Tuesday, April 20, 2010

What are the Christ-following essentials?

We have been going through the book of Galatians on Wednesdays in youth group. Last week as we discussed Galatians 2 the question came up of, "What are the things that all Christians must agree on regarding the faith?" In our discussions we came up with a short list but it is certainly not exhaustive. Here is what we came up with:

  1. There is one God.
  2. Jesus was God, and Son of God.
  3. Jesus was sinless.
  4. Jesus was crucified physically and died literally.
  5. Jesus rose from the dead to new life.
  6. The bible is the final authority and God’s perfect word.
  7. All of us have sinned.
  8. God is perfect and created everything.
  9. Salvation is by faith.
  10. There is only one way to heaven - faith in Jesus Christ

As you look over this list, is there anything you think that should be added? Why is it important for us to agree on these things? What if someone claims Christ yet disagrees with these statements? How do we deal with our differences of belief? Come back on Wednesday as we continue to dig through the book of Galatians to find answers on rising up in our faith!

-PT


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  1. Freeticket AmbassadorApril 21, 2010 at 1:48 PM

    Here's another thought: The necessity of repentance.

    In the Bible, the word repent means "to change one's mind." The Bible also tells us that true repentance will result in a change of actions. Thus, the full biblical definition of repentance is a change of mind that results in a change of action.

    Lastly, biblical repentance, in relation to salvation, is changing your mind from rejection of Christ to faith in Christ. Therefore, repentance, properly defined, is necessary for salvation.

    In the end, don't just take my word for it, but look further into this are yourself. Also, please see: www.gotquestions.org/repentance.html for more information on this subject.

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