[1000 silverlings]

Was reading in Pink how there are several kinds of Christians. There's the Church-made Christian-- he gets sprinkled at birth or not at all, and presto--Christian. Then there's the self-made Christian-- he decides he is one, even though he is a natural man who has no concept of things spiritual, and is like the little girl who came home and told her mommy that she was the smartest kid in the class. The mommy says "I'm so glad to hear it! Did the teacher tell you that?" "Oh, no", she said,"Well did you win some awards, gold stars?" "Oh no," she said. "Well how do you know you are then?" "Oh I found it out by myself", she said.

Then there's the God-made Christian. The only reason he is one is because of God's grace.

Eph 2:8 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

[irishtenor]

My problem is with those who call my beliefs apostasy, heresy, or unbiblical.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Then there's the God-made Christian. The only reason he is one is because of God's grace.

Amen!

"Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD's thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.

Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day." -- Deuteronomy 10:1-4-15

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"Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance." -- Psalm 33:12

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"For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake" -- Phil. 1:29