In the next few days we will attempt to understand how the simple gospel taught in the New Testement could lead to the development of varied viewpoints that call themselves Christian but are unable to agree, often on crucial issues. Why do these conflicting issues exist to this day? Can they be resolved?
Biblical Christians approach the Bible with reverence and respect, for they believe it is true, authorative and contains God's very words.
We begin our journey by identifying a plumb line for comparing the different faiths. A plumb line for measuring the difference between biblical Christianity and other faiths is 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. Here Paul wrote:
"For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures" (NIV). We find three key points here:
- Person and Work of Christ - who He is and what He did for us
- Mankind's major problem - all are sinners in rebellion against God and in need of a savior.
- Truth and reliability of Bible - divine inspiration of Bible
These are foundational truths we as christians, must be well aware of. In the next post we will explore these exciting key points.
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