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Thanks to Charles Tupper for the Salvation Animation! Religious background of the web site's author. This site started as a general introduction to apologetics, major Christian doctrines and teachings, etc. (and kinda got outta hand!) I have made it as "non-denominational" as possible; this site is not about promoting a particular denomination's view. However, no lawyer would seriously consider evidence from someone without learning something about the person's background, so I will briefly describe my religious background. My denomination follows the Arminian view, not the Calvinist. I belong to a Methodist denomination (CME) and I also attend weekly services at a Messianic Jewish congregation and a Reform Jewish synagogue. (Although I disagree with Reform theology on a number of key matters, the prayers, songs and rituals themselves do not contradict Christian/Messianic theology.) Every Christian/Messianic denomination is basically either Arminian or Calvinist. It is not possible to be both, since they represent opposite sides of several theological issues. (Calvinist theology is also known as Reformed theology, because Calvinist principles were ratified by the Dutch Reformed Church at the Council of Dordt.) Note that both the Arminian and Calvinist views believe in the core teachings of Protestantism and Messianic Judaism: the inerrancy of the Bible and that we are justified (saved from eternal punishment) by faith alone as the free gift of God through the atoning death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, not by works, lest any man boast, and prevenient (rhymes with "convenient", and means "comes before") grace, i.e., God attracts men to Him before they accept Him, and without prevenient grace no one could come to God. "Faith" doesn't mean just believing a set of factual statements, it means trusting in God and making a sincere effort to live the way the Bible says we should live. General

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