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I always like it when people dodge the question. Better think about it. Better yet, Christ speaks of saved quite a bit...but not salvation. Why?

@Enoch111 @CNKW3 Answer me this riddle...According to the Gospels Christ said the word salvation once. Luke 19:9. Why do you think that is? And do you think it was instantaneous for the household or family?

@Lady Crosstalk will probably respond to you if you have not wore her out on this topic. Repentance is not required to be saved....but it is certainly part of the process of salvation.

I think you missed what I meant by authoritarian... adjective 1. favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom. "the transition from an authoritarian to a democratic regime" synonyms: autocratic, dictatorial...

Unlike the Pagan religions, Christianity took the high road.....morality came to be authoritarian, which attracted those that desired power. Church and State thing. In some ways it went down hill.....but there were still groups that believed a better way.

Your beliefs are duly noted...God bless

In some ways for the good and some ways for the bad....doctrine wise for the bad. The problem is that the Church Fathers were taking a beating and sometimes by each other. They needed to be pulled together. Then also the wolves were circling the pacifistic Christians. The persecutions needed to...

The Church Fathers are a good study and if you couple that with Christian history you are gone to know some stuff.... Looking at them and their writings and the time period, you can kind of see the development of Christianity during the first three hundred years. All good stuff.

Some believe that repentance is a change of actions...some believe it is a change of mind. It has a meaning of "turn around or turn away? I will not split hairs about it.

@charity I guessss you know that we don't think that any works saves....but the saved should support their church and do Good Deeds.

My friends say I am a hard a... But we do not want to make it too hard. Christ and the Apostles were not working with the educated. The New Testament was not written yet so they did not even have Bibles. Simple stuff worked best....BE GOOOD! I agree with you that becoming a Christian should be a...

@GodsGrace This is not going to be entirely popular. Students of Christian history...See that Christ had several fronts to His ministry. He was there for the Jews...but also the Pagans. (Pagans before converting to Christianity, Gentiles after conversion.) Which is why it is said He came to...

@GodsGrace I am saying I believe. I am not insinuating it is a doctrine. I believe that there are no Christians in hell. I do believe that there are different levels in Heaven, and some are better than others. Shoot there are people that are saved, but understand very little about the Holy...

I wish I could remember where I first heard this explanation, but it goes like this, Grace as in Christ's Grace that is extend to us, is like a white coat. No matter what we are not perfect, maybe we do not know enough on how to be perfect...but perfect we are not. Because of this coat of Grace...

Legitimate point and if you look into Christian history it is the number one factor that caused the church to splinter into different denominations. They key on a point of salvation and then name a denomination after it. There are certainly scriptures that only list faith as the requirement to...

The scriptures listed reference faith. Likewise you are not going to come up with a scripture that lists all that is required to be saved. You can bet someone will want to add to the list.

· John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life." · Rom. 3:22, "even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction." · Rom...

Sounds like a challenge!