Because [in part] we have grown up in a Western culture, with our roots in Athens and Rome (ancient), we tend to default to a concept of our relationship with God as being positional and/or intellectual. This is a hallmark of denominations--it's how they denominate themselves from each other {"We believe x, but they believe y--we're superior."}.
God's desire has always been for a relationship that is personal, intimate, trusting, open. In spite of our Western misinterpreting of the word "believe", none of us goes to heaven because of what we think is eternally true. We get to live forever with God by abandoning our own "theology" and surrendering to the person of God Himself. That's why Jesus said we had to be born again. Something in the realm of 'spirit' must take place. The Lamb was slain for each of us and for all of us. But that sacrifice, and the resurrection that confirmed it is something each person must personally embrace. We must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. We prove our faith is real by a personal obedience to His voice--His prompting us on the inside. Anything that seeks to "fix" you by focusing on 'form' and starting at the outside and working inward is from the pit.
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