Not at all. My claim is that you aren't the last word on the matter. In the Gospel Jesus says he will be the judge. He also seems tolerant of skeptics who did not witness his miracles, nor hear his teachings first hand.
If Christopher Reeve had your upbringing and life experiences, he would probably be a believer. Only Jesus knows what his life was like and what God's plan was for him. Jesus will be the judge, not you and your pamphlet version of Christianity.
...I do know there are many who didn't have my upbringing or life experiences who profess a saving faith in Christ.
A wonderful fella in my church was born out of wedlock, and his mom had two more children by different fathers....
..and he always wanted to find his father...
..and when, as an adult, he finally did...the father rejected him.
But his Heavenly Father accepted him and he is a joyous man who is a blessing to all.
...I know plenty of good folk who had a lousy upbringing and terrible life experiences....
..but now know the Lord and are new people!!
So I'm not sure what this pamphlet Christian is suppose to be???
This is exactly correct
and your pamphlet version of Christianity.
Everything we know about Christianity we know from the bible. Everything we can know about Christianity we will learn from the bible. So, if our points line up with the bible (and they do) then we are correct. The bible lays out in pretty clear detail how to be saved and how to recognize the wolves and the wolves in sheep's clothing. We are charged to judge them by their fruit.
It's a pretty safe bet that someone who vigorously advances murdering babies is not a Christian. How can you be a follower of Christ (Christian) and yet work for what He commands us not to do? This is not judging them, it's just recognizing that the fruit of their life is incompatible with what God told us he expects out of followers of Christ.