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Originally posted by PlusFan
Actually, it *does*.
No, it doesn't. With all those various translations, they all say that salvation is by grace alone.
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And.. how can you be sure that the bible you're reading (the Christian) is the "good" one, and the ones the muslims and Jews read is (partly) false?
You know, reading the Bible and knowing that it is true are not the first thing. The first thing is believing. I honestly doubted it at first. I kept searching, did at least four months of research, and joined some religious mailing lists to find the base of the truth. I ended up becoming a Christian.
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It's like believing in aliens. There's no proof (yet?) that there are aliens. Some people know that they saw aliens, and are *absolutely* sure of it. They even take pictures of UFOs. However, I won't believe in aliens, untill I've seen proof. Which is logical. Same goes for God. There are people who believe God exists, but they have no real proof. I don't believe God exists. But if he shows up, I will admit that I was wrong and I will believe in God.
So, what's wrong believing something that is unseen? That's called faith. Again, my friend, it will be too late by the time you believe in God
if you keep on your stand.
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There used to be people who were absolutely sure the world is flat. They thought that you could reach the end, and then fall off. They thought that the theory of the world being round was rubbish. So they were aworldisroundists. Should they have sticked to their "the world isn't round" beliefs? No!
lol
I think that they just missed that.
Yeah, that was one of the greatest fault that Old Roman Catholic church made.
They even home-prisoned Galileo Galilei who was a devoted believer.
"He sits enthroned above the
circle of the earth" Isaiah 40:22.
Hmm... why isn't it the flatness of earth? Because it says so.
And if you are interested, the Old Roman Catholic church also thought (and think) that salvation was not by grace alone.
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