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[chess]

I think that I might have given some people here some wrong impressions in the past. So, I'd just like to clear a few things up.
1. I am a Christian.
2. This means that I believe in one God, who expresses Himself as a Trinity of people - God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
3. This also means that I believe all other gods/godesses/deities-of-any-description are fakes, invented by humans or by Satan to trap people and keep them away from God.
4. In addition, I believe that everyone who isn't a Christian is going to Hell.
5. Understandably, I would really rather all you people didn't go to Hell. Hence, I'm praying for you. And I'm going to keep praying for you. Even if you ask me not to.

So, there we go.

Comments

[chess]

I don't claim that everyone who calls themselves a Christian believes all of the below points. I just claim that the other points are what being a Christian means to me, and how I'd define 'being a Christian'.

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[firinel.livejournal.com]

Right. Then there are a lot of people who consider themselves Christian, who you are judging to be Not Christian.

[passage.livejournal.com]

Good[1]. I think the bible clear states that there are, have been and will be people who think they are/claim to be Christians, but aren't.

Matthew 7v21-23:
"21"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' 23Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'"

A selection of bible verses which come within some distance of this topic (some are less relavent than others):
Matthew 7:15-17
Mark 13:6
2 Peter 2:1

I feel I ought to be able to find a lot more (partiucarly from Paul's letters), anyone know others?

Neil

[1] I should clarify: Good that there are people who think they are Christians but aren't?
Of course not.
Good that it should be Michelle's place, or my place to judge if someone is a Christian or not?
Of course it is not our place, but God's.
Instead good that the deffinition taken is stronger than some people would like it. (Of course any deffintion or requirement for being a Christian has to be backed up by the bible, making it arbitarily stronger would not only be foolish, but would be creating a new religion.)