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Hi @Eternal Entity, Good questions. No, I don't think that distinction alone tells me whether you are or are not a Christian. It tells me that we understand Christ's mediating role differently, but I wouldn't reduce a person to a single theological point. As for Christ's ongoing work, I...

Thank you, @Eternal Entity. That does help me understand your position more clearly. If I've understood you correctly, you see Jesus as a mediator in the sense that he introduces the follower to the Father, and once that relationship is established, the purpose of the mediation has been...

Hi @Eternal Entity, Fair point. Perhaps my question wasn't really about understanding your position so much as understanding a distinction that I see that you may not. :IDK: You asked whether I see a difference between following Jesus as an example and coming to the Father through Christ. Yes...

I'm not really into football at all; however, if in any way going to a match will save a soul for Jesus, I am there! :clmSmlx

“What is the use of telling a guy in bare feet to pull himself up by his bootstraps?” - The Imperfect Disciple

“You say, “That is strange. If I had a little more, I would be very well satisfied.” You make a mistake: if you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.” - Charles Spurgeon

Hey, @Eternal Entity, I can see why you declined my summary, and I am beginning to suspect that every time someone attempts to label you, another one mysteriously falls off somewhere else. :bigCeeze What stood out to me wasn't so much whether "agnostic" is the right description but rather...

Hi @Eternal Entity, That's interesting because from what you've written, you seem to have moved beyond agnosticism regarding the existence of a Creator. You affirm that the universe had a beginning; beginnings imply creation, consciousness points beyond purely material explanations, and the...

@PeterAndroz, I don't think perseverance should be reduced to either "works" or "continuing belief" as though those are the only options. My question isn't where Paul teaches that salvation is maintained by meritorious works. I agree that justification is by grace through faith apart from works...

@PeterAndroz, I don't equate continuing in the faith with works-righteousness. Paul doesn't either. The passages you cited contrast faith with works of the law. Colossians 1:23 isn't talking about works of the law; it's talking about continuing in faith and not being moved away from the hope of...

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I love you, brother @Matthias. That's what I think of you, but I didn't realize you were a follower of Jesus Christ. My understanding is that you were a Judaic Jewish believer. My apologies :tiphat:

@Matthias, my brother, you are "other faith!":stageright:A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ! :I know:

Hi @Eternal Entity (William), welcome! :kiaora: I found your introduction interesting, particularly your statement that you believe you exist within a created thing. That immediately caught my attention because, as noted, that is a fairly significant conclusion. While you describe yourself as...

@Soyeong I think the difficulty with your position is that you consistently narrow Paul's statements to mean "circumcision for the purpose of justification," even where Paul's wording is broader. For example, in Galatians 5:2-3 Paul does not say, "If you seek justification by circumcision." He...