Christians - What beliefs are essential to being a true believer?

Question

Are there beliefs which disqualify a person from being a true Christian? What beliefs are essential to being a true believer?

Answer 1

...First you must understand that Christianity is not a code of ethics, but is a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. The true Gospel message is this: Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, He was buried, and He was raised on the 3rd day according to the Scriptures. One must personally believe on (trust in) the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior, trusting Him alone for salvation. After that, here is a summary of Christianity's essentials:
...First, we believe in the authority of Scripture, which is another way of saying that the Bible is God's inspired, infallible, and inerrant Word. It's the ultimate source for knowledge about God, as well as the definitive guide for our daily lives.
...Next we affirm the existence of a triune God or one God in three distinct persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This God is self-existent, eternal, unchanging, omnipotent, omnipresent, holy, righteous, and loving. God created the universe from nothing and He rules over His creation sovereignly including both human and angelic beings.
...We also hold that man is a physical and spiritual being who is created in God's image. But because of his sin or transgression, man has lost his fellowship with God. The extent of sin is so great that its effects continue to this very day in the form of cruelty, suffering, and death.
...By God's grace, Jesus Christ - Who is fully God and fully man - was sent to save us from our bondage to sin. We believe that Christ was born of a virgin, died for our sins, physically rose from the dead, and will one day return to judge the world and deliver His people. Faith in Christ is the only means by which mankind can escape eternal damnation and judgment.
...Finally, we recognize the church as God's ordained institution headed by Christ. The church is composed of all believers, and is organized for worship, for fellowship, for the administration of the sacraments, for spiritual growth and support, and for evangelizing the world.
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...Where are you friend? Have you believed on the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior?
...Whosoever will, may come.

Answer 2

Here they are:

"Central doctrines" of the Christian faith are those doctrines that make the Christian faith Christian and not something else.

The Christian faith is a definite system of beliefs with definite content (Jude 3). Certain Christian doctrines constitute the core of the faith.

Central doctrines include the Trinity, the deity of Christ, the bodily resurrection, the atoning work of Christ on the cross, and salvation by grace through faith. These doctrines so comprise the essence of the Christian faith that to remove any of them is to make the belief system non-Christian.

Scripture teaches that the beliefs mentioned above are of central importance (e.g., Matt. 28:19; John 8:24; 1 Cor. 15; Eph. 2:8-10).

Because these central doctrines define the character of Christianity, one cannot be saved and deny these.

Central doctrines should not be confused with peripheral issues, about which Christians may legitimately disagree. Peripheral (i.e. non-essential) doctrines include such issues as the timing of the tribulation, the method of baptism, or the structure of church government. For example, one can be wrong about the identity of "the spirits in prison" 1 Peter 3:19) or about the timing of the rapture and still go to heaven, but one cannot deny salvation by grace or the deity of Christ (John 8:24) and be saved.

All Christian denominations — whether Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, or Protestant — agree on the essential core. The relatively minor disagreements between genuinely Christian denominations, then, cannot be used to argue that there is no objectively recognized core of fundamental doctrine which constitutes the Christian faith.

Answer 3

The Nicene Creed is the most perfect description of a Christian’s essential beliefs, but the original Apostle’s creed, though a bit less nuanced, contains the absolute minimum beliefs necessary. Here you go:

I believe in God,
the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth and in
Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried,
He descended into hell; the third day He arose again from the dead;
He ascended into Heaven, sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty, from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

Answer 4

The fundamental beliefs of a Christian are believing that Jesus is the Son of God, he came to earth in human form, he lived a sinless life on earth, he died on the cross for our sins, he was buried and on the third day he rose, and he now sits at the right hand of the Father in heaven. Also believing that the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, and infallible Word of God.

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Answer 5

You must believe that Jesus is the Son of God who died on the cross to save us from our sins, repent and be willing to follow God/Jesus as the Master and Lord of your life. You cannot go to the Father God unless you go thru Jesus. You cannot just believe in God/Jesus and live your life without Him. Even satan believes and trembles and you know where he ends up (it isn't heaven). I've stated before that there are 3 groups of people on earth: The true christians who believe and follow Jesus, the nonbelievers and the people who wear the christian label. They talk the talk, but do not walk the walk with the Lord. Also, if you truly love and trust the Lord, you will believe His Holy Word to be infallible and truth. And definitely discern everything with the Word of God! Do not listen to anyone who would steer you away from truth - God tells us this to do in the Bible. God's not into popular opinion.

Answer 6

Believe that Jesus is who He said He is and that His promises are true.

Accept that you are a sinner in the eyes of God
Repent (turn from your rebellious ways) and confess your sins, ask God for forgiveness, and invite Him into your heart and life

Believe that Jesus is the Son of God, that He died and rose again, believe that He paid for your sins on the Cross by the shedding of His innocent Blood which washes away every sin.

To better know God and His will and purpose for your life, read His Word, so that spiritually your mind can be renewed and you can be Christ-like in your walk.

Obey and trust His Word as now you are in His family and are His ambassadors in the World that you were called out of.

You live by truth and spirit, beating your fleshly nature (greed, selfishness, pride) down daily. You are a new creature in Christ Jesus and your life should reflect this.

Be baptized as a symbol of your identifying with Jesus. You have passed from death (going down in the water) to life (coming up out of the water).

Remember to partake of communion (sharing, participating, fellowship) with the body of Christ as often as you like

Answer 7

Believe with all your heart that Jesus Christ is your Lord and Savior, that He died on the cross for your sins, and God raised Him from the dead, and He is seated at the right hand of our Father.

"For God so loved the world that He gave His One and Only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have
Eternal Life." (John 3:16)

Answer 8

I answered a question somewhat similar to this and this is what I said:

Being a true christian is very hard. we have to be understanding but uncompromising. we have to show love but also set boundaries. My definition of a True Christian is someone who's willing to sacrifice their judgemental mindframe and respecting other religions but at the same time providing an alternative, leaving them a choice of what to believe in.

Answer 9

There are quite a few, one is the dieity of Christ. I suggest that you go to http://www.carm.org to find out the essentials of the Christian faith.

Answer 10

You must believe that salvation is only attainable through the shed blood of Christ. Believe that He died for our sins.