Re: How to interpret Adam (was: Re: Kerkut)

I would also add 5. I know that I am a sinner and there is no other way to
restore my relationship with God except through the grace given to us freely
through the death of Christ.
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From: "William Hamilton" <whamilton51@comcast.net>
To: "John W Burgeson" <jwburgeson@juno.com>
Cc: <dickfischer@earthlink.net>; <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: How to interpret Adam (was: Re: Kerkut)

>
> On Wednesday, February 25, 2004, at 10:09 AM, John W Burgeson wrote:
>
> > So -- what defines a person as a Christian?
> >
> > 1. Intellectual belief in one or more facts (or alleged facts)
> > 2. Doing good works
> > 3. Having an emotional experience (say -- like Pascal's)
> > 4. Something else
> >
> 1. Jesus Christ is God's only begotten son
> 2. He was crucified, dead and buried
> 3. On the third day he rose again
> 4. By his death he atoned for the sins of the world
>
> That in itself would make my answer in category 1 above. However, I
> also have a relationship with him that began through his taking the
> initiative and led to my praying to receive Christ, after which I
> received an assurance that he had indeed moved into my life. So more
> than belief in facts, it's a relationship.
>
> Bill Hamilton Rochester, MI 248 652 4148
>
>
Received on Thu Feb 26 06:16:28 2004