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

Agreed
On Thursday, February 26, 2004, at 06:16 AM, jack syme wrote:

> 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.
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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
>>
>>
>
>
Bill Hamilton Rochester, MI 248 652 4148
Received on Thu Feb 26 21:48:28 2004