Here are five essential teachings Christians need to understand.
1. Without the Resurrection, Christianity doesn't exist.
The
core belief of Christianity is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The
reason this is the central teaching of Christianity is really very
simple: Christ's resurrection was his proof that he wasn't just a man,
he is God. It was also about proving that he was the savior of mankind.
2. Jesus is God.
Although
Islam teaches that Jesus is a prophet, and Judaism teaches something
else, what the Bible teaches is that Jesus was very clear: He is God. He
never said he was a man, a prophet. Those beliefs are a misreading of
the Christian scripture, as well as heresy.
3. Saved by faith, subject to grace, not judged by the law.
One
of the big fallacies non believers commit when it comes to Christians
is that they think Christians believe they're perfect. Nothing is
further from the truth.
We recognize that we are sinners and that the only path to heaven, and Christ, is to accept Jesus as the Messiah.
Christians
are subject to grace because grace is the unearned gift of love from
God. In the end, Christians will not be judged on whether they go to
heaven or hell, but what their reward in heaven will be.
4. Love God, love your neighbor, love yourself.
In
the Old Testament, there are 10 Commandments. When asked about
observing the 10 Commandments, Jesus made basically the same statement
in every gospel: that we love God, love our neighbor, and then love
ourselves.
The Bible is clear that a neighbor is anyone whereas a
brother is a fellow believer in Christ. In essence, Christ told us to
love everyone.
Loving someone is very different from liking
someone. When you like someone, it's about who they are. Love is about
who you are. Also, the Bible tells us that God is love. Since God is
love, then in order to love others, God must be a part of your life.
Otherwise, it isn't love at all.
5. Being saved has nothing to do with being good.
In
one of the gospels, someone calls Jesus good. Jesus replied by saying
that only God is good. The truth is, none of us are good. No one is
good.
Being saved is about accepting Christ as your Savior and
putting your faith in him. It is about accepting that Christ is the only
road to eternal life, not good works, purgatory, or "being good".
Jesus
once said, "Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavty laden, and I
will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28). If you want to find true peace,
true happiness, you'll find it in Christ.
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