RE: you know i made a really good observation
November 3, 2014 at 11:56 am
(This post was last modified: November 3, 2014 at 11:59 am by Huggy Bear.)
(November 3, 2014 at 11:45 am)Parkers Tan Wrote:(November 3, 2014 at 11:18 am)Huggy74 Wrote: But, you implied I was cherry picking. The scriptures I posted were relating to how a Christian should act. My point was, if their behavior is killing people when Jesus plainly states to "do no murder" or when the Bible say that murderers will not enter heaven:
Atheists still insist that a person that does this is a "christian" even though it's contradictory.
Has the person confessed in his heart to Christ the Savior? Isn't that the qualification for being a Christian?
Do good acts suffice without the confession? If it's acts alone, we can discount the Savior bit. If the belief is required, you cannot dismiss their faith based solely on their misdeeds. After all, Christian doctrine asserts that all men are fallen sinners and need redemption.
Who are you to say that their sins are so heinous that they will not be saved by your god?
No, you must first repent of your sin, "repent" means to "turn away from". Then be baptized, and then receive the holy spirit, only then can you claim to be a Christian, this is why it's referred to as being "born again". The sinful nature is replaced with the nature of the holy spirit (Christ), which is why the Bible states that "he that is born of God does not commit sin".
So, if you claim to be a Christian, but dabble in a little murder, it proves that your nature was never changed in the first place.
(November 3, 2014 at 11:45 am)FatAndFaithless Wrote: I'm saying that for someone who supposedly values peace and not murdering people, he sure does engage in a whole lot of non-peace and murdering people.
And no, just because God is (supposedly) the one with the power doesn't magically give him rights on our lives.
So you're saying that people that sacrifice their children to devils should not be punished?
BTW it's called justice, not murder.