesus for forgiveness. Others say - it doesn't matter how bad you are - as long as you "believe" you'll be forgiven anything. The answers I got to this question proves that - http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgKV9qjD2kFT1NJfG4_9OW7sy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090827004759AA7lTAr
Did Jesus's death on the cross automatically absolve everyone of sin? If so - what does it matter what anyone believes - everyone is going to heaven.
God of the Hipsters2009-08-27T01:12:10Z
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Honestly, ive lost track of what Christian's actually believe. They seem to change their mind every five seconds...
Most Christians live in the deepest darkness. Ask yourself why so many different faiths and Churches these days. If you do a focus on them and check each ones belief, you will find that every one has a different faith, a different gospel, a different Jesus. This is in opposition to the ONLY gospel truth that Jesus gave mankind.
Ephesians 4:4-5 tells is that Jesus only gave us one faith, one gospel, one Holy Spirit, One Jesus. Why do they not all have this one faith then? I will tell you why.
Its because all of them have gone away from the true gospel called the water and the Spirit. And because of this they have made their own religion, filling it with the doctrines of Luther and Calvin, which prevents people from ever being saved and entering the kingdom of heaven.
This is not Christianity, its mere religion. This is why you are so confused. Religion like this uses the Bible to further its own ends.
The true gospel includes Jesus water baptism by John the Baptist, and His death on the Cross (1 John 5:6-11). Jesus could never have died if He did not at first take up all our sins when He was baptised.
This is why Jesus taught Nicodemus what this true gospel must be.
John 3:3-5 means, "If someone wants to be born again, they should be born of water and the Spirit. Here water means the baptism of Jesus, which does away with all the sins of the world once and for all. The Spirit means that Jesus who received baptism from John the Baptist is God Himself.”
This Christianity is the true Christianity...no confusion here, but only righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
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the death of Christ was sufficient to pay for all the sins of the world ...but the catch is one must apply by faith to receive this free pardon...if you read the bible at all there is always a line and you are on one side of it or not...jesus parable of the 10 virgins 5 who were wise 5 not 5 let in 5 were told depart i never knew you...jesus said a man must be born again...jer 31 31-34 promised a new covenant where Gods laws are written on our hearts...jesus took the cup and said this is the cup of the new covenant made in my blood....hebrews explains that the old covenant was a shadow of what was to come..the priest could only enter once a year to offer for the sins of the people Jesus as high priest according to the order of melchizedek entered once nad offered a perfect sacrifice and sat down ..it is finished...in rev two groups those whos name are written in the lambs book of life nad those who are not...
Eh, Christianity is not so tough to understand. Part of the problem is that Martin Luther invented an idea that caused a great problem: any tom dick or mary can pick up the bible and give you the CORRECT interpretation of the bible (Christianity). Now, we have upteen thousand groups on their own. You can check out this link for more info on my view: http://www.catholic.com/library/pillar.asp
There are two parts to the atonement (Jesus death): while sins were forgiven for humanity, each person needs to access that forgiveness (personal justification). Also, there are some odd ideas of what the word 'believe' means. Like many words, such as love, can have very deep meanings.
Now on this belief idea (aka faith), I see salvation as a journey for which we must continue and might turn back from even right near the end. Faith (belief) is to teach us hope in God. Hope, is to teach us to love as God loves. St. Paul is explicitly clear that faith is lead us to this ultimate love. And faith without love is useless. So, belief alone apart from love, does not get you out of hell. But that first step is belief so that we can access the forgiveness. Think of it as a $1million sitting at the post office for you. It's yours, but you still have to pick it up.
they are wrong, yes we can be forgiven for our sins. There are some people whose sins God does not forgive. Wrote Paul: “If we practice sin willfully after having received the accurate knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice for sins left, but there is a certain fearful expectation of [condemnatory] judgment.” (Hebrews 10:26, 27) The words “practice sin willfully” suggest deeply ingrained badness, a truly wicked heart. They make a practice of sin. Second, their sins are intentional. As The Bible in Basic English puts it, they “do evil on purpose.” Deeply ingrained badness fills their heart. Third, their sins are not the result of ignorance. They have an “accurate knowledge of the truth” about God’s will and ways. How does God view unrepentant, malicious sinners? “There is no longer any sacrifice for sins left,” says Paul. The sacrifice of Christ—God’s gift to humankind—covers the sins we commit because of our imperfection. By their course, they show contempt for Jesus and treat his blood “as a cheap thing,” as having no more value than that of any imperfect human. (Today’s English Version) Such ingrates are in no position to benefit from Christ’s sacrifice.