COG Messenger

Most fundamentalist Christians will tell you that in order to have salvation you have to believe in Jesus Christ. And they will tell you that if you believe in Jesus then you can be saved. But what does it really mean to believe in Jesus Christ? Is a mere profession of faith sufficient?

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