Since Christians are often accused of playing it safe for a reward, maybe having calvinism will distinguish between the opportunists and the true Christians. After all, true faith is unconditional and means that you don't believe that God owes you anything for what you did, since nothing God do can be wrong.
2006-08-01 12:55:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I agree, unconditional faith in Jesus is the way to go. although its a very tight subject because there is always the knowing that having unconditional faith will get you to heaven so in a persons mind when they are young in their christianity the process of believeing in God and seeing that as a way to salvation is a very close thing.
though now that ive been a believer and follower of christ for 10 years or more now.. i dont really think of being able to go to heaven as a reward as much as what i need to do to become a better model christian for others to see. Ill be working on that one until i pass away.
2006-08-01 13:06:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's an impossible question. According to Calvinist, if you were serving God then you are predestined for Heaven. Calvinism teaches that if you are of the unelect it would be impossible for you to serve God.
2006-08-04 14:06:30 · answer #2 · answered by forthofer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. Why do you get to define true faith?
2. If I was predestined for hell, it would be for not believing in Christ. If I was predestined for heaven, it would be for believing in Christ. I couldn't be believing and serving Christ and still be predestined for hell; that's against scripture. Scripture definitely takes authority over Calvin.
So your question is a logical mess.
2006-08-01 20:01:41 · answer #3 · answered by ©2007 answers by missy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean by "if there were Calvinism"? There are still Calvinist denominations in existence.
2006-08-01 19:59:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
only romancatholics are going to heaven,the rest of us are going to hell. Pope John Paul II said so himself!
2006-08-01 20:02:56 · answer #5 · answered by de bossy one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is NOT like that.
2006-08-01 20:01:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋