What keeps us out of heaven?
Sin, sin seperates us from God.
What is the only way to get rid of sin?
Be baptized for the Remission of sins.



Hmm





No.

This post was edited by Pious on Aug 2 2011 06:27pm

how about repent?
jesus kinda died on the cross so thats all we had to do

Here is a good way to put it:

Once you're saved and cleansed by the precious blood of Jesus Christ, your "Wants" are changed.

You no longer "want" to sin. In fact, you hate sin because it makes you feel so bad.

This post was edited by Torm1 on Aug 2 2011 07:51pm

Actually read the thread I posted.
We are told in the bible to be baptized for the remission of sins.....So why would it say that if it wasn't needed.

Believing is a Huge part of it. But it will not get you into Heaven alone.

Being baptised in water never saved me.

I was only saved when I came to Christ and was baptised by the Holy Spirit.

This post was edited by Torm1 on Aug 3 2011 09:21am

Jesus would respect everyone. So should you brethren

Right but it's impossible to live up to the standards of Jesus. He was perfect in every way possible

And if I tried to act like God I would be in jail for life

this



and the baptist church I go to doesn't believe that baptism is required for salvation.

Well instead of arguing
read the thread I posted
and If you still feel different then I'm sorry for you.



We are not suppose to follow in his foot steps.
Yeah, no one is perfect but if you can say with all your heart you actually tried. Then that is enough.

Nobody can live up to the "standards" of Jesus, and the Bible does not expect us to. Christians desire freedom from sin, but will always struggle with it's bonds. The more sin we flush out of our lives, the more like Jesus we become, and the more fulfilled our lives will be. Nothing can compare to the JOY (not happiness) that this brings.

To answer the original question, why can't you respect atheists? I respect many people that don't hold my worldview because I believe they are being intellectually honest and sincerely seek the truth. Many atheists are very smart and have respectable credentials. Unfortunately, some atheists just try to bully others by making bald assertions and disqualify other world views from the start. Many will also attack the people making an argument, and not the merit of the arguments themselves.



Sooo... let's say I just accepted Jesus and repented of my sins. I'm on the way to my batptizm, BAM! die in a car accident...

This post was edited by uptoolayte on Sep 4 2011 07:31am