The many gods of the Christians

[gingercat]

Beware. You may find yourself serving the Homechurch god.

Of course, no matter what kind of category you are in, you always have to beware! We should not hide ourselves behind the name of the category.

My point is that we should be studying and following the Bible directly and not indirectly like following some theologieans or churches. We get easily misguided even we study the Bible directly much less if we follow someone elses' enterpretation.

thanks for your reminder Truth. :D

 

[Johny]

My point is that we should be studying and following the Bible directly and not indirectly like following some theologieans or churches. We get easily misguided even we study the Bible directly much less if we follow someone elses' enterpretation.

Don't the very same Theologians you speak of start off like you, with their own opinion? What makes your personal beliefs right and everyone else's wrong?

What I'm trying to say is that there's nothing wrong with having more knowledgable people help you understand scripture. You can always decide for yourself after, you aren't going to be brain washed in to believing anything.

 

[gingercat]

No matter how much you study if you are not wholeheartedly committed to Him you will end up believing lies because you are are not going to follow the things not so comfortable or don't like it.

Most of us think if we follow Him just enough to get by we will go to heaven. This is satan's big lie.

Wholehearted commitment is the key and anything else is a lie. This is the only way Jesus helps us for His purpose.

Jesus is making it very claer that narrow is the road that leads to life and only a few find it. Matt 7-13-14

 

[Johny]

No matter how much you study if you are not wholeheartedly committed to Him you will end up believing lies because you are are not going to follow the things not so comfortable or don't like it.

Most of us think if we follow Him just enough to get by we will go to heaven. This is satan's big lie.

Wholehearted commitment is the key and anything else is a lie. This is the only way Jesus helps us for His purpose.

Jesus is making it very claer that narrow is the road that leads to life and only a few find it. Matt 7-13-14

Yes, but what makes your opinion on sripture/ Christianity right and others wrong.

 

[gingercat]

No matter how much you study if you are not wholeheartedly committed to Him you will end up believing lies because you are are not going to follow the things not so comfortable or don't like it.

Most of us think if we follow Him just enough to get by we will go to heaven. This is satan's big lie.

Wholehearted commitment is the key and anything else is a lie. This is the only way Jesus helps us for His purpose.

Jesus is making it very claer that narrow is the road that leads to life and only a few find it. Matt 7-13-14

I add like to add that so watch out major denominations, especially Catholics. Catholics are the biggest!

Christianity is not popularity!

 

[Johny]

Gingercat, are you saying we need to do good works to get to heaven? Are you saying that Christians who go to Church won't get to Heaven?

 

[gingercat]

Mt 7:6 "do not throw your pearls to pigs."

 

[Johny]

Please explain what you're trying to say.

 

[gingercat]

"Whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be my disciple."
Luke 14:33

 

[Johny]

"Whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be my disciple."
Luke 14:33

What does this have to do with Church?

 

[gingercat]

"So it is because you are likewarm - I am about to spit you out of my mouth." Rev 3:16

 

[Johny]

"So it is because you are likewarm - I am about to spit you out of my mouth." Rev 3:16

How does this apply to Churchgoers?

 

[gingercat]

They each have their favorite god to serve. They serve the image of their favorite philosophy about God which they have called "theology" to comfort themselves and in this way have made for themselves images of God to serve.... Baptist, Lutheran, Anglican, Catholic, Watchtower, Mormon, Pentecostal.... these many faiths in knowledge are their idols, many kinds, many gods to serve, and which they call everyone to serve and they teach one another among their own sects to not serve the other gods but to serve only their own. And because they each think their saving faith rests upon believing in these various images of such knowledge, they are trapped and afraid to follow Christ for fear of damnation. They do not see these gods are not Christ and they do not see these images in their minds are gods they have made to serve. And believe it or not Paul, they each accuse one another of following "another Jesus" just as you described to the Corinthians, each insisting their own image in their mind which they serve is the true Jesus."

 

[Johny]

What if you're wrong, will you go to Hell?

 

[Heidi]

What if you're wrong, will you go to Hell?

All you have to do is read the bible to see who goes to hell and why. Again, it's quite simple. You can start with John 3:16-18.

 

[thehayesman]

John 3:16-18 doesn't say anything about going to hell.

"So it is because you are likewarm - I am about to spit you out of my mouth." Rev 3:16

:-D I like this new translation, God speaks teen. So if you're like warm he will spit you from his mouth. If you're like hot he'll date you, I mean accept you. If you're like cold then I guess you're still in trouble. :bday: tongue in cheek

 

[Johny]

What if you're wrong, will you go to Hell?

All you have to do is read the bible to see who goes to hell and why. Again, it's quite simple. You can start with John 3:16-18.

This is exactly my point. All we have to do believe in Him and repent from our evil ways. God doesn't make it hard for us to gain eternal life with Him, He already accomplished the hard part, His death on the cross and His ressurection.

Gingercat, Christians don't go to Hell, no matter how you twist scripture.

 

[Johny]

What if you're wrong, will you go to Hell?

All you have to do is read the bible to see who goes to hell and why. Again, it's quite simple. You can start with John 3:16-18.

This is exactly my point. All we have to do believe in Him and repent from our evil ways. God doesn't make it hard for us to gain eternal life with Him, He already accomplished the hard part, His death on the cross and His ressurection.

Gingercat, Christians don't go to Hell, no matter how you twist scripture.

 

[Johny]

What if you're wrong, will you go to Hell?

All you have to do is read the bible to see who goes to hell and why. Again, it's quite simple. You can start with John 3:16-18.

This is exactly my point. All we have to do believe in Him and repent from our evil ways. God doesn't make it hard for us to gain eternal life with Him, He already accomplished the hard part, His death on the cross and His ressurection.

Gingercat, Christians don't go to Hell, no matter how you twist scripture.

 

[Heidi]

What if you're wrong, will you go to Hell?

All you have to do is read the bible to see who goes to hell and why. Again, it's quite simple. You can start with John 3:16-18.

This is exactly my point. All we have to do believe in Him and repent from our evil ways. God doesn't make it hard for us to gain eternal life with Him, He already accomplished the hard part, His death on the cross and His ressurection.

Gingercat, Christians don't go to Hell, no matter how you twist scripture.

Jesus said; "Not everyone who calls me Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven" and then explains who will and who will not go to heaven. And since all Christians call Jesus Lord, then some Christians, of course, will not go to heaven, John. Only those, who Jesus explains, know him and he knows them.