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What are the minimum theological beliefs to be called Christian?

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Mikey

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In the recent thread on cults, the issue of what is necessary to believe to be called Christian. Some argued that Roman Catholics could not be called Christian,others disagreed.

What doctrines need to be believed to be called Christian? Or in other words what Christian doctrine cannot be denied?
 
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Yeshua1

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Mikey said:
In the recent thread on cults, the issue of what is necessary to believe to be called Christian. Some argued that Roman Catholics could not be called Christian,others disagreed.

What doctrines need to be believed to be called Christian? Or in other words what Christian doctrine cannot be denied?
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Must hold to the God of the Bible, as in being a trinity, and Must hold to Pauline Justification of the Gospel, which includes Jesus Birth, death, and fresurrection!
 
Mikey

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Yeshua1 said:
Must hold to the God of the Bible, as in being a trinity, and Must hold to Pauline Justification of the Gospel, which includes Jesus Birth, death, and fresurrection!
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What you think of this?

Nicene Creed plus the 5 Solas as defining the Christian faith?
 
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Mikey said:
In the recent thread on cults, the issue of what is necessary to believe to be called Christian. Some argued that Roman Catholics could not be called Christian,others disagreed.

What doctrines need to be believed to be called Christian? Or in other words what Christian doctrine cannot be denied?
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Man is a sinner and his Salvation is in Christ alone by faith Alone.
Christ is God and He is son of God. He came to earth as a man. He died and rose.
 
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Mikey said:
the issue with that is Arminians, Anglicans, Presbyterians etc. could not be called Christian. So no i disagree.
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Based upon the TULIP, many of them would not be!
That is why the bare minimum to me would be the person of God and Pauline Justification held!
 
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The OP question begs a legalistic answer. I will give the biblical answer.

Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—

Did God choose to make the person alive with Christ? If so, then God graciously saved that person.
 
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AustinC said:
The OP question begs a legalistic answer. I will give the biblical answer.

Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—

Did God choose to make the person alive with Christ? If so, then God graciously saved that person.
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the OP i thought explaines the context of the question. What doctrine seperates a "Christian" organisation/denomination from a "Christian Cult" organisation. What seperates Anglicans/Presbyterians from Jehovah Witnesses/Mormons? The latter deny certain doctrines that remove them from orthodoxy.
 
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