Excellent. Every time I read this sort of stuff and the arguments ensue, it reminds me why I’m not Christian.
If you want to ignore God, any excuse will do. But the process of being born from above requires no denomination or institution. It merely requires an honest assessment of your need for a righteousness ‘fix’ and the realization that Only Christ can provide the new life you need for the next phase in God’s ‘being created’ Universe. You can make the leap in the privacy of your own heart, anywhere, anytime that you sense the necessity for His Life. But I warn you, once you take that leap of faith, He, being the God Who created it all, will want to show you off as a newborn in His family, so you will be hungry for what He says and desirous of giving an open display of your sonship/daughthood by being baptized in the name of Jesus, The Christ.
“Excellent. Every time I read this sort of stuff and the arguments ensue, it reminds me why I’m not Christian.”
Not up to the tension, eh? I know that disgusted feeling yet after coming full circle would take the worst Christian over the best Pagan. ANY. DAY.
Tension is the issue. Unbelievers hate it because the broad road has lulled and dulled them. The Light, coming into that darkness, frightens them.
At the least, I’m confident that with your attitude should you come to Christ you won’t be any better at it than we are. But you’ll be saved and loved regardless!
You need to get your eyes off of His 'followers' and look to the Man; Himself.
It wasn't Luther or Pope Francis who said...
John 3:18