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In what ways are Carl Jung's "ego death" and biblical "dying to sin" similar and dissimilar?
I was reading a while back and wanted to piece together these two ideas in my head. But as I think more about it the cognitive dissonance only increases. Non-Christians can experience "ego death&...
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Are people with sinful addictions doomed? [closed]
According to Acts 3:19-21:
19 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out,
20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ ...
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Was Jesus sent to the Earth so people could commit sin and lead sinful lifestyles yet still go to Heaven?
I am a Catholic and I notice there has been a growing movement within the Catholic Church to accept anyone who wants to join the Church regardless of whether or not they will go to Confession or ...
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What explanations are there for God's lack of culpability for the sin that was a part of the plan of salvation? [closed]
Acts 2:22-24 NET says:
22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man
clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and
miraculous signs that God performed among ...
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What would be an orthodoxly Christian, biblically based response to a concern that a Christian could die without repenting of a given sin?
What is the fate of those who believe in Jesus Christ but who die without repenting of something they never discovered was sinful? Simon (Acts 8) likely represents an example with which I can ...
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How defined is the threshold of graveness for mortal sins? (Catholicism)
The Catholic Church has defined criteria for when a sin is a mortal sin:
The sin is grave.
It's committed with full knowledge of the sin and its gravity.
It's committed with deliberate and complete ...
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According to believers in libertarian free will, do all human beings have a genuine chance to freely choose to live a perfect sinless life?
Premise of this question: first of all, I'm basing this question on my common sense understanding that moral responsibility and judgement presuppose that human beings have the capacity to make free ...
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Is repentance of sins possible outside the Gospel?
Does every human being, at least once in their lifetime, have a genuine chance to repent of their sins, turn away from them and start living a righteous life? If so, does this also include people who ...
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Can someone be saved if they willingly live in sin? [closed]
For example, if somebody says, "Since God forgives sins, why not live a sinful life? Then when I'm dying in my bed, I'll just ask him to forgive me for my sins."
How should I respond to that ...
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Why is the sacrifice of Jesus needed for the atonement of sins? [duplicate]
Christianity teaches that Jesus was crucified in order that ours sins be forgiven, and without this sacrifice then atonement could not be attained. Why did Jesus have to die for our sins in order for ...
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According to Calvinists, is each person "dead in sin" at birth, or only after committing a sin?
First I thought that there is no difference between OS (Original Sin) and TD (Total Depravity) in the Calvinist pov.
This is what I first thought : (OS = TD)
Cain/Abel/Seth (and their next ...
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Where does the Scripture say that you need to be in the state of Divine Grace in order to go to Heaven?
If I am correct, the Catholic Church teaches that you need to be in the state of Divine Grace at the moment of your death if you wish to go to Heaven.
If you are not, then you are automatically ...
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In Romans 7 is Paul talking about before or after he was saved?
In Romans 7:15 Paul said "For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I." and in Romans 7:11 Paul said "For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, ...
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Are our sins of the future forgiven? (John 20:23)
Catholics say that our future sins are not forgiven (unless we confess them in the future) and say that John 20:23 (and maybe other verses which I can't remember), uses the past, i.e. "forgiven", so ...
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What is the biblical basis for the claim that Jesus took on the sins of mankind?
It's been said that there is no biblical basis for the assumption that Jesus ever took on the sins of mankind, before, during or after his death. What is the biblical proof that Jesus did take on the ...
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In Protestant faith is one's old self dying on the cross with Jesus symbolic, or the actual assumption of a new Eternal life?
Many years ago I accepted Jesus as my savior in a small Baptist church. Up until that time I had never felt any guilt over sinning. Since that day though I have a guilt feeling every time. Years ago ...
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The Cost of Salvation [closed]
My question is, did Jesus have to die for our sins?
If no, then how would we have obtained salvation.
If yes, if Jesus did in fact have to die for our sins, I do not understand this.
Why would God ...
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The Unforgivable Sin [duplicate]
I have a question that I need answered, I am fearfully worried for my salvation!.
Some time ago I went through some spiritual problems - One such thing is that I started reading about the '...
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Since Jesus death paid our sin debt in full, why do Christians still die? [duplicate]
In Genesis chapter two God places the burden of death on man's sin(disobedience of God).
Genesis 2:17 KJV
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day ...
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How does Jesus' death and resurrection save humanity? [closed]
Time and again we hear that Christ died for our sins, or that Christ died so that we could be saved. But I've never understood how exactly the two are connected? In what way does the death of Christ ...
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How do you know when you are truly saved, and how do you live as a Christian afterwards? [closed]
I'm 18 years old, and I was born in a Christian family (Evangelical), so I've been going to church and believed in Jesus my whole life. However, I am concerned about salvation. According to what I ...
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How have major theological traditions handled "continuing to indulge in sin when saved?"
There is interest in the question of what happens to someone who continues to indulge in a specific sinful habit while (apparently, originally) saved. What happens to this person?
So far, I've asked ...
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Does a Christian who commits sins against Christian doctrine and commandments still remain Christian? [duplicate]
What is the position of the Christian denominations about whether a person who commits sins and lives un-Christian lifestyle, yet believes he is Christian, still remains Christian?
This question is ...
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How to be saved after adultery? [closed]
Suppose one robs a bank and with the proceeds he is able to buy luxury cars, yachts, mansions. The thief lives enjoying all these things and one day he wants to convert to Christianity and wants to be ...
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What is an overview of beliefs on how one can lose salvation?
Some Christian traditions believe that one can lose his or her salvation, even after a genuine conversion experience and years of faithfulness.
For those who teach this doctrine, what is an overview ...
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Is it contrary to any Christian belief or doctrine to believe that Jesus deceives us in order to protect our souls?
Jesus ultimately cares about the judgement of our eternal soul.
Is it contrary to any Christian belief or doctrine to believe in a Holy deception; that the reason He made His return unknown and ...
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Can a person lose his/her salvation? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can a Christian walk away from their salvation?
The Bible teaches that when you accept Christ as you personal savior, your name is written in the book of life. Is it written ...
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Is it possible to achieve a life without sin on earth? [closed]
Based on the biblical doctrines, is it possible to achieve a completely holy life without any sin during our lifetime after salvation?
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Could Jesus save Satan? [closed]
Could Jesus save Satan?
Some biblical reference with explanation, would be helpful.
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Where does God draw the line when it comes to Sin? [closed]
So I've read 1 John a lot and I understand that I cannot continue to sin if I want to be a child of God's.
1 John 1:6 (NIV)
6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the
darkness, we ...
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Since God provided for the forgiveness of sins in the Old Testament, why do we need Jesus?
I thought of this when I was researching this question.
Leviticus 4 goes into great detail about the sacrifice that must be made in order for a sin to be forgiven. However, we see here that God ...
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Are there unforgivable sins? [closed]
Jesus came and died for our sins so that we may be forgiven and have salvation.
But Matthew 12:32 (NIV) says there is at least one thing to prevent being forgiven.
32 Anyone who speaks a word ...
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What was it about the death of Jesus that allows God to forgive us?
I've heard many people state that it was the punishment inflicted by the Romans that allows God to forgive us. This just doesn't make any sense to me.
How can a man suffer for a short while here on ...
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