It would be believing that god will save us and that all evil will be abolished. We will be all living in a peaceful world with out pain or death.......

I highly doubt it will ever happen and in the end I don't think Jesus will judge us by our denomination. He knew and understood that as the disciples were sent out to different lands and cultures ultimately there would be differences and that is soo evident today. One example many protestant churches like to jump around or lye on the floor when they are worshipping, this is unique to them. Catholic or Orthodox worship and venerate god in a different way. The main points of disagreement amongst the churches are first How does one achieve salvation? that depends on whom you ask, although we all believe in the 66 established books of the bible, there are different interpertations.

Protestants who are fragmented into close to 30,000 different denominations more or less all agree that salvation is simply based on believing that Jesus died on the cross and asking him to forgive you of your sins. They like to take Pauls epistles especially in Romans and consider those to basically be the final authority and the final decision on the issue, which is of course complete heresy. Catholics are more accurate but still consider many church rituals and sacraments to be part of the salvation package as well as works.

Orthodox(my belief) is that Faith is only the first but necessary premise of salvation. There must also be baptism into the body of Christ

(Mark 1:4) And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

(John 3:5) Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

(Ezekiel 36:25-27): I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.

Acts 2:37-8 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Acts 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

Gal. 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

(1Peter 3:20-21) Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. Baptism, which is symbolized by that water, now saves you also, not by removing dirt from the body, but by asking God for a clear conscience based on the resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah,

There must also be the everyday struggle of following Christ without backpeddiling and of course good works.

(Romans 2:13) For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God's sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous.

( Romans 2:5-10) But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Who will render to every man according to his deeds: eternal life to those who strive for glory, honor, and immortality by patiently doing good; but wrath and fury for those who in their selfish pride refuse to believe the truth and practice wickedness instead. There will be suffering and anguish for every human being who practices doing evil, for Jews first and for Greeks as well. But there will be glory, honor, and peace for everyone who practices doing good, initially for Jews but also for Greeks as well

(Revelations 20:11-13) And I saw a great white throne and the One sitting on it, from whose face the earth and heaven fled away, and a place was not found for them. 12And I saw the dead, the great and the small, having stood before the throne, and scrolls were opened, and another scroll was opened, which is [the Scroll] of Life. And the dead were judged by the [things] having been written in the scrolls, according to their works. 13And the sea gave up the dead, the [ones] in it, and death and the realm of the dead [Gr. hades] gave up the dead, the [ones] in them. And they were judged, each one according to their works.

(John 15:9-11)"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

(Revelations 2:5) Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or elseI will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent

(Revelations 2:19) I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.

(Matthew 5:20) For I say to you*, unless your* righteousness greatly exceeds [that] of the scribes and Pharisees, by no means shall you* enter into the kingdom of the heavens."

(Philippians 2:12) Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, (If we are already saved by faith alone why would we need to work out our faith let alone with fear and trembling?)

( 1 Timothy 16:18-19) Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

(Matthew 25:37-46) "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.' "They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?' "He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.' "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."

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