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I'm not Lutheran and I don't believe water baptism is salvific. It's just H2O. I've read a lot about this subject. I don't believe in confession to priests. The Bible doesn't teach that. It does say that you can confess to others at church. I get fed by the Word at home as well as I would at...

I did think baptism was important because shortly after I was saved I had a strange dream where I was going to a church to get baptised and I woke up hearing some interesting words that were Biblical in nature, including a particular word I did not know at that time. When I looked it up later I...

Maybe some people DO learn and they decide to do the wrong thing regardless. There are evil people out there that do know they have done something against their conscience and they choose to continue to do it later on which sears their conscience. Does that mean when they are hard to...

Oh by the way, I'm not a Christian Science guy. Remember, that's like grape nuts. They aren't grapes and they aren't nuts. (I hope you catch the reference there). I do believe miracles still happen like healings. There's too much evidence for that to deny it. Besides, being born again is a...

Hello. Do you have any reasons for thinking there are some people here that are atheists pretending to be Christians? I haven't been here long but I have seen that kind of behaviour on the internet before where atheists do indeed masquerade as Christians. For example, no Christian will bring...

I've checked out most of the Churches near to me and none of them fit. I live in London too, so "go figure". They are all compromised in one way or another. And I'm not lying or joking. Fortunately my salvation doesn't depend upon attending a church or getting baptised but I would like to go...

Yes. But I think the case for grace rather than free will is supported by a greater number of scriptures. That's why I said I was basically Reformed but more "loosely". I'm willing to admit that God works salvation in people in different ways because I don't want to put God in a box, as you said.

In terms of theology, this is free will versus determinism, or more classically put, predestination. It is clear to everybody with a functioning sane mind that the Bible obviously uses the word predestination which has nothing to do with Gnosticism. And that there are millions of Christians...

I don't see people straddling both sides of the fence at the same time because they prefer comfort over discomfort, which is what cognitive dissonance does to people. Everybody is subject to it, and especially in Bible reading comprehension. If you have a theological "script" I would suggest...

I went on to study theology books and came around to a view that is loosely Reformed. I say loosely because I can see free will passages in the scriptures as well as grace passages. It also fit my experience when I was regenerated. I don't attend any church and I never have since that time.

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Maybe it depends upon who you listen to/read/watch. I came out of a background involved in yoga meditation for a number of years so when I see Christians on TV or online that have a more charismatic emphasis I detect things that remind me of my previous life and I steer clear of that kind of...

What happens if someone strays from the creed in some way? Who would be any types of persons that would be disqualified from posting on this website?

And I want to know why this is important. Could you elaborate more? What is it about the Nicene creed that distinguishes this site?

Thanks for clarifying. Could you perhaps tell me why the Nicene Creed is so important around here?