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| | 6. a section dealing with soteriology of Roman Catholicism (because it is the largest church)(this might fit in under thediscussions of St. Augustine and St. Anselm) | | 6. a section dealing with soteriology of Roman Catholicism (because it is the largest church)(this might fit in under thediscussions of St. Augustine and St. Anselm) |
| | 7. a section dealing with the soteriology of the Orthodox Church (because it is the second largest church) | | 7. a section dealing with the soteriology of the Orthodox Church (because it is the second largest church) |
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| | ==Article changed for the actual Biblical account== | | ==Article changed for the actual Biblical account== |
| | Too many, differing accounts for salvation tended to water-down the article and confuse the reader; further, and more serious, God only had ONE way for salvation and eternal life, and that is through Jesus Christ as specified in the Bible. There is no other way. Differing accounts that were here previously, such as the Calvinist, can be put into separate articles with entries as to why they differ from the straight, Biblical account. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 01:10, 2 June 2007 (EDT) | | Too many, differing accounts for salvation tended to water-down the article and confuse the reader; further, and more serious, God only had ONE way for salvation and eternal life, and that is through Jesus Christ as specified in the Bible. There is no other way. Differing accounts that were here previously, such as the Calvinist, can be put into separate articles with entries as to why they differ from the straight, Biblical account. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 01:10, 2 June 2007 (EDT) |
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| | ==This article is a mess. It needs substantial revision== | | ==This article is a mess. It needs substantial revision== |
| | It basically says baptism is salvation, without telling us being saved from what. It totally ignores the problem of [[sin]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]]</sup> 18:31, 5 November 2019 (EST) | | It basically says baptism is salvation, without telling us being saved from what. It totally ignores the problem of [[sin]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]]</sup> 18:31, 5 November 2019 (EST) |
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| | + | :This verse for example: |
| | + | ::''Luke 18:17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.'' |
| | + | :While I suspect it is being used here to argue for [[Infant baptism]], it is being used out of context. As Wikignome pointed out, the thief on the cross certainly was neither a child or baptized. Misuse of this scripture makes Jesus a liar. |
| | + | :Jesus is saying one must have the faith of child. |
| | + | ::''I will bring to nothing the understanding of the wise'' - you can't get into the kingdom be reasoned argument or scholarship. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|De Plorabus Unum]]</sup> 18:44, 5 November 2019 (EST) |