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With all the conflicting opinions on what "being a Christian" actually entails as well as on what the Bible actually says, you can't understand how someone may not know whether or not he is a Christian?

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He means that it is possible to be both Christian and non-Christian at the same time and that therefore I am asking you an unreasonable question.

Your reading comprehension is poor. Perhaps it'd be better if you refrain from pretending that you know what other people mean.

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You cannot prove your faith?

Is your faith weak?

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I know you did. The answer is contained in my response. Perhaps if your reading comprehension were better, you'd figure it out.

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Because when you pretended to know what I meant, it wasn't what I meant at all.

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He can't "decide for himself" that "with all the conflicting opinions on what 'being a Christian' actually entails as well as on what the Bible actually says", that he doesn't know? That he doesn't feel that he has enough non-conflicting information on which to base that determination?

Just because you feel that you have enough non-conflicting information to make that determination, doesn't mean that he does.

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And when you pretended to know what I meant, it STILL wasn't what I meant at all. I'm thinking I'm in a better position to know what I meant - even if you STILL don't.

Originally posted by chaney3
What do you mean?

DG can't seem to wrap his mind around the fact that "I don't know" can be a perfectly valid answer to the question "Are you a Christian?" - depending on the individual.