29 Mar 20
@eladar saidHere it is, sentence by sentence:
You have no foundation. All you have is fluff, meaningless words.
[1] A Christian is defined by his or her beliefs with regard to the life, death and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
[2] A Christian believes that God sent his son Jesus, the messiah, to save the world.
[3] A Christian believes that Jesus was crucified and died in order to offer the forgiveness of sins and the opportunity for "salvation".
[4] A Christian believes that Jesus rose from the dead and later ascended to heaven.
[5] A Christian believes these things and endeavours to obey God's commandments, including those that Jesus is believed to have stipulated while he was alive, and demonstrate, by doing good works, that their faith is not dead.
You say these sentences are "fluff" and "meaningless". You'd be the first Christian I have ever met who believed that to be so.
I have numbered the sentences.
Can you explain in each case how the sentence is "meaningless" to a Christian or in defining a Christian?
@fmf saidI tried to show you but you ignored it.
And so, what do you believe is wrong with my definition? You need to provide your definition of "a Christian".
I can try again.
God decides what is good and what is evil. What is good today could be evil tomorrow based on God's plan.
Therefore you cannot judge any action on your own as good or evil. You will never know for sure if what you do is good or evil, God will decide that.
If you are a Christian then you will agree with God about what is good and what is evil. Others will claim to know good and evil but be wrong.
Only God knows who is who.
So who is a Christian? Just goes to show you have no clue about reality.
@eladar saidIs there no "Jesus" in your personal religion?
I tried to show you but you ignored it.
I can try again.
God decides what is good and what is evil. What is good today could be evil tomorrow based on God's plan.
Therefore you cannot judge any action on your own as good or evil. You will never know for sure if what you do is good or evil, God will decide that.
If you are a Christian then you will agree with God ab ...[text shortened]... ly God knows who is who.
So who is a Christian? Just goes to show you have no clue about reality.
Is there no "resurrection"?
No "salvation"?
No "grace"? No forgiveness of sins"?
No "good works"?
No being saved" by faith?
Is there only your personal opinion about "God" and "evil"?
No wonder you were acting in a cowardly way.
29 Mar 20
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@eladar saidWhat is your definition of "a Christian" that DOES incorporate "Jesus Christ"?
The words Jesus Christ are without meaning. There are many different ideas of who Jesus Christ is and what he taught.
You have already dismissed the tenets of Christian faith that I listed above as "meaningless" and "fluff", all of which made reference to Jesus Christ. So I get that you have ruled those 5 sentences out. So be it.
So now, what place do your ideas of 'who Jesus Christ "is" and what he taught' have in your definition of "a Christian"?
29 Mar 20
@fmf saidYes, I have called what you believe to be Christian fluff. Good luck
What is your definition of "a Christian" that DOES incorporate "Jesus Christ"?
You have already dismissed the tenets of Christian faith that I listed above as "meaningless" and "fluff", all of which made reference to Jesus Christ. So I get that you have ruled those 5 sentence out. So be it.
So now, what place do your ideas of who Jesus Christ "is" and what he taught have in your definition of "a Christian"?