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   On 2026-01-08 15:20, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   >   
   > Mike  posted:   
   >> On 2026-01-08 14:17, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   >>> JTEM  posted:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Fundies claim to believe in God then set themselves   
   >>>> above him, appointing themselves judge,   
   >>>   
   >>> Wrong. That's your false story, and just below in   
   >>> this post, I'll show you why you're wrong.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> pronouncing themselves "Saved" and "Born Again"   
   >>>   
   >>> I realize you don't believe the Bible, but that   
   >>> doesn't give you the right to falsely disparage   
   >>> people who DO believe in the Bible. Because the   
   >>> Bible does tell us how to be saved:   
   >>>   
   >>> [quoting] "Because, if you confess with your   
   >>> mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your   
   >>> heart that God raised him from the dead, you   
   >>> will be saved. For with the heart one believes   
   >>> and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses   
   >>> and is saved." Romans 10:9-10   
   >>   
   >> Q. Mike > Why does that passage causes trouble for me?   
   >>   
   >>    
   >>   
   >> As a general rule, the idea:   
   >> "Believe something deeply and publicly confess it"   
   >> is very bad advice.   
   >   
   > Not in this case.   
   >>   
   >> Reasons this fails in general:   
   >> People can sincerely believe false things.   
   >   
   > God will know who is sincere and who is not.   
   >>   
   >> Public confession can lock someone into error.   
   >   
   > How can it be an error to believe that Jesus is   
   > who He said He is, and believe that God raised   
   > Him from the dead? How does that hurt anybody?   
   >>   
   >> It can escalate conflict or cause harm.   
   >   
   > How? Please explain.   
      
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