[WPaCon]

I agree with statement #1!

[aruanan]

All Christians need to work together to defeat our common enemies-- specifically Islam, liberal postmodernism, and totalitarian communism.

I'm thinking more along the lines of "the world, the flesh, and the devil" and the front line of that battle is primarily within one's own heart. See The Screwtape Letters.

[roamer_1]

What hath light to do with darkness?

[Cvengr]

None of the 4 options are appropriate.

The only requirement for salvation is after receiving the call, is to believe or exercise faith in Christ and what He performed on the Cross.

Any believer might be a member of any of the denominations mentioned, or simply nondenominational.

The real challenge is to remain in faith in Christ in all things,...keeping our accounts short, continually praying to Him.

When is the last time any reader of this post, thought things through faith in Christ, vice by his/her personal soul, but instead through Christ?

[GOPJ]

I’m a #1 but where is a statement for our conservative Jewish brothers/sisters allies???

From post #3 - A mod can make the change for you...

[Joya]

I love everybody. Regardless.

It is no longer I who lives, but Christ lives in me.

I love those who have Christ living in them and I love those who don’t have Christ living in them.

There are lost folks sitting in church. There are true believers sitting in church. Whether that church is brand A, brand B, or brand C.

I am not going to rubber stamp any of the churches, regardless of brand.

It’s an individual thing. A matter of the heart.

I go to the Lord Jesus every single day, He lives in me, I live in Him. He is the One changing me into His image. I try to cooperate. Sometimes I blow it. Sometimes I yield to His ways.

[dragonblustar]

Any religion that says you will become a god in the next life is satanic and Christians should stay away from that.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

I agree with #5:

5) I am a Christian. I’ve received the gift of salvation, provided through the grace of God, by faith and apart from any of my own efforts. I love all members of the Body of Christ - the Bride God has called out for His Son - regardless of which particular church denomination they hail from. I realize that it isn’t a denomination, rite or statement of faith that places someone into the Body of Christ. Each group or denomination has tares that grow up alongside of the wheat. God will sort all that out in His time. As such, I consider all who have received His gracious gift to definitely be Christians. I believe in unity in the essentials and freedom in non-essentials.

Where I can work together with any conservative, I do. To the degree I can stand shoulder to shoulder with a fellow conservative over moral and political issues for the greater good, I do. This does not mean I place conservative politics above my commitment to Christ. I do not pretend heresy is Christian for the sake of getting along. I do not accept cults as Christian, for the sake of getting along.

“What does it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, but loses his soul?”

Yes, I like #5

[WPaCon]

I am done debating Christians on this thread. This is a thread calling just for Christian respect and unity, so I believe debating would defeat the purpose of this post.

Some people seem to think I am Mormon or promoting Mormonism. I have no idea where they get this idea, as I have stated that I am Catholic, and have never mentioned Mormonism at all.

I will however still correspond with those who I am not sure am Christian, since they generally have questions on Christianity and religion in general which would not be divisive for Christians.

[metmom]

I consider Orthodox Christians, Catholics, and Protestants to definitely be Christian.

False premise.

You cannot assess the validity of one's faith based on denominational affiliation.

One is not a Christian simply because one attends a church that calls itself *Christian*.

Nor is one a Christian because one is not an atheist, muslim, Hindu, or any other religion. It's not a default option.

[WPaCon]

I now refuse to respond to combative people on this thread.

If that means that they now want to take many cheap shots at me, since I will not respond, then so be it.

Lurkers can decide for themselves who is behaving right.

[OrthodoxKirkPresbyterian]

Your statement is wrong. Mormons, Seventh Day Adventists, Oneness Pentecostals, Unitarian Universalists and the gay denominations like the ECUSA, PCUSA, Methodists, Lutheran denominations are not Christian so there can be no unity.

[Revolting cat!]

(Nobody Hearts Me!)

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Thanks for the post. Giving some of the nonsense a break sure sounds healthy. It's a lot like having a psycho ex-girlfriend. At first you feel the need to defend yourself against her attacks, then you realize it might just be healthier for everyone if you just move forward. Otherwise she'll never really understand that you don't actually spend every minute of the day thinking about her, as she has deluded herself into believing. A little less attention to the crazies goes a long way to a more sensible life for all - seriously, thanks again.

[wtc911]

No room for Joooos on FR.....

[mad_as_he$$]

Pretty good idea you had there. To bad the religious bigots will not follow through.