The Palestinian we now call "Jesus Christ" never preached or espoused the Doctrine of Salvation. There is no "soul" or afterlife without the physical body. People on this planet can actually "sell their soul" to achieve power and fame here, which means that they can't re-animate themselves (consciousness + physical being). They're gone when they're dead and have agreed to live for this life only. If they want to be rich and powerful, they agree to spread messaging, imagery and ideology that undermine humanity.
So you believe the individual human soul lives for an eternity in Heaven or suffers eternally in Hell after death, and that is dependent on a prayer you say to acknowledge that Jesus died on the cross for your sins. That's what I mean by the Doctrine of Salvation.
Which historical text do you believe comes closest to being the "actual words of Jesus Christ?" If I haven't already read it, I'll check it out.
If you're confused which historical texts contain the words of Jesus Christ you sound lost! That's a very simple answer. His words are contained in the 4 gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Jesus certainly talks about the kingdom of heaven and about hell, so I would try to avoid the latter at all costs and get right with the Lord. Pray about it and read the gospels.
"The lord" is just fine with me as I am. The Bible says so.
Those four books have been altered, mis-translated, edited and basically shot to hell. I think the closest thing we have (in English) to the actual words of the historical Jesus is The Gospel of Thomas. It's in the Nag Hammadi collection. You should check it out and re-ponder those parables.
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The Palestinian we now call "Jesus Christ" never preached or espoused the Doctrine of Salvation. There is no "soul" or afterlife without the physical body. People on this planet can actually "sell their soul" to achieve power and fame here, which means that they can't re-animate themselves (consciousness + physical being). They're gone when they're dead and have agreed to live for this life only. If they want to be rich and powerful, they agree to spread messaging, imagery and ideology that undermine humanity.
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Try reading the actual words of Jesus Christ. He most certainly is talking about salvation.
So you believe the individual human soul lives for an eternity in Heaven or suffers eternally in Hell after death, and that is dependent on a prayer you say to acknowledge that Jesus died on the cross for your sins. That's what I mean by the Doctrine of Salvation.
Which historical text do you believe comes closest to being the "actual words of Jesus Christ?" If I haven't already read it, I'll check it out.
If you're confused which historical texts contain the words of Jesus Christ you sound lost! That's a very simple answer. His words are contained in the 4 gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Jesus certainly talks about the kingdom of heaven and about hell, so I would try to avoid the latter at all costs and get right with the Lord. Pray about it and read the gospels.
"The lord" is just fine with me as I am. The Bible says so.
Those four books have been altered, mis-translated, edited and basically shot to hell. I think the closest thing we have (in English) to the actual words of the historical Jesus is The Gospel of Thomas. It's in the Nag Hammadi collection. You should check it out and re-ponder those parables.