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To: Tax-chick; Salvation; Mrs. Don-o
>>who identify themselves as Christians taking the position that fornication is the proper activity of certain stages of life<<

There simply is no true born again Christian who takes that position. Attending a church or even reaching the status of “teacher” does not make one a Christian. I think a real and serious problem today is the fact that the title “Christian” is used so loosely that it’s become useless as a description. The true heart change of a born again believer would be indicated by an attitude of regret for past indiscretions. I think it’s time we begin understanding and speaking out about those fake “Christians” among us.

28 posted on 03/15/2012 6:27:54 AM PDT by CynicalBear
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To: CynicalBear
The true heart change of a born again believer would be indicated by an attitude of regret for past indiscretions.

True. However, much more common in society seems to be an attitude that "past indiscretions" were a lot of fun, and people regret that they had to give them up in order avoid hell. Earlier this week, I pointed out to my daughter the sin of presumption in a popular song. The viewpoint character, so to speak, assumed he would have the opportunity to repent before he died - but if you're not sorry you did it - but only sorry it's "against the rules" - it seems to me that is not repentence!

I'm not competent to decide whether anyone else is a Christian; maybe it's just a failure to think things through. It's certainly better to avoid sin out of fear than to persist in sin anyway, but the Scriptures call us to repent of sin with "fasting, weeping, and mourning."

33 posted on 03/15/2012 10:57:58 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Oh, good Lord. Pat.)
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