Sentences with phrase «essential for eternal salvation»

(I should clarify - I'm focusing here on what is essential to Christianity, not necessarily what is essential for eternal salvation — a distinction some of you might think unnecessary, but a distinction which is probably a good topic for another post!)

Not exact matches

Much of what the west has long taken for granted is now disappearing: the security provided by Christendom; the Christian way of interpreting reality; the confidence that the Christian path leads to eternal salvation; and the belief that Christian doctrine embodies the essential and unchangeable truths by which to live.

Rather, assuming that we agree with your premise — that people who believe these things remain unsaved — there is another entirely viable option: that it is not sufficient to believe these things apart from the promise of eternal life by faith alone in Christ, but that these these are indeed essential elements of the gospel that must be believed for salvation.