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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
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3: emphasizing salvation by faith in the atoning death of...

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00301b00:02b00 emphasizingsalvation by faith in the atoning death of Jesus Christ throughpersonal conversion, the authority of Scripture, and the importance ofpreaching as contrasted with ritual [M-W's Col. Dic.]02br
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001: What is 01i00atoning death02i00?02br
002: What does 01i00personal conversion02i00 mean?02br
003: What does the phrase 01i00importance of preaching as contrasted with ritual02i00 mean?02br
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02br 00 #3 You are getting into very deep waters here. In many religions, rituals are almost more important than the understanding of the philosphy and teachings of the religion. In evangelical Christianity, preaching the gospel [teaching what the gospel says] carries more importance than rituals in services.

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  • 02br 00 #3 You are getting into very deep waters here.
  • In many religions, rituals are almost more important than the understanding of the philosphy and teachings of the religion.
  • In evangelical Christianity, preaching the gospel [teaching what the gospel says] carries more importance than rituals in services.
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0#1 Through his death, Christ atoned for the sins of Man - he made amends for Man's sins and thereby cleansed Man.02br
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00 #3 You are getting into very deep waters here. In many religions, rituals are almost more important than the understanding of the philosphy and teachings of the reli
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0 My goodness, Jackson! You don't seem to be making heads or tails of this one!02br
001. to atone - to make restitution; to pay for what harm has been done02br
00atoning death - dying in order to pay for harm done 02br
00faith in the atoning death of Jesus Christ - belief that Jesus Christ died as a means of paying for all the sins of mankind. (In Christi
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01cite10Feebs1112cite10 #2 A conversion from one thing to another 11b10that is individual to a person12b10.12br
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10I thought that 01i00individual02i00 and 01i00person02i00 meant the same. What are you saying, Feebs?02br
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01cite10CJ12cite10mankind is sinful12br
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10I do believe that all humans carry some sort of evil in their hearts. Actually, this evil nature of humans is the subject of William Golding's Lord of the Flies.12br
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10And thanks a lot for the help. By the way, I do know
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11cite20Feebs1122cite20 #2 A conversion from one thing to another 21b20that is individual to a person22b20.22br
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20I thought that 11i10individual12i10 and 11i10pe
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01cite10Jackson661212cite10I do believe that all humans carry some sort of evil in their hearts.12blockquote
10But you'll be keeping it a secret what evil is in your heart, I assume! 05002br
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