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Originally Posted by longsuffering
Says who?
I'm Christian and I do not believe in the virgin birth.
So do I have a say over whether I'm Christian or do you have the last word on that?
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Anybody can call themselves anything they want but, there are core beliefs that Christians have held since the first century. They have been identified in confessions and creeds repeatedly through out that time and are based on an overwhelming consensus of what the scriptures do say.
As a Baptist I don't adhere to any creed but, you would find the confession of faith of the church I attend to repeat those basic doctrines.
I also strongly believe in "soul liberty" which basically means that my allegiance is to God first and I am free to question anything my church teaches in light of scriptures. But, what makes me a Baptist is adherence to certain doctrinal distinctives. Likewise what makes me a Christian is adherence to certain doctrinal distinctives. One of those distinctives is a belief in the reality and necessity of the virgin birth.