Update: I wish to question the lack of distinction in this text between the authority of Jesus's words and the authority of other words in the Bible.
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- God does not judge all people (including Christians) justly, by rewarding their good and bad deeds with perfect justice.* (Versus Scripture)
- God does not chastize (punish) Christians, with for example sickness or death, in order to prevent their eternal condemnation. (Versus Scripture)
- Christians’ sins cannot stop them from receiving eternal life. (Versus Scripture)
- Obedience to Christ—keeping Jesus’s commandments and teachings—is not necessary for Christians. (Versus Scripture)
- A Christian can sin intentionally and then receive forgiveness on the basis of Christ’s sacrifice (or the merits of the church). (Versus Scripture)
- Infants and young children should not be baptized into Christ. (Versus Scripture)
- A Christian is anyone who believes that Jesus died for his or her sins. (Versus Scripture)
- Theological statements cannot be evaluated on the basis of evidence from actual experience. (Versus Scripture)
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* The Christian Bible makes clear that God is merciful and forgiving, most especially towards sins committed prior to knowledge of God's grace through Christ's sacrificial torture and death (Romans 3:25). Even after repentance and Christian conversion there is mercy and forgiveness from God toward a Christian person, but the Bible makes clear that there are limits (see 1 John 5:16-17 for example).
* The Christian Bible makes clear that God is merciful and forgiving, most especially towards sins committed prior to knowledge of God's grace through Christ's sacrificial torture and death (Romans 3:25). Even after repentance and Christian conversion there is mercy and forgiveness from God toward a Christian person, but the Bible makes clear that there are limits (see 1 John 5:16-17 for example).
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