Recent content by Anselm01

If you want to use the bible to list your essential and non-essential, that would be great.

So, it does not matter what we believe about Jesus (His nature), just that we believe He died to save us?

What is the nature of Jesus or does it not matter what we believe Jesus is just as long as we believe in Him to save us?

You do find the Trinity in the bible. Some would say (I included) that to not believe in the Trinity is to believe a man made belief.

Okay, but why is this essential?

This is not the topic at hand. If you want that answer, please start another thread. Thanks!

I listed mine. Can you list yours and why? My question concerns what is essentially true and must be believed. Someone else brought up that the elect need not have proper beliefs to be saved. I grant that some would see the Catholic Church's essentials as non-essential or unbiblical. That is...

If I go first, can other then answer the question? My answer: What essential beliefs: All essential beliefs as taught my the Catholic Church. Examples: The Trinity, Incarnation, Seven Sacraments, Marian Dogmas, the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, and 73 books of Sacred Scripture. Why: the...

Can you clarify what is "man made theology?" What beliefs fall into that category?

Why must I go first? Of course, I have beliefs that I think are essential. I also have reasons why. I am asking others what they think are essential doctrines and why. Is this not a valid question on the Theology Questions board?

That is not an answer to the question. Can an elect person remain in error?

So, you would say that essential, if there are any, concern what is needed to be saved, correct? Can the elect belong to a sect that has some essentials wrong? For example, can the elect be a Mormon and stay a Mormon? God chooses and there is no essential to believe to be saved, correct? So, in...

What about the doctrine of the Trinity, salvation, sanctification, church governance, etc? Are these not essential?

So, all that is essential is a proper Christology?

That is what I am trying to determine with my question. What doctrines are essential and why?