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Originally Posted by helix139

Because the Bible doesn't tell us everything about everything, just what God would have us know. It's perfect in its sufficiency, but we as humans have an insatiable desire to become all-knowing ourselves.

At its core, you'll find that the vast majority agree that mankind is sinful in nature and therefore separated from God, yet God loved man and wanted to end the separation so He sent Christ his Son to earth, who was fully God and fully man and free of sin. Christ willingly allowed his own unjust death, taking God's wrath for all sin ever, and then rose again as death has no power over the holiness of God. This provides salvation for all who submit themselves to God and acknowledge their inability to save themselves and accept the salvation that is offered. Jesus then ascended, and left behind the holy spirit, which is how Christians can come to know Christ/God.

That's the core of it, which 99% of Catholics, Orthodox, and Protestants agree on. the rest is merely window dressing that is secondary or tertiary to the main point. It's fun to talk about and discuss, but ultimately doesn't affect one's salvation.

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