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.
Is a later gnostic forgery. Nope, not checking that out. As if the early church just whoopsied and forgot to include Thomas. Wake up man, you're being misled.
The 4 gospels are true to the original texts, and agree on the main message of salvation (excluding the translation the Catholic Church made, no surprises there). The 4 gospels are dated the earliest, and all point to the same message.
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.
That's most clearly not what the Bible says.
Is a later gnostic forgery. Nope, not checking that out. As if the early church just whoopsied and forgot to include Thomas. Wake up man, you're being misled.
The 4 gospels are true to the original texts, and agree on the main message of salvation (excluding the translation the Catholic Church made, no surprises there). The 4 gospels are dated the earliest, and all point to the same message.