I aoplogize, I had skimmed over "Guess I " so I missed the actual point you were making that you exhibit the fruits of the Spirit, the same as Christians. I'm not excluding atheists and non belivers from having a good personal morality. I'm just establiishing that the Bible has a standard for the personal morality you can use to test the personal morality of a Christian. It doesn't exclude you from having personally good morality, but what do you use as a standard for improvement or goal, societal morality?
To answer your other question yes your extremely antireligious worldview would be considered "evil" and if you review the fruits hatred and discord are on the "evil" list not the "good" list. And if you think this one "bad fruit" doesn't taint the rest of your morality and thusly your worldview and path in life, you're severly compatmentalizing. For instance, with the shoe on teh other foot, I'm not anti-atheism.
As far as the metro. tab. there are a few inconsiencies on teir statement of faith
On Biblical seperation-
I think the majority of Christianity also questions limited atonement and the perseverance of the saints in the doctrines of grace. I still believe the majority of contemporary Christianity hold to the 5 solas and mostly the baptist denom and some catholics hold to the doctrine of Grace. I don't have numbers for that though.
To answer your other question yes your extremely antireligious worldview would be considered "evil" and if you review the fruits hatred and discord are on the "evil" list not the "good" list. And if you think this one "bad fruit" doesn't taint the rest of your morality and thusly your worldview and path in life, you're severly compatmentalizing. For instance, with the shoe on teh other foot, I'm not anti-atheism.
As far as the metro. tab. there are a few inconsiencies on teir statement of faith
On Biblical seperation-
Quote:Discernment comes from first receiving Jesus Christ as one's' Lord and Savior and being indwelled by the Holy Spirit of God. (2 Cor. 2:11-15) This enables the believer to comprehend spiritual things. Actual discernment comes from studying the Word of God and learning its precepts and principles. refso where does it come from? Plus the entire doctrine reeks of if you don't believe things how we see things then you're a heretic. Not a spirit of Unity. I do however believe that there is a purpose and reason for different denominational beliefs. I'm just not as quick to call everyone who doesn't believe what I do a liar and heretic.
I think the majority of Christianity also questions limited atonement and the perseverance of the saints in the doctrines of grace. I still believe the majority of contemporary Christianity hold to the 5 solas and mostly the baptist denom and some catholics hold to the doctrine of Grace. I don't have numbers for that though.
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
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