Posted on 04/14/2017 1:05:27 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Then they aren’t Christians.
1 in 4 what?
Well...then 25% they polled aren’t Christians.
#fakeChristians
“. . .if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.” (I Cor. 15:14)
How can they be? If you don’t believe in the resurrection then being a Christian is pointless.
I would like to ask the 25% on what authority do they call themselves Christians? They might as well be Unitarians.
If you toss in a UFO they will believe it.
"For Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are called, Jews and Greeks alike, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God".
"If there is no resurrection of the dead, then neither has Christ been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then empty [too] is our preaching; empty, too, your faith."
Everyone has always known that dead people don't rise. There's nothing "modern" or "adult" about the notion. People put faith in something or they have no faith in anything. Paul knew this and yet he believed
So what can you say about so-called Christians who don't put their faith in God?
It’s simple: They are not Christians.
That headline is hideously inaccurate. If one does not believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ one has no right calling oneself a Christian. EVERY single Christian in the world believes in the resurrection. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. 100%!
How exactly can you be a Christian if you do not believe in Christ
Trust in the Ressurection is one of the key cornerstones of Christianity. If you dont believe in it, you cant be a Christian.
It's like their saying that they're Tories not because they have faith in Conservative programs and politicians but because they like and trust Labour even less (or vice versa).
The poll should break the numbers down according to how often the respondents go to church. They do have a group of "active Christians" 93% of whom believe in the resurrection.
The quarter of the people who call themselves Christians who don't believe in the resurrection may also be the same quarter of Christians who, according to the poll, believe in reincarnation.
A lot of people are just ‘cultural Christians’, which just means they haven’t yet converted to another religion.
Survey Finds One in Four Britons Who Claim to be Christian are Heretics
Corrected the title.
Yes. There are certain non-negotiable beliefs in order to be considered a Christian. The Resurrection of Christ is on the top of that list.
If you call yourself a Christian while not believing in the Resurrection it is the same as believing in the redistribution of wealth while calling yourself a conservative.
In other news one in four British vegetarians enjoy frequent steak dinners. I’d prefer not to discuss what one in four British virgins do.
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