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To: WileyPink

No, being a member of the Church of Christ is not a bad thing unless you think following the instructions for salvation provided in the Bible is a bad thing.

If you cconfess your faith that Jesus is the Son of God, repent of your past sins and are baptised for the remission of those sins, you are a Christian starting a new life following Jesus through the days of your life. Jesus paid the price for man's sins since man can never be perfect enough to dwell with God. So God sent His Son as the one time pure sacrifice to pay for the sins of man. We just have to accept the ultimate gift of salvation and follow the instructions to receive the gift.

Confess your belief, repent of prior sins, be baptised for the remission of those sins and you arise to walk with Jesus the rest of your days.

Now - any that find fault with this - might do well to refer to the Bible - God's inspired word to find the answer, not to a creed developed by a few men, not by a human instilled with power over the masses, but go direct to God's Word - the Bible and find out for yourself what instructions are given.


110 posted on 03/31/2007 11:37:27 AM PDT by ClancyJ
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To: ClancyJ

You must forgive me, I'm not versed enough with the Church of Christ doctrine to defend or argue against it. I don't believe that baptism is necessary for salvation.


142 posted on 03/31/2007 3:58:27 PM PDT by WileyPink ("...I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." John 14:6a)
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To: ClancyJ
No, being a member of the Church of Christ is not a bad thing unless you think following the instructions for salvation provided in the Bible is a bad thing. If you cconfess your faith that Jesus is the Son of God, repent of your past sins and are baptised for the remission of those sins, you are a Christian starting a new life following Jesus through the days of your life. Jesus paid the price for man's sins since man can never be perfect enough to dwell with God. So God sent His Son as the one time pure sacrifice to pay for the sins of man. We just have to accept the ultimate gift of salvation and follow the instructions to receive the gift. Confess your belief, repent of prior sins, be baptised for the remission of those sins and you arise to walk with Jesus the rest of your days.

AMEN! Yoou just said the same thing I was trying to say in post 157, but more eloquently.

160 posted on 04/01/2007 8:28:38 AM PDT by jmc813 (The 2nd Amendment is NOT a "social conservative" issue.)
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