I heard of a man that was acquainted with a pastor who had been sent to prison for robbing fourteen banks to finance his dalliances with prostitutes! The man was fully convinced the bank-robbing Lothario was a true Christian, was he?
2007-12-07 03:10:55 · 11 answers · asked by christianity20com 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
When did this person become a Christian? After his "dalliances with prostitutes"? After his bank robbings? Yes he can be a Christian. Jesus came to save the sinner! If he has seen that he is a sinner, has repented has asked for forgivness and made Jesus his LORD.
The self righteous feel that they don't need a saviour and , even though they call themselves Christians they are not.
2007-12-14 22:42:34 · answer #1 · answered by jemhasb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course.
All Christians are recovering sinners. This is what the parable of the Prodigal Son is all about.
Occasionally some Christians will fail and sin. A few will even sin grievously (commit mortal sin) and lose their salvation.
Only God can look into a person's heart and determine what is really going on.
With love in Christ.
2007-12-14 07:26:44 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Considering that less than 1% of the population of America's prisons are atheist or agnostic, I'd say it's almost a forgone conclusion that any given bank robber is a Christian...
2007-12-07 03:16:07 · answer #3 · answered by The Reverend Soleil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A majority of the people in US prisons identify them selfs as christian.
2007-12-07 03:29:20 · answer #4 · answered by Orestes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is how Jesus put it.. we must obey Him.. He said ..thou shalt not steal. .. He said as well... if we say we love Him but then do not obey Him..it means all we did was to lie.
The pastor probably has not read that part of scriptures yet. ( the whole thing )
2007-12-07 03:29:01 · answer #5 · answered by Lisa of America 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
exciting question, we proably wont care. i'm going to self dont care with the aid of fact im christian....kiddin yet heavily i dont care. in basic terms making a stereotype out of christians is plenty exciting is it?
2016-11-14 18:40:01 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not? They have been murderers, rapists, liars, child molesters and war-mongers. Every religion has PEOPLE in it.
2007-12-07 03:14:04 · answer #7 · answered by wiccanhpp 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sinners can still be Christians. We're all sinners, to some degree.
2007-12-07 03:13:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
common in any religion
2007-12-07 03:16:54 · answer #9 · answered by Lost my everything.. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not for us to judge.
2007-12-07 03:16:31 · answer #10 · answered by joseph8638 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋