(March 7, 2013 at 1:25 am)jstrodel Wrote: No. It comes down to the fact that I meet people all the time who say that they are Christians, but when they talk, I sincerely doubt that they have the Holy Spirit.And how is "having the holy spirit" any different from a subjective declaration of "true" Christian or not?
(March 7, 2013 at 1:25 am)jstrodel Wrote: You are free to use a non-standard definition of the term Christian and use people as representatives of the faith that are very far from Christian doctrine, such as Hitler, who was involved in the occult.I don't think the Nazis represent Christianity at large, but they were largely Christian.
(March 7, 2013 at 1:25 am)jstrodel Wrote: It is not a fallacy to distinguish between real converts and false converts, it is fallacy to not do so.I assume that by "false converts" you don't mean violent criminals who are suddenly religious but rather anyone you don't consider a "true" Christian...correct?
