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I don't know. I used to identify as such. These days, however, the term 'Christian' is bandied about so much by those who profess to be 'Christian', with whom I disagree and they with me, that the term 'Christian' has become pretty much a badge of piety for some and a rather meaningless label for others. What IS a Christian anyway?
Is that what you want to start our discussion with, what is a Christian?
Is that what you want to start our discussion with, what is a Christian?
For purposes of this site a Christian is anyone who professes to follow Jesus regardless of his understanding of what that means and this thread has displayed and discussed how rthose different understandings have interacted with the lgbtq community. Choose your stance and explain why you think it is following Jesus. There is a great deal of disagreement on that point.
Is that what you want to start our discussion with, what is a Christian?
No, it comes down to whether you believe the bible is the word of God or not, more and more Christians are invalidating all of the old Testament and everything they don't agree with in the New Testament.
But then people looking at Judaism who do not love or practice Judaism cannot understand the law and the prophets. The law and the prophets teaches mercy and forgiveness and love, but the people who despise Judaism and the law don't see it this way, they only see punishment, dos and dont dos.
Jesus said the entire law can be summed up in two laws, love God, love your neighbor, because it teaches mercy and forgiveness from the very begining, and it does this by making everyone realize they are guilty. The law and the prophets simply say,'' Love other people with true love, anger makes you a murderer, judging others makes you guilty, have mercy on others if you expect to recieve mercy, love your enemies, The neds of your neighbor are greater than your needs,and remember that LOVE COVERS THE MULTITUDE OF SINS..''
Christians, Christians have absolutely no say in here Pisteuo.
Christians have no right, and could not possibly judge anyone of anything, and this is easy peasy, they have no law, and if you ask them for a list of sins, they have no list, and yet, they want everyone to abide by some mystery law in they head, they head, but that is secret from the sinners, they wont present you with a set of laws, EVER.
For purposes of this site a Christian is anyone who professes to follow Jesus regardless of his understanding of what that means and this thread has displayed and discussed how rthose different understandings have interacted with the lgbtq community. Choose your stance and explain why you think it is following Jesus. There is a great deal of disagreement on that point.
We are to follow Christ by Faith. " By Faith" is communicated to us by the use of the Greek word pisteuo.
Pisteuo is " a personal surrender to Him and a life inspired by such surrender."
Basically, a continually surrendered life. The object of Faith is Jesus Christ, a real living person! Not His word or the promises in His word.
Are you able to accept this basic definition I took from the Vines Greek dictionary?
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