RE: Christian "purpose" and "meaning" in life.
May 21, 2014 at 9:28 pm
(This post was last modified: May 21, 2014 at 9:33 pm by Lek.)
(May 21, 2014 at 9:20 pm)Luckie Wrote: So who are you to say someone else isn't a true Christian if its between you and God? Maybe God revealed more to them than you.
I never declare that anybody else is not a true christian. Actions are often a good indicator, but I leave that judgement up to God.
(May 21, 2014 at 9:25 pm)Luckie Wrote: What safeguard do you have to make sure you don't mistaken gods will for your own?
I try to follow Jesus' teaching in scripture. Sometimes I probably do mistake my will will for God's. It usually shows in the results of my actions.
(May 21, 2014 at 9:23 pm)Faith No More Wrote:(May 21, 2014 at 9:06 pm)Lek Wrote: As I stated earlier in the thread - God knows who his followers are and who are not. Nobody else on his earth knows whether I'm a true christian except me. It's between God and us.
So, there has never been a person that professed Christian faith but did something so heinous that you knew they weren't a true Christian?
ETA: Oh, and let me guess, God tells you that you are a true Christian?
Sure. I can feel that someone is not a true christian, but the final judgement comes from God. The bible tells me what a true christian is. If it looks like a person is not exhibiting that in his actions it's an indicator that he's not.
