{"id":3279,"date":"2018-09-11T14:43:03","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T14:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/?p=3279"},"modified":"2021-02-10T21:10:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T21:10:55","slug":"what-do-i-have-to-believe-to-be-a-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/what-do-i-have-to-believe-to-be-a-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"What do I have to believe to be a Christian?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3280\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/believe-232x300.png\" alt=\"What do I have to believe to be Christian?\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/believe-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/believe-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/believe-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.hamlinechurch.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/believe.png 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>So many people claim to have \u201cthe truth\u201d for which we are all searching; and yet, even those who claim to worship the same God often disagree on the details of who God is, how God acts in the world, and what that means for our lives. 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