Comparison of various Christian denominations.
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Innocent until conception or birth?
Does Psalm 51 imply that an unborn child will have no sin? Assuming that is true, are there any denominations that support that all unborn children have salvation? Is there newer scripture (in the ...
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Genesis 9:7 fruitful and increase in number [duplicate]
Genesis 9:7 NIV
As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth
and increase upon it
Today we struggle with food shortages, problems with clean water, and climate ...
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Are the early followers of Christ considered Christians or Jews in today's context? If not, when was the religion created? [duplicate]
From sometime after 4 BC and up to and sometime between the destruction of the Second Temple (C. 70) and Council of Nicaea (AD 325), Christians were considered Jewish with Jesus as their leader. When ...
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Condemnation of early Christians [edited] [closed]
As a broad question that is general to Christianity (please state the scope of your answer if it is denomination specific): If Christians know and believe that Christianity is correct, right, and ...
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Christian historicity [closed]
Is the story of Jesus' life handled differently in the Catholic tradition vs the Protestant tradition in regards to considering it a myth? historicity within the Bible?
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How does the loss of Wesleyan perfectionism differ from Catholic distinctions between mortal and venial sins?
Wesleyan perfectionism is often compared to a Calvinist view of sanctification but this question is different. It is designed for someone familiar with Wesleyan theology to provide an explanation that ...
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Why is dividing 'event' versus 'process' driven views of justification important to separate Catholic and Protestant theology?
In studying Roman Catholic theology it took me so so long before it dawned on me that justification is not viewed as an event as it is in Protestant theology. Why is this single concept so critical in ...
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Why is the word ‘concupiscence’ so important in understanding the difference between a Catholic view and a Protestant view of ‘Original Sin’?
I have noticed this word ‘concupiscence’ a lot while studying Catholic Theology. It seems to significantly change what ‘Original Sin’ means, making a Catholic meaning of ‘Original Sin’ very different ...
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What is the Catholic biblical or canon basis saying some moral works without grace (transient or permanent) are good (or not have the nature of sin)?
I am trying to clarify the difference in my own mind between a traditional Catholic and traditional Protestant view of grace, specifically in terms of the 'works of unbelievers'. It seems hard to ...
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What is the Protestant biblical basis for those concluding that 'all moral works' without grace have no good in them (or have the nature of sin)?
I am trying to clarify the difference in my own mind between a traditional Catholic and traditional Protestant view of grace, specifically in terms of the 'works of unbelievers'. It seems hard to ...
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Do all Christian traditions expect a second coming of Christ?
My background is mostly in Evangelicalism and premillenialism. I am aware of other "Churches" (Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, cults, etc.) and other eschatological frameworks (amillenial, ...
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Lutheranism, Has God ordained all things?
According to the Westminster Confession of Faith God has, in some way, ordained everything that comes to pass.
I. God from all eternity did by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, ...
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Are Calvinism and Arminianism compatible?
This question may seem ridiculous at first glance, but bear with me... As I learn more about Calvinism and Arminianism I am struck with the notion that they are each based on Scripture, and each ...
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Are there any Protestant beliefs which have their roots in Mormon doctrines?
Protestants often associate Mormonism with outlandish1 doctrines like innumerable Gods, people living on the sun, or special underwear that you can't take off2. But I am curious what lies at the ...
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Does every sin affect other people?
Clearly Adam's sin in the Garden of Eden affected everyone. And clearly if you murder someone, or commit adultery, it affects others. But are there sins which do not affect other people?
What I am ...
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What makes a Council's conclusions authoritative?
I was just reflecting on an answer to a question I recently asked, and began to wonder... How do we know the conclusions of a given Council were true? Are all findings by Christian Councils ...
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Is Christianity prone to never inflict a physical pain on a person when there is no threat of experiencing a bigger physical pain or physical death? [closed]
I've been confronted by some Buddhists and Confucians who told me that unlike Christianity, their religions (if we consider Confucianism a religion, of course) never forcibly inflict a physical pain ...
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How do we identify false teachers?
But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, ...
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What are the primary differences and implications of a propitiatory view of the atonement versus an expiatory view?
Western theology tends to view atonement as propitiation, while Eastern tends to view it as expiation. What are the primary differences and implications of each perspective? Are they antithetical or ...
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Is it possible to be both a humanist and a Christian? [closed]
The following definition of a humanist was given by Andrew Copson
As a humanist I try:
• To be rational, looking to science in an attempt to understand the universe
• To be ethical, ...
