So many people really believe they are a Christian, because they believe in God.?
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The word "Christian" has adopted a very broad meaning.  Christians in the Bible were actual DISCIPLES of Christ.  Acts 11:26 says, "...And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch."  Luke 14:26-27 tells what the requirements for a disciple are.  The term CHRISTIAN means a follower of Christ.  You can be SAVED, but not a disciple.  You can be a CHRISTIAN, but not saved.  Being a follower of Christ does not save you.  Judas Iscariot was a disciple of Christ.  He did not go to heaven. (Acts 1:25) A scriptural CHRISTIAN is one who puts the LORD JESUS CHRIST before all other aspects of their life and does His will and not their own.  Believing in God does not SAVE you but believing ON the Lord Jesus Christ as YOUR Saviour does. (Romans 10:9-14)\nIf you would like more detailed info, e-mail me at ISFTB@yahoo.com
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There are so many misconceptions and lies in these answers, I don't even know where to start.....\n\nIn answer to the QUESTION at hand here, my OPINION is that they are very Christian people who try their very hardest to worship God as he WANTS to be worshipped. FURTHERMORE, I think that noone's opinion here really counts... you should go to the source, get the facts and then decide for yourself because these people OBVIOUSLY do NOT know what the heck they are talking about.
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Maybe what you are seeing is people who just "think" they are Christians. There is an epidemic of this going around. People claim to be filled with the Holy Spirit, but yet they seem to live a life like a "lost" person. What can be wrong? I think that most Christians are really not Christians. They believe in something, but it does not change their lives. Look around-its in every church and denomination.\nI saw a poll about 12 years ago that attempted to gage if a person was a Christian or not from a question survey. How accurate it was-who knows? But it said that Southern Baptist thought that about 25%-30% of the Baptist church was actually born again. Then Billy Graham's association thought that about 15% of the Church was born again. The Independent Baptist thought that only about 5% of the church was born again.\nThose are not good numbers. This may not be exactly right, but it is a real good indicator that the church is weak at best. I think we need to do some repenting, and pray for revival-soon.
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Christians have always labeled people with different ideas and beliefs as pagan, savages, etc. etc.\n\nMany Christians have an honest desire to help people, but most just can't accept that they might be wrong. They think people who don't go along with the Christian movement deserve to burn in hell.
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Becuase they have no faith. They cant believe anything that they cant physically see or touch etc. God is supernatural and Christians live in the supernatural.
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Well, that's pretty much the official belief of many Christians, including the Roman Catholic Church. They believe in evolution, an old-earth, etc. They just believe that God was the driving force guiding that evolution.
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There is a lot of difference between claiming to be Christian and actually being one.  Many churches blessed the weapons of WWII Germans, while their brethren are doing the same thing here.
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Christians are people that believe in and worship God the Father and his son Jesus Christ. \n\nI look at this way, if you want to call yourself a Christian go right ahead my friend, that is your right. Call yourself whatever it is you want to call yourself. :)
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People that dont believe in god Arent ASHAMED.
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They sure seem to have some different opinions about God don't they Kennyboy.\n\nThey all want to be right.\n\nIf they can't even agree amongst themselves, how are the rest of us supposed to believe that this stuff is the truth?\n\nLove and blessings Don
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People find it hard to believe in God because it takes faith. Additionally if they acknowledged Him they would have to come to terms with their own rebellion. If you deny God's existence then you can live anyway you want to and you can be your own God or design your own God.\n\nPeople believe good deeds get them to heaven because they think they can earn their way there. It is a pride issue, a control issue. It is idolatry. I can get my way. I can control my destiny. In essence it is saying I don't need you God to get to heaven. I can get there on my own efforts thank you. This appeals to the human heart. It is abhorrent pride.\n\nAdditionally it is ignorance. People don't realize just how depraved their hearts are. People think they are basically good and that by their effort they can make up for any shortcomings. They have no idea how really wicked they are. The bible says "The human heart is most deceitful and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?"(Jeremiah 17:9 NLT) Because people don't see the wickedness in their heart or the desperate state they are in they think they can work it off but they can't it is impossible. The stench of sin is too great for God to overlook. Apart from Christ's atonement and sacrifice nobody will get there. There is nothing a human can do to make up for their sins. \n\nIt is very hard to understand a loving God sending people to Hell. God created man for His pleasure and for His glory. Man rebelled against God. The penalty for sin is death. God loved and loves man and sent His Son to redeem man. Some have responded to God's grace and others have not. How can a just God ignore rebellion? In His wisdom He provided a way of escape. If people reject His provision what is a just God to do? He cannot violate His righteousness. He provides righteousness thru His Son to anyone who believes in Him. If a person rejects that gift of righteousness by rejecting His Son God has no choice but to send them to Hell. Evil cannot reside in the presence of God.\n\nIf you knew your son had committed murder would you not call the police? You love him but you know justice has to be done. How is that any different for God? He loves us but justice has to be done for the rebellion against Him. Not wanting people to go to Hell He sent His Son to pay the penalty for sins. If people don't seek forgiveness thru Christ God has to execute His justice on them.\n\nIt does not please God to send people to Hell. The bible says, "For he does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow." (Lamentations 3:33 NLT)\n\nA better question is why God would provide righteousness to any sinner? Who can comprehend God's grace? Who can explain it?
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You tell um Tammy.\n\nThese people are about as far from the teachings of Jesus as they can get.  Its amazing that they actually think of themselves as Christians.\n\nLove and blessings \n\nDon
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Yes i believe in God. I believe in God because there is so much proof. If you read the book "A Case for Christ" then you would see all the proof you need. Any other religious person here would agree that if you studied your Bible then you would definitely believe what you read. I have studied the Bible and I believe what I read.
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Christians believe in many different things. Me and my mom are Christians but she is Mormon and I am Pentecostal. We don't see the same things but we both are Christians. For me it is how I want to Praise Jesus. For her she is mostly told how to praise Jesus. But we have the common factor which is Jesus.
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Most Christians do 'believe in 'Allah' the God of the Muslims.\n\nThey either believe he is a false god, inspired by the devil or mankind to deceive the people.\n\n-or-\n\nbelieve he's the same God of the Bible, and proper names of the mono-theistic god are inconsequential.\n\n(the first concept is supported by the Bible, the 2nd is proposed in some kind of post-modernism mumbo-jumbo)\n\nPS..\nFor another concept, some 'fake' Christians think that with a self imposed label of 'christian' they can expound their view of Christianity, with the same weight and authority as Bible-believing Christians. They spout that Jesus was an extra-terrestial from some planet, or that heaven and hell don't exist, and that a supernatural God is 'made up'. They may typically say that the Bible is 'good', but that most of it is in 'error'. I think these folks are the biggest deceivers and hypocrites of all people.
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Christians believe in a personal God. He takes intense interest and action in the world. So much so that he came to earth as a baby, grew up into a man, and was executed. Being God however He rose from the dead.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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Many do not believe that,because they don't believe in God. Many of them also say they know the Bible better than the believers,and thus they will also be held accountable for all the knowledge they have gotten from God's Word and still remained unbelievers.