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The Four Kinds Of Christians by sundayerhun(m): 9:00am On Apr 25, 2015 |
Okay. The word 'christian' used here refers to churchgoers, and not necessarily those that are truly born-again. 1) The Obeying Believer: Usually young believers. Fervent, doing all the Bible says. Ready to win the world for Jesus. The 'bless you, brother' folks. 2) The Doubting Believer: After few fervent years, starts doubting 'this and that' in the Bible. Now argues so many things in the Bible, especially the difficult ones. The 'maybe that's not what God meant" folks. 3) The Disobeying Believer: After many years of doubting and arguing, they take the Bible with levity. Claim getting to heaven is not by works, but by the death of Jesus. The "Jesus has paid the price" folks. 4) The Disobeying Unbeliever: After years of disobeying God, they become cold. Still in church, but believes the idea of God is a scam. The "there is no heaven or hell" folks. Now, where do you belong? |
Re: The Four Kinds Of Christians by An2elect2(f): 9:15am On Apr 25, 2015 |
No 3 is not a disobeying believer. You can't gain eternal life by your works but by grace which rests on the finished work of Christ on the cross You choose to call us disobeying believers, God sees and calls us otherwise. And that's where i fall. |
Re: The Four Kinds Of Christians by Nobody: 11:33am On Apr 25, 2015 |
none of the above. |
Re: The Four Kinds Of Christians by sundayerhun(m): 12:32pm On Apr 25, 2015 |
An2elect2: Good you know your stand. Of course, it's not by works. But without it, our faith is dead. So says the Bible. |
Re: The Four Kinds Of Christians by An2elect2(f): 12:36pm On Apr 25, 2015 |
sundayerhun: genuine faith in God will produce good works that's what James means |
Re: The Four Kinds Of Christians by tablu: 1:14pm On Apr 25, 2015 |
GOD Looks inward while we blindly look outward!.. |
Re: The Four Kinds Of Christians by sundayerhun(m): 1:20pm On Apr 25, 2015 |
An2elect2: Yep! That means, if there is no good work (fruits of obedience), then one's claim of faith in God is questionable. God don't expect us to be without mistakes, but He doesn't want us to be disobedient fellows. |
Re: The Four Kinds Of Christians by An2elect2(f): 1:31pm On Apr 25, 2015 |
sundayerhun: God will work obedience in us |
Re: The Four Kinds Of Christians by sundayerhun(m): 2:04pm On Apr 25, 2015 |
An2elect2: If our will, decision and action are irrelevant as you paint, then we are no more than robots. God's spirit in us is our strenght to obey, but we must choose to yeild. God never compel us. We choose, even salvation. |
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