Belief in Ones Heart

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
Wise man say, 'A person confident in their answers isn't afraid to answer questions.'

wise man say: dispel all negativity, and none will come back to you"

Originally posted by @thinkofone
Amongst DG, GoaD and Romans; it's really difficult to determine who is the most illogical.

The photo is in: It's a dead heat.

I'm not sure where any of them are coming from either . did you fart or something?

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
Actually, you have been systematically dismantled and embarrassed across two threads.

how so?

Whats even more embaressing in this thread is I'm not a Christian and I know as much as the top poster here!!

Originally posted by @karoly-aczel
I'm not sure where any of them are coming from either . did you fart or something?

I know. I kept thinking that they couldn't ALL really be that illogical.

Originally posted by @thinkofone
I know. I kept thinking that they couldn't ALL really be that illogical.

dont answer questions that dont serve intelligence, unless you know, your like really smart 🙂

Originally posted by @thinkofone
Seems you've asked a question Jesus was asked when He was preaching His gospel:

Luke 13
23And someone said to Him, “Lord, are there just a few who are being saved?” And He said to them, 24“Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. 25“Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, a ...[text shortened]... and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out.

“Many” and “few” are meaningless without a reference point.

Three people out of 100 could be considered few, while 97 out of 100 could be considered many.

Multiply the three by how many hundreds of people have lived on the earth since Christ’s Resurrection and what viewed in isolation appears to be many becomes few in comparison.

Originally posted by @thinkofone
Yeah, yet another passage wherein Jesus marks the dividing line for "living in the kingdom" / having "eternal life" as those who no longer commit sin.

Really?

An evildoer is someone who commits a single sin?

Isn’t that your standard? That anyone who commits a single sin after accepting Christ is doomed?

Originally posted by @rajk999
Can a knowledgeable Christian provide some pointers concerning this ?
If one confesses with the mouth and believes in ones heart,
what does this [b] belief in ones heart all about?

What is the Christian supposed to do, think, act ... anything?
Brief details with some Bible references would be ideal.
I got the mjouth part. Im interested in the h ...[text shortened]... ulously long nonsensidal monologues.
Romans1009 I heard your answer in another thread... thanks[/b]

I am not the best guy at doing this but I would think that it simply contrasts the mere act of confessing with the very important aspect of sincere belief.

Originally posted by @philokalia
I am not the best guy at doing this but I would think that it simply contrasts the mere act of confessing with the very important aspect of sincere belief.

Well thanks but you did not get into the meat of what is sincere belief?

Originally posted by @karoly-aczel
dont answer questions that dont serve intelligence, unless you know, your like really smart 🙂

Yeah, when self-image is out of alignment with reality that can happen. Pride.

Originally posted by @romans1009
Really?

An evildoer is someone who commits a single sin?

Isn’t that your standard? That anyone who commits a single sin after accepting Christ is doomed?

An individual who continues to commit sin continues to do evil. Evildoer. That's about as straightforward as it gets.

Originally posted by @thinkofone
An individual who continues to commit sin continues to do evil. Evildoer. That's about as straightforward as it gets.

So, I guess this means you wouldn't have hung out with the prostitutes, the drunks, or the tax collectors, as Jesus did. So you misunderstand his philosophy again.

Originally posted by @suzianne
So, I guess this means you wouldn't have hung out with the prostitutes, the drunks, or the tax collectors, as Jesus did. So you misunderstand his philosophy again.

So, I guess this means you wouldn't have hung out with the prostitutes, the drunks, or the tax collectors, as Jesus did.

How does this logically follow from what I wrote?

BTW in case you missed it, I responded to your previous post to me on page 8.

Originally posted by @thinkofone
An individual who continues to commit sin continues to do evil. Evildoer. That's about as straightforward as it gets.

You just won’t answer the question.

I asked you if someone, after accepting Christ, could commit a single sin and maintain his or her salvation. Rather than simply say, “Yes” or “No,” you decided to fudge your answer by changing the standard in my question to “continues to commit sin.”

If your honest answer to my question is “No,” then it’s apparent no one can be saved because Christ included being angry with someone as a sin and looking on a woman with lust in your heart as a sin, not to mention the Old Testament sins of coveting and bearing false witness (lying.)

If your answer is instead “Yes,” then you’ve got to explain how many sins are too many and also explain how those sins are forgiven since you apparently do not believe in the New Covenant spoken of by Jesus (or if you do believe it, you must think it only applies to sins one commits prior to accepting Christ.)