Posted on 05/19/2015 12:05:02 PM PDT by Kaslin
The former can father numerous children out of wedlock; the latter cannot.
Why not? "Genuine follower of Jesus" does NOT mean "Perfect like Jesus".
At least I sure hope it doesn't...
This reads like someone had deadline for a column.
“But my purpose in writing this article is not to judge Mr. King.”
As soon as I read that, I knew damn good and well that Michael Brown was going to try to judge B. B. King. And that is just what he attempted to do.
But then, maybe God want to listen some blues as it was meant to be played.
We have all been sinners since day 1. What sets Christians apart is that they recognize Jesus as the redeemer and do the best that they can.
What difference, at this point, does it make?
I don’t know about the Christian part, but I never heard him pull the race card. I believe most of his audiences in the last 20 years or so were white.
“And these days, you can be a “solid” evangelical Christian and advocate for committed homosexual relationships.”
Uh....no you CANNOT !
Try again, Mr. Brown.
He said in the 60’s the Blues were dead until the British boys revived it-and I’d like to thank those white boys.
Christians aren’t perfect, just forgiven.
LOL.
And the bible says, "People who pray in public, already have their reward".
Yeah. They get to be mean to the rest of us.
How rewarding.
oh really?
Bingo. We’re all far from perfect.
This columnist seems intent in tearing down B.B King for his faults. I think all in all his life was a big net plus to many people.
Maybe he took the “be fruitful and multiply part” a little too seriously...
I am glad that I won’t be around to hear
what people will say about me after I die.
What are the criteria for a true Christian? Is there a list?
This post should spark some reactions.
Here are a few of my thoughts. It is not fruitful to try to discern the spiritual condition of someone who has died. That person is no longer in our sphere of influence and we cannot influence their eternal fate one way or the other.
Orthodox Christian faith is that someone is saved (becomes a Christian) by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ. So, God decides when one is saved. No one else has any input other than witnessing about how God through Christ has changed their own life.
Since I am not in charge of anyone’s eternal destiny, again I should not judge. However, if someone is trying to use their faith to win my trust it is important for me to discern the truth of their claims. But one should approach that graciously and generously rather than cynically.
Can and do Christians sin after being saved? Most certainly. Does that mean Christian can sin as much as he wants? Not at all. Rather a Christian can sin more than he wants because his desire should be to avoid and hate sin.
There is so much garbage being sold as Christianity by many churches and the culture. One of the most common heresies of modern culture is teaching justification by death—all someone has to do to go to heaven is die. Another heresy is that one goes to heaven by doing more good than bad in their life. Orthodox Christian doctrine is we are only justified by faith in Jesus Christ.
The column also seems to have a goal of sorting out people into “good Christians” and “bad Christians”. I thought only the Mormons did that (in an organized way).
You then proceed to do just that.
l Peter 1:23 is the answer to your question.
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