Jonteel
1st February 2005, 09:08 PM
Wow! That was a Chrisitian? Wow!!!!
I've said this several times about some of the posts that I've read.
But, anyone can claim that they are Christian.
Charlie Sheen (the film star) said that he was born again. A reporter asked him what "born again" meant. Charlie said that he didn't know, but he liked the sound of it!
It seems that anyone can claim that they are a Christian. I've seen a few here. I can't tell if they are real Christians. We hear the things that they say, and sometimes we know that they are dead wrong, but do we say anything?
Maybe, when these "people" get themselves into trouble, because we havent said anything, it's our fault. If they burn out and fall from the lord, then maybe it is our fault. If they get depressed and kill themselves, then maybe it is our fault.
Maybe, we should share with them about what it takes to be a Christian. My minister told me that I could take rebuke. She said that this was a sign that I was a real Christian. Don't be afraid to share your opinion. They won't learn if they don't get feedback.
We get upset when President Clinton makes a show of going to church. What kind of Christian signs a bill that supports partial birth arbortions? His wife (in the matter of Monica L.) seemed to think that we Christians were responsible for "slandering" her husband's reputation. But, despite the fact that she sees us as the "enemy," she too claims to be a "Christian." Maybe 40 years ago, someone should have set them straight. If they had, perhaps, there would be no abortion today.
You don't understand? Here's a little note I made a few years ago. Read it and see if it helps.
on 3 March 1994, the Seven Hundred Club gave these facts: 65% of all Christians don't know the meaning of John 3:16. 50% of all Born Again Christians don't know the meaning of John 3:16. Only 37% of all Christians know what it means to say that Jesus died for our sins.
Wow. Does that boggle your mind?
I am not a drill instructor, but you warriors for Christ are. Every time you read a post, you are the instructor. Let's clean up this area. Make your friends on this forum capable in the basic skills of spiritual combat. There is a war out there. We do lose Christians ever day. They get wasted in many ways. One way is that they struggle and then burn out. Did you ever think that a fruitless struggle burns a man out quicker than a victorious struggle? If these people don't know the basics, then they will certainly be fruitless and easily defeated.
One person on this forum joined in the winter of last year, and now she is no longer a Christian. She has Marilyn Manson on all of her posts. Now, she might have lasted a little longer if someone had said, "Yo, you've got it all wrong." Being polite isn't doing anyone a favor.
Speaking for myself. I am naturally shy, so I understand that challenging someone is hard. It's hard to speak up, and when I do, I feel guilty.
But, it is necessay. There is also a line that I draw, and when somone crosses it, I try to oppose it.
:cool:
I've said this several times about some of the posts that I've read.
But, anyone can claim that they are Christian.
Charlie Sheen (the film star) said that he was born again. A reporter asked him what "born again" meant. Charlie said that he didn't know, but he liked the sound of it!
It seems that anyone can claim that they are a Christian. I've seen a few here. I can't tell if they are real Christians. We hear the things that they say, and sometimes we know that they are dead wrong, but do we say anything?
Maybe, when these "people" get themselves into trouble, because we havent said anything, it's our fault. If they burn out and fall from the lord, then maybe it is our fault. If they get depressed and kill themselves, then maybe it is our fault.
Maybe, we should share with them about what it takes to be a Christian. My minister told me that I could take rebuke. She said that this was a sign that I was a real Christian. Don't be afraid to share your opinion. They won't learn if they don't get feedback.
We get upset when President Clinton makes a show of going to church. What kind of Christian signs a bill that supports partial birth arbortions? His wife (in the matter of Monica L.) seemed to think that we Christians were responsible for "slandering" her husband's reputation. But, despite the fact that she sees us as the "enemy," she too claims to be a "Christian." Maybe 40 years ago, someone should have set them straight. If they had, perhaps, there would be no abortion today.
You don't understand? Here's a little note I made a few years ago. Read it and see if it helps.
on 3 March 1994, the Seven Hundred Club gave these facts: 65% of all Christians don't know the meaning of John 3:16. 50% of all Born Again Christians don't know the meaning of John 3:16. Only 37% of all Christians know what it means to say that Jesus died for our sins.
Wow. Does that boggle your mind?
I am not a drill instructor, but you warriors for Christ are. Every time you read a post, you are the instructor. Let's clean up this area. Make your friends on this forum capable in the basic skills of spiritual combat. There is a war out there. We do lose Christians ever day. They get wasted in many ways. One way is that they struggle and then burn out. Did you ever think that a fruitless struggle burns a man out quicker than a victorious struggle? If these people don't know the basics, then they will certainly be fruitless and easily defeated.
One person on this forum joined in the winter of last year, and now she is no longer a Christian. She has Marilyn Manson on all of her posts. Now, she might have lasted a little longer if someone had said, "Yo, you've got it all wrong." Being polite isn't doing anyone a favor.
Speaking for myself. I am naturally shy, so I understand that challenging someone is hard. It's hard to speak up, and when I do, I feel guilty.
But, it is necessay. There is also a line that I draw, and when somone crosses it, I try to oppose it.
:cool: