Quote:Oh for god's sake, read a Christian website or two!
I've never heard a priest or minister say it, and I've discussed this issue with some.
www.cpcweb.org/aboutCPC.html#Statement
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We believe that Jesus Christ in the flesh was both God and man, that He was born of a virgin and lived a sinless life, that He was crucified, and was raised bodily from the dead on the third day.
www.bellevue.org/templates/cusbellevue1103/details.asp?id=1360&PID=5129http://www.bellevue.org/templates/cusbellevue1103/details.asp?id=1360&PID=5129
Quote:www.christianlifechurch-tn.com/ourbeliefs.php
JesusWe believe that Jesus is the Son of God, was born of a virgin, was wholly God and wholly man, lived a sinless life, died in our place as a sacrifice for the sins of mankind, was buried, arose bodily from the grave, and ascended into Heaven.
Quote:www.dennisleonardministries.com/aboutus_statementoffaith.htm
Jesus Christ We believe that Jesus Christ is God, the Son, the Second Person of the Trinity. Jesus Christ is all man and all God. He is the only Man ever to live a sinless life.
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About Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is co-equal with the Father. Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on a cross. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven's glory and will return again someday to earth to reign as King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.
www.centralchristian.com/main.html
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Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is co-equal with the Father. Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on a cross. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven's glory and will return again to earth to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
www.clife-church.org/whatwebelieve.html
Quote:www.ccctampa.com/
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, has always existed. He is without beginning or end (John 1:1-3, 14; Rev. 1:. In order to complete His earthly sacrificial mission, He became human by being born of a virgin, conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matt. 1:23; Luke 1:31, 35). He lived a perfect life, absolutely without sin. While on the earth He worked miracles through the anointing of the Holy Spirit (Acts 10:3
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In the Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ the Son of God; in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His imminent return.
All bolding mine.
A person cannot be a perfect sacrifice if he is not perfect. A person who IS god must be perfect.
I don't know where you live, but in the US, especially in the southeastern states, you cannot throw a rock without hitting a person who believes that Jesus was perfect.
(Talk about plagarism! I have never done a comparison of faith statements before!)
"...the God I don't believe in is a good God, a just God, a merciful God. He's not the
mean and stupid God you make him out to be." - Lt. Scheisskopf's wife, from Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
