instead accepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior?
this is the message I am getting from Bible-fundamentalists.
2007-10-06 03:49:52 · 9 answers · asked by The Asker 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The only "true" christians are those who attempt to walk the words of Jesus.
2007-10-06 04:09:46 · answer #1 · answered by American Spirit 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You claims has no substance. Do you believe ALL you need to do is accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior?
Have you given your life totally to Him?
Do you have an intimate relationship with God?
Is there evidence of the Holy Spirit in you and working through you?
Are you truly obedient to His will and His ways?
As a Catholic, how can you see a statues of the Virgin Mary, when one of the Commandments says about making graven images?
As a Catholic, how can you say the Holy Mary prayer when Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, NO ONE goes to the Father EXCEPT THROUGH ME?
As a Catholic, how can you base your eternal soul on a doctrine that is 50% based by man, 25% based by the pope, and the other 25% based on the Bible? The Bible IS the authoritative Word of God, Period.
Call me what you want. I believe in the Bible is 100% the Word of God. I believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. I believe in the Holy Spirit's continued work of Christ through God's children, working for all toward salvation and the unity of the faith for the equipping of the saints. I believe the church is the Body of Christ, not one church who claims that Christianity was founded by them (which the Bible disclaims).
Christians are all around, known by their love for Christ and sharing the good news throughout the world. Christians are not known by the church they go to, but rather the fruit they show to others, evidence of the fruits of the Spirit in Galatians 5.
If the world sees doctrine, it will see hypocrisy. If the world sees Christ, it will be drawn to you.
Which is it?
2007-10-06 04:09:23 · answer #2 · answered by n9wff 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should worship God, not the Bible. The Bible is for teaching and understanding. Those that make it into their God are making of it an idol.
Keep God at the center of your life and don't pay any attention to those who want to dictate who is a true Christian and who is not.
Through poor education many do not know how to read the Bible for metaphor. They don't understand that reading literally has only come into fashion over the past 400 years, and is therefore a man-invented understanding.
Keep God at the center of everything and His wonderful Spirit will guide you to understanding.
2007-10-06 04:02:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If they follow the teachings of Jesus they would realize that is why he condemned the scribes and more so the Pharisees. Truth and knowledge belong to no one. God is in your soul and the air you breath not a book by the hand of man.
2007-10-06 03:57:08 · answer #4 · answered by canadaguy 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
NO, To be considered a "REAL" Christian has NOTHING to do with anyone else other than you and GOD!
It is a personal relationship thru Prayer, worship & reading the bible and studying it to apply it to your own life.
Jesus was against "religion"! That is what got him crucified!
Listen to what the bible say's not religious workers.
God is in Control...They just try to be!
2007-10-06 03:55:24 · answer #5 · answered by Numb 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
You should believe that Jesus is God and that He died for your sins on the cross and rose again, without your own works added. This is what the Bible says.
2007-10-06 03:52:00 · answer #6 · answered by CJ 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Lest ye be as little children..Not a lot of qualifications Quite making it so hard.
2007-10-06 03:59:49 · answer #7 · answered by PROBLEM 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is the basic difference between Islam and Christianity we need not to be fundamentalist to be a true christian. But you are bound to be for the same.
2007-10-06 03:54:27 · answer #8 · answered by Advocate 2 · 0⤊ 6⤋
Sometimes we answer questions trying to support our faith and we forget the human on the other side. We can be firm in our convictions but it means nothing if we lose sight of the person we are talking to.
2007-10-06 03:53:29 · answer #9 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋