@Suzianne saidI am not Mike or Rajk, please treat as an individual as I try to do the same with you. I agree some when they disagree can get hateful, I know I have. and feel free to point that out to me if I do.
Because it usually is. Look at Mike and Rajk. You agree with them that if one is gay or trans then one cannot be Christian. This is wrong and hateful. They certainly can be.
What makes a Christian is an altered life by Jesus Christ. Not ignoring what the Bible says on any topic, if we set it aside when we want to, we reject the Word as the revelation from God, in favor of our sinful hearts desires.
@KingDavid403 saidWhere did I say that?
Do you honestly think that God looks less on adultery, than on homosexuality?
@KellyJay saidWhat makes a good Christian, that is acceptable to God, and who will enter the Kingdom of God, is a whole different thing from a nominal Christian. These types who make excuses to justify their sinful lifestyle are just Christians in name only. The bible is clear what will be their fate, and not every who says Lord Lord will enter the Kingdom of God.
I am not Mike or Rajk, please treat as an individual as I try to do the same with you. I agree some when they disagree can get hateful, I know I have. and feel free to point that out to me if I do.
What makes a Christian is an altered life by Jesus Christ. Not ignoring what the Bible says on any topic, if we set it aside when we want to, we reject the Word as the revelation from God, in favor of our sinful hearts desires.
What is worse with these people is that their doctrine is likely corrupting others and are dragging others into sin and eventually death. There is a far worse end result for these people.
@Rajk999 saidBeing a Christian is not by degree; you are or you are not.
What makes a good Christian, that is acceptable to God, and who will enter the Kingdom of God, is a whole different thing from a nominal Christian. These types who make excuses to justify their sinful lifestyle are just Christians in name only. The bible is clear what will be their fate, and not every who says Lord Lord will enter the Kingdom of God.
What is worse with t ...[text shortened]... are dragging others into sin and eventually death. There is a far worse end result for these people.
@KellyJay saidI know and agree. I am differentiating between when people call themselves Christian which they are entitled to do vs when God considers them to be one.
Being a Christian is not by degree; you are or you are not.
Profession of faith and calling Lord Lord etc, makes a person a Christian in the eyes of man, not in the eyes of God.
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@KellyJay saidWhat makes a Christian is an altered life by Jesus Christ.
I am not Mike or Rajk, please treat as an individual as I try to do the same with you. I agree some when they disagree can get hateful, I know I have. and feel free to point that out to me if I do.
What makes a Christian is an altered life by Jesus Christ. Not ignoring what the Bible says on any topic, if we set it aside when we want to, we reject the Word as the revelation from God, in favor of our sinful hearts desires.
Yes. Loving God, and loving others as ourselves.
[Luke 10:25-37 NIV] 25 "On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" 26 "What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?" 27 He answered, " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" 28 "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."
29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" 30 In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.' 36 "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?" 37 The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."
@KingDavid403 saidOne of the most important passages in the entire NT.
What makes a Christian is an altered life by Jesus Christ.
Yes. Loving God, and loving others as ourselves.
[Luke 10:25-37 NIV] 25 "On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" 26 "What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?" 27 He answered, " 'Love the Lord y ...[text shortened]... ert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."
Get this wrong, and you simply do not understand actual Christianity.
This is why those like Bishop Budde are right, and those like Charlie Kirk are wrong.
@Suzianne saidIsaiah 11
One of the most important passages in the entire NT.
Get this wrong, and you simply do not understand actual Christianity.
This is why those like Bishop Budde are right, and those like Charlie Kirk are wrong.
English Standard Version
There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear, but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.
I think you should be worried about righteousness.
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@KellyJay saidI'm not Jesus, and I'm pretty sure he knows this.
Isaiah 11
English Standard Version
There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not ...[text shortened]... ist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.
I think you should be worried about righteousness.
He died for me anyways.
And I'm also pretty sure you'll miss the meaning of what I just said.
EDIT: Bingo!
@Suzianne saidHe died for all of us, but still not all of us are turning to Him, asking Him for forgiveness or repenting of the evil we do to Him and others.
I'm not Jesus, and I'm pretty sure he knows this.
He died for me anyways.
And I'm also pretty sure you'll miss the meaning of what I just said.
@KellyJay saidThis is why people eventually get tired of talking to you.
He died for all of us, but still not all of us are turning to Him, asking Him for forgiveness or repenting of the evil we do to Him and others.
Are you seriously the ONLY Christian who is any good?
Do you really think that?
You can let me know when Donald Trump, or JD Vance or Erika Kirk start making the grade.