Then you can’t hold someone who says they are a Christian accountable for the actions of other people who say they are Christian. Nor does the descriptor “Christian” tell you anything about a person other than the fact that they say they are a Christian.
Afterall, someone who believes there is no God, and that it’s fine to torture, rape, and kill anytime your feel like, is a Christian as long as they say they are.
Stalin, Ghengis Khan, Pol Pot, etc.
Shortcuts can lead to cliffs.
I’m not suggesting that there aren’t some terrible, terrible Christians out there too.
I would say that before you can become a Christian you first have to realize that you aren’t a good person, but if you call yourself a Christian and say you are a good person, you are neither.
“Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.” — 1 Timothy 1:15, NIV
if someone says they are christian, they are. I look at this person and see a perfect example of a religious person.
Then you can’t hold someone who says they are a Christian accountable for the actions of other people who say they are Christian. Nor does the descriptor “Christian” tell you anything about a person other than the fact that they say they are a Christian.
Afterall, someone who believes there is no God, and that it’s fine to torture, rape, and kill anytime your feel like, is a Christian as long as they say they are.
My Dad had a saying I always really liked.
“You don’t have to be a Christian to be a good person and you don’t have to be a good person to call yourself a Christian.”
not being a christian is a great shortcut to being a better person.
Stalin, Ghengis Khan, Pol Pot, etc. Shortcuts can lead to cliffs.
I’m not suggesting that there aren’t some terrible, terrible Christians out there too.
Leaving the church is one of the more Christian things one can do
I would say that before you can become a Christian you first have to realize that you aren’t a good person, but if you call yourself a Christian and say you are a good person, you are neither.
“Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.” — 1 Timothy 1:15, NIV