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To: chuckles
I made the statement that he was wrong and was told that the pope had said the same thing. I believe there are Catholics that may go to heaven as well as hell, and Baptist that may go to heaven as well as hell. But if the pope is teaching you don't need Christ, he is teaching blasphemy.

The Pope doesn't teach that "you don't need Christ."

The point it, are we saved because of our knowledge of Christ? Is it strictly necessary for every person to enter Heaven that he have knowledge of Christ? Are we saved by knowledge?

SD

111 posted on 06/21/2006 8:07:22 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave
It is not knowledge.
When you accept Jesus message, through him you come to God.
Your heart, your eyes and your
ears are opened.
You see what many can not see.
You see it all around you in the world.
You hear what many others can not hear.
You feel what many others can not feel.
You know that you are in this world but will
never be able to be of it. You Know you will never
be perfect or even close to it.
But you will aways know when you are falling or in danger.
You now have a place to hide.
A place to take the burdens and confusions of the world.
125 posted on 06/21/2006 8:32:23 AM PDT by DaveTesla (You can fool some of the people some of the time......)
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To: SoothingDave
well with out being to Clintonian. I think it kind of depends on what you mean by "knowledge of Christ". A better question is do you believe in Jesus as the Christ. The Bible says that the devils in hell "know" who he is and tremble! but they are not saved! (not that they could be) I have friends in the aerospace industry that understand full well the physics of flight but they will not fly on an airplane, they will drive hundreds of miles to a test (on an airplane) just to avoid flying. So they know and understand all about the mechanics of flight but they don't believe or put thier "faith" in it. So the better question is Do you believe in Jesus as Christ and Savior. Do you believe you need to be saved? According to the Biblical scripture We all need to be saved. I'm not trying to proselyte you just trying to help you with your question. But in short if you mean knowledge that he existed I would say no! That wont get your ticket to heaven punched but having faith in him does.
141 posted on 06/21/2006 8:55:36 AM PDT by Texas Patriot (Remember.... The Alamo, never forget HOORAHH!!!!!)
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