/christianity/ - Christian Theology

>>5225

Why would you choose a demon?

>I am not a racist

So thats why…

To answer, tell us your understanding:

What must a man do to be saved?

>>5227

1) Believe in Christ's promises

2) Repent of sins and submit to God

3)Get baptized

Already done all three but a key ingredient is missing. The church. I dont know where to go

>>5229

You do not believe the reformation principle of sola fide. Before anything else I hope you'll reconsider this, because it is a salvation issue.

Here's a video on it, it's a little long but you can play it at 1.5x speed.

I am an evangelical, and a Southern Baptist. Our confessional document is the Baptist faith and message. We are theologically conservative, non-sacramental, and hold to the autonomy of the local church.

The majority party of the groups you listed are terribly liberal at the expense of historic Christian doctrine.

>>5231

Actually I'm not sure that the eastern orthodox have an issue of theological liberalism, I just know the adherents tend to be left of center

>>5231

Southern baptist is out of my list because what you consider sola fide, is unbiblical.

why not Baptist? this guy https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4oPLNtP6_eeYZwClXy9inO69-5Gi_Opt is pretty cool

>>5250

Because it is unbiblical. Like take James 2, he says that the works there are merely before men eventhough the examples James give for faith never said the act of Abraham or Rahab are just merely "before men".

The type of faith Anderson believes can save, is the faith of demons according to James which cannot save.

>>5261

>t. Butthurt baptist

>>5261

lmao

pathetic

>>5261

I've had experience with this guy for two years at least. To my knowledge, he first showed up on imageboards at that time, on 4/his/. I assure you, if he is an Anglican, he recently converted to it from Rome. It would not be the first time he lied about his denominational affiliation.

>>5265

It is clear here you havent read James 2 in context. Why? Because James is attacking the person who says he doesnt have works and just faith, which as Calvinist Douglas Moo recognizes, is not true faith at all as true faith is active and expresses itself.

And Dr Stein himself knows this and says of James' hypothetical opponents' view,

This opponent’s understanding of faith is quite different from that of James himself. This can be seen by observing how this faith is described: 2:14a—It is a faith that possesses no works;

2:14b—It is a faith that cannot save;

2:17—It is a faith without works that is dead;

2:18a—It is a faith that is distinct and separate from works;

2:18b—It is a faith without works;

2:18c—It is contrasted with a faith shown by works;

2:20—It is a faith without works that is useless; 2:22a—It is contrasted with a faith that works along with works;

2:22b—It is contrasted with a faith perfected as a result of works;

2:24—It is a faith that is alone;

and 2:26—It is a faith without works that is dead

And more from Stein on what Paul means by faith,

In Paul “faith” almost always refers to a whole-hearted trust in God that salvation can be received as a gracious gift apart from any meritorious works because of the death and resurrection of his Son, Jesus Christ. Faith for Paul involves “man’s total response to and involvement with Jesus Christ.”20 Accompanied with the gift of the Spirit it involves a new creation (2 Cor 5:17) in which the believer has been raised to newness of life and has become a slave to righteousness (Rom 6:18).

I agree. Faith is active and is man's TOTAL RESPONSE and his involvement in Christ. It isnt just mere one time belief or just passive. It ACTS

>>5272

It's clear that was just a slip of the tongue and what anon meant to say faith when he said works.

But you are actually wrong here and I'm guessing misrepresenting the Protestant scholars as usual, in that nobody in James 2 denies they have works. There is one who claims he has faith but does not have works, and one who has faith and works.

>>5275

Except he didnt say that. Why? Becsuse I am already clear that James speaks against a view of faith that isnt active by saying the faith of demons dont save contra Anderson's eisegesis.

>misrepresenting Protestant scholars

How? By saying what they say? This is an empty claim that holds no water. Stein's article linked is clear that true faith is active as shown by how he describes James examplars of faith! He says a moral lifestyle is also demanded of the believer. Unlike you I actually read what the scholars say!

There is also one person who denies works and separates faith and works, the one whose faith is described as the faith of demons

Luther is correct in saying faith doesnt ask and is active. He is wrong to simply relegate the activeness as mere evidence and treats it as if the sinner is moved like a puppet!

>>5269

From your experience with him, what do you theorize his deal is? Is he an earnest overzealous evangelist who has no qualms about bearing false witness (i.e. multiple IDs in order to pretend to be people who agree with/support him, along with what you said about misrepresenting his denomination) and being antagonizing in order to accomplish his goal? Or is he just some sort of bizarre autistic troll with too much time on his hands who is willing to go to absurd lengths (spamming and coming across as well read in scholarship, at least on a surface level; definitely seems to have a large collection of scholarly jpegs at his disposal for this purpose) for the sake of attention and sadist amusement?