Could our differences within Christianity be as simple as vocabulary?

Question

For example, I feel there is a difference in the definition of Atonement, Resurection, Repentance, Confession, Judgement, Condemnation, & Eternal Life, to name a few. But I get the distinct impression that for many Christians (at least the ones on here) there's little if any difference between the Resurection, and Eternal Life, between Judgement and Condemnation, between Confession and Repentance, and Atonement.
EVERYONE will be Ressurected, but not everyone will receive Eternal Life. In order to know how to make good decisions we have to learn to judge, but we are commanded to not condemn, which is related to be different than judging. And confession is a part of repentance, but the act of telling someone the sin(s) you committed is not repentance. And the acceptance of (which requires at least a knowledge of) the Atonement is a very valuable part of the repentance process, but there's more to repentance than just saying you accept Christ's gift of the Atonement, or just confessing.

So my question is, for you are there differences between some of the words that seem interchangeable? and do those differences matter?

True, there are some points of doctrine that are completely different. But I still feel that on some issues it is a vocabulary issue. When I was Methodist we called it Communion, Catholics and Lutherans call it Holy Eucarist (spelling?), Mormons call it Sacrament. It's all the same, it's all taking a little bread or cracker and a little wine, grape juice, or water over prayers and as a symbol of what Christ did for us.

Answer 1

Clarity of terminology is important, however, but I have a problem when people rely only on Isaiah's comments that our works are "as filthy rags."

To correct some of the claims made by Imasis2, the LDS believe that Jesus died to give ALL mankind the ability to be resurrected through His saving Atonement. Eternal life means something entirely different, hinging on the works as He explained in Matthew 16: 27 wherein He said," For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works."

Apparently, all works of man are not as "filthy rags" as so many are quick to grasp and rely upon. Our works that is performed in mortality will be the groundwork toward eternal life, or in better words, exaltation.

Yes, all mankind born into mortal tabernacles on this earth and other planets will be resurrected in the Lord's due time, and that, my friends, constitutes the salvation of man wherein we may all return to the Father's presence--dependant upon our obedience to all the commandments given of God.

Indeed, Christ atoned for our sins on the cross by paving the way toward our immortal habitation in eternity through the resurrection and the Atonement.

Answer 2

I take it from the picture on your avatar that you are LDS. One thing you need to know is that to a Christian Salvation is Christ's payment for our sins that gets us into heaven, and only those who know their sins have been paid for go to heaven, everyone else goes to hell.

The LDS only believe that Jesus died to give us the ability to be resurrected and that eternal life comes from good works. This goes against the Bible.

Christ atoned for our sin on the cross. This was His gift of grace that gives eternal life, in the presence of God. Our works are as filthy rags (Isaiah)- how far into heaven will your filthy rags get you? You need the saving grace of God!

I think the point you are missing is that Christ paid for your sins, that is His gift. Accepting the gift gets you to eternal life. Eph. 2:8-9 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, it is the gift of God, not of works lest any man should boast.

Answer 3

This Scripture is amazingly common and under no circumstances in any respect confusing. Jesus Christ is the Saviour of all mankind and appointed for that reason through God the daddy no matter if adult males believe. If no guy were to believe, Jesus Christ might want to stay the Saviour - for no different call has been given - His capacity to maintain isn't derived from the verdicts of adult males. he's not rendered effective or impotent through guy's willingness or lack thereof to repent of sin. a normal analogy might want to be that if a student develop into set to study something - medicine, as an celebration, less than the training of the proper health practitioner regular global - might want to a student's lacking the classification think about the instructor's skill? No, it would not. the only element affected is the coed's capacity to pay interest and study because he has made himself unavailable even as others get carry of. Any analogy like this may fall short, for even as a human instructor might want to err, the only which appointed Christ as Redeemer can't err and neither can His Son. "exceptionally of human beings that believe" merely shows that salvation from Christ has been imparted to the guy keen to repent. merely as promised. the guy that repents receives the promise of forgiven sin and eternal existence. the guy that refuses misses out - even besides the indisputable fact that perfect provision has been made and presented. I really have considered this passage quoted from you beforehand - and likely, I do imagine you take advantage of it to instruct a contradiction the position in reality there is none. really, this passage shows the mercy and majesty of Jesus Christ. I continuously discover it eye-catching that guy prices the very issues that instruct forth the finished capacity of Christ to maintain adult males from perishing apart from God. i wish this has been efficient.

Answer 4

I disagree.
Terminology separates some closely-related denominations, but others are very different. Greek Orthodoxy from the Byzantine era, for example, is vastly different from Roman Catholicism and Protestantism on many points. The differences are not just opinions over specific doctrines - we are talking about entirely different religious and metaphysical paradigms.

Answer 5

If you want to look at terminology then look at whether the Jesus, son of god and a virgin, story is the same as the Hercules, son of god and a virgin, story? Or, at a broader level whether the Jesus story is the same as the Mithra story? Or is the Noah story the same as the Gilgamesh story? Is Solomon just a retelling of Hammurabi? How does Moses relate to Odysseus? Et cetera.

Answer 6

sometimes -the Bible is so complicated and can be interpreted differently even by ministers
Remember the Trinity who died for us all!!