Kevin wrote: > Do you see Jesus & Paul using your > Dictionary definition of Christian?
Jesus never used the term Christian and never even heard the term "Christian." Paul was known as a Nazarene (Acts 24:5) and he offers us no definition for the word Christian. I see the word as refering to those who profess to follow the teaching of Christ. People can argue about whether others actually do follow Christ or not, but that seems to me to be another debate. When more than 80% of people in the United States identify themselves as being a Christian, it seems to me that it would not be very productive to spend our time trying to argue with them that they are not really Christian at all. Does being a Christian save anybody? No. Faith in the person of Jesus Christ is what saves. I think that gets lost when we focus too much on the sect of Christianity and its rightful definition. Do you think that there is something holy or special about the word "Christian" for the Bible believer? As for Anti-Christs being Christian, well, of course that will be the case. Judas Iscariot was a Nazarene and look how he turned out. Should we expect Christianity to be pure and void of any Judas Iscariots? I don't think so. David Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Deegan To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 3:14 PM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Is a Mormon a Christian? Do you see Jesus & Paul using your Dictionary definition of Christian? Under this definition then, a decieved one who follows ANTI Christ is truly a Christian! 1) He truly Believes he is worshipping Jesus Christ 2) He truly believes the one he is following was sent by God 3) He follows his teachings and example But in reality he is a hell bound sinner. Help me contextualize, this apparent contradiction David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Judy wrote: > What reason would anyone on TT have > to assume that a lifelong Mormon is also > a Christian? Following is how my dictionary defines a Christian: Chris·tian noun (plural Chris·tians) 1. believer in Jesus Christ as savior: somebody who believes that Jesus Christ was sent to the world by God to save humanity, and who tries to follow his teachings and example If we accept the secular definition of believer as somebody who believes in the teachings of a particular religious faith, then from my perspective , Mormonism falls into this category of Christian. This does not mean that they have the right belief system, or that any of them will be saved. It simply places them in the Christian category, as a religious sect that is centered on the idea that Jesus Christ is the Savior sent by God to save humanity. There are false sects within Christianity, and I think the Mormon sects are among them. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
