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To: Chicory
Among Protestants there is a wide variation in how one becomes a Christian—how does each person decide which is correct? What happens to those who pick the wrong opinion to agree with?

Like what? Catholics keep making comments about the widely divergent views on topics that Prots are supposed to have but never come through with concrete examples.

Would you care to be the first?

So what is that wide variation?

231 posted on 06/12/2015 3:38:59 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: metmom

I said: “Among Protestants there is a wide variation in how one becomes a Christian—how does each person decide which is correct? What happens to those who pick the wrong opinion to agree with?”

Metmom responded: “Like what? Catholics keep making comments about the widely divergent views on topics that Prots are supposed to have but never come through with concrete examples.

“Would you care to be the first?

“So what is that wide variation?”

First, like what I mentioned: Protestants have a wide variety of ideas regarding what is necessary to be saved, from saying a little prayer and one is saved for life to the necessity of sacramental baptism. Obviously, how one takes the first step towards Heaven is **vitally important,** no?

Specific differences among Protestants regardinf baptism:

Baptism: 1. sacramental (imparts faith); 2. sacramental (offers the recipient to God; 3. symbolic of being born again; 4. symbolic sign of obedience to God;

5. full immersion necessary; 6. water poured over head;

7. infants can and should be baptized; 8. infants should jot be baptized;

9. baptism is necessary for salvation; 10. baptism is not necessary for salvation.

Now I hope you will answer the questions I asked which were quoted at the beginning of this post.


243 posted on 06/12/2015 6:10:06 PM PDT by Chicory
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