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Christianity doesnt exist

Katzpur

Not your average Mormon
~Lord Roghen~ said:
from personal oppinion i would say about 5% of the world are true christians while the rest just claim to be but really arent. After seeing the so-called "true christians" thrown money into a girls cleavage and beat up retarded people, as well as every where else i go in the US, i make this judgement. Thats why i like to call myself Aetherian rather than Christian (though i usually dont, and i believe christian beliefs), because i dont want to either be identified by non-christians as someone who is a bible-thumping whacko or somone who says they are a christian and then goes out and does some sort of crap
I don't believe that "true Christians" are necessarily the people who have learned to be Christlike. I believe that "true Christians" are those who recognize their failings and who keep trying to improve, trusting that their sincere repentence will be rewarded with forgiveness.
 

Lindsey-Loo

Steel Magnolia
Well, I don't think we can judge individual people, but I would say that many only claim to be Christians. They are hypocrites who want to be identified with a group.
 

SoyLeche

meh...
Christiangirl0909 said:
Well, I don't think we can judge individual people, but I would say that many only claim to be Christians. They are hypocrites who want to be identified with a group.
And they are going to Hell, with all of the unfortunate Heathens

(ok, so maybe uncalled for in this thread, but... )
 

finalfrogo

Well-Known Member
~Lord Roghen~ said:
well this is not a fact surely, im basing it on my idea of what a christian is

Perhaps, but do you have the authority to set such a definition?

There are two definitions, as provided by The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language:


n.
  1. One who professes belief in Jesus as Christ or follows the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.
  2. One who lives according to the teachings of Jesus.
Obviously, you are restricting the definition to the second definition. However, you do not have the authority to delete the first definition and set the second as solely correct. As long as the dictionary states this, others and I will accept it.

Remember that religion is merely one aspect of a person's identity. Gender is another aspect. A masculine female is still a female. An mature toddler is still a toddler.
 

mr.guy

crapsack
beckysoup61 said:
Who are you to judge who is a true Christian or not?
He hasn't. In his estimation regarding the rarity of "true christians", i presume he would consider it a statistical anomaly were that many of us here to be "of that number".
 

Bishka

Veteran Member
mr.guy said:
He hasn't. In his estimation regarding the rarity of "true christians", i presume he would consider it a statistical anomaly were that many of us here are to be "of that number".

You are probably very correct in your assumption.
 

Booko

Deviled Hen
~Lord Roghen~ said:
well this is not a fact surely, im basing it on my idea of what a christian is

A Christian is just someone who follows Christ. Some people do a wonderful job of this, and some struggle with it. But everyone starts from a different place, and no one knows their end. This makes it very difficult to judge.

The world has its share of mess, definitly, but as God is forgiveness, be forgiving of others' failings, and also of yours.
 

Booko

Deviled Hen
Mister_T said:
That doesn't make you a true Christian? Crap. There goes my Saturday nights.

That's alright, bubba, you always got Girls on Trampolines...:disco:
 

mr.guy

crapsack
Booko said:
That's alright, bubba, you always got Girls on Trampolines...:disco:
Hmmm....the lack of correlation between your statement and the chosen 'smilie' can only lead me to conclude that you've decided to petition for a "girls on trampolines" smilie. Have i found you out?
 

Abram

Abraham
"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."
Matthew 7:13,14

I don't know about 5%, but I agree with your thinking. You being 14 have yet to feel the real temptation of the world yet. At the age 14 I could have said the very same claim. But now at 30 I have made mistakes that would send me to hell real quick. A Christian is not only some one who follows Christ, but will admit he is a sinner. By your statement your saying because your "good" your part of the elite 5%. A non sinner, perfect and strong enough to handle every temptation. This world has a big surprise for you!

C.S. Lewis wrote:
Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on: you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently he starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of- throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were going to be made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself.
 

finalfrogo

Well-Known Member
Booko said:
A Christian is just someone who follows Christ. Some people do a wonderful job of this, and some struggle with it. But everyone starts from a different place, and no one knows their end. This makes it very difficult to judge.

The world has its share of mess, definitly, but as God is forgiveness, be forgiving of others' failings, and also of yours.

I don't wanna spread karma around before I can give it to you again!!! :computer:
 

Booko

Deviled Hen
mr.guy said:
Hmmm....the lack of correlation between your statement and the chosen 'smilie' can only lead me to conclude that you've decided to petition for a "girls on trampolines" smilie. Have i found you out?

Oh no! I'm nicked!
 

Booko

Deviled Hen
finalfrogo said:
I don't wanna spread karma around before I can give it to you again!!! :computer:

You'd better obey the Forum Gods if you want to avoid the burning pits of eHell. :fork:
 
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angellous_evangellous

Guest
~Lord Roghen~ said:
from personal oppinion i would say about 5% of the world are true christians

I'm not sure how you figure this. Did you look at census results or did you somehow mystically look into the heart of everyone on earth to provide evidence for these conclusions? It seems to me that you're assuming that most people are dishonest who claim to follow Christ.

Either way it seems more than a little pessimistic and silly.

while the rest just claim to be but really arent.

Ah.

Thats why i like to call myself Aetherian rather than Christian (though i usually dont, and i believe christian beliefs), because i dont want to either be identified by non-christians as someone who is a bible-thumping whacko or somone who says they are a christian and then goes out and does some sort of crap
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Glad to see that you use a term that I love.

Unfortunately, you're associating yourself with them because you're following the same line of thinking. I can't imagine that you believe that most people who say that they're a Christian aren't without thumping something...
 
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