Christians please answer this?
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Sweety God has given us the Bible and told us the many ways to kill the flesh witch is what causes you to sin, trying to please your flesh instead of your spirit makes you sin and keeps you sinning. If I listen to my flesh I would curse out every doubter here, but because I love God and I know that everything I do should give him glory I chose not to listen to or make provisions for the flesh, and yes you can live free of sin once you willingly accept the blood of Christ that's why he died. So not only do I have the word of God to live by I have the strength of the Holy Spirit to resist sin and be free from sin. Fasting and praying allows you to live by the spirit and not by the flesh..... SO NO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIN But, doesn't it feel good to know that if I do slip up God will not turn his back on me but, keep giving me chances to get it right, living for Jesus and ending up perfect in God's will is what I strive for as a Christian.\nMatt 26:41\n41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.\n(KJV)
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I agree with you completely. I am a christian, but I do not believe in the trinity theory. and there are ALLOT of references like this one that points toward the fact that they are not the same. A few of them are: after Jesus got baptized, God said to him, "this is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased." would he talk to himself? also when the people asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, Jesus taught them to pray to God, not to himself. If he was God why wouldn't he have the people pray to him? yet another, Jesus on the cross said "My God, why have you forsaken me?" would God not only talk to himself, but also forsake himself? A final one... the bible says that the only unforgivable sin is blaspheming the holy spirit (Mark 3:29). If they were all the same, then blaspheming any of them would be unforgivable. They are very separate beings, and not the same.
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how does one differentiate between 'real christians' and the rest who are somehow........ imaginary?--real christians try to end suffering any way they can--voting is one way they can do this--however, I am kind of glad 'Love my lord' does not
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I'm not totally sure that these people's actions are fully from God. Not to be like anti-God or anything please don't assume, but Satan also has powers that influence people and can eventually take over their lives. Being a Christian, I don't believe that these men are really doing what you think they are, but I'm not speaking for the whole Christian body, just for me. On the counter, there's nowhere in the Bible that says, "miracle healers are fake," but I can't believe that this is true. There is a passage in the Bible that talks about weak Christians (people who believe that they have to wear a certain thing, look a certain way, do certain things, etc. not saying that they aren't Christians, they are) and strong Christians, (who believe that we can come to Jesus as we are and that He is the sacrifice for our sins.) I think that these miracle healers are the weaker Christians and the strong Christians must help them see that they don't have to do that. They think that they have to heal and touch people to make them well, when really the miracle is from God. I hope that you can make sense of all this. This is a very difficult passage of Scripture to understand.
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Because there christians
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I Agree,...To Answer Your Question...One Main Reason Is What Jesus Warned Christians About..."And Ye Shall Be Hated Of All Men For My Sake: But He That Endureth To The End Shall Be Saved" (Matt. 10: 22)....This Is Being Proven Over & Over Again!...This Is Why Christians Are The Most Hated Above All Other Religions.....So Expect Folks To CONDEMN ALL CHRISTIANS!!!....
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All Christians interpret the Bible differently because it is so convoluted and contradictory.  They pick and choose which verses suit their own personal interests regardless of what anyone else thinks.  If the same one God was speaking the same words to everyone, then they should all have the same answer.  Clearly that isn't happening!  People are just using the bible as a weapon for their own gain.
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I think it's funny how then Christians are answering this with basically, "follow Christ or else!"  and completely ignore the whole point of this.  I personally agree with you and think it's stupid how when push comes to shove, their whole "defense" for Christianity is either "believe it or else" or "well what harm is it in playing it safe and being a Christian to avoid being in Hell"
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This is one of those standard retorts that drives a stake through the hearts of bleedin' heart christians and their rabid war-mongering associates even.\nIt's a stumper for some, an opportunity for trotting out the prepared church answer for others.\nI am not one of either of these, thank the Dog!
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Tell people they can cherry-pick whatever they want out of the bible. They seem to do that anyway, but if you tell that this is OK, you'll reel in millions of people who are looking for a free-ride to heaven! :)
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Thank you, beautifully said. \n\n'Why do you point out the piece of dust in your brother's eye when you have not removed the bit of wood in your own'\n\nPeople who claim to be following Christ and then self righteously point out sins in their brothers and sisters are commiting an even bigger sin than what they are pointing out. They are 'wolves in sheep's clothing.' The ONLY, ONLY 'bit of wood' (sin) that we are supposed to be pointing out is our own. 'Why do you say 'Lord, Lord' and then not DO as I say?'\n\nIt is the sinful nature that does this, and is a sign that a person is NOT what they claim to be. When we die to the sinful nature, with Christ on the cross by being reborn again from above, we stop acting from it; we produce good fruit. A person who does this is NOT following Christ but following the sinful nature, which is ruled by 'satan' and is antiChrist.\n\nAstonishing isn't it? The hypocrites claiming to love God.
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As followers of Christ, we are commanded to carry the Gospel to the entire world. We are just doing as commanded.\nWe can't help it if some are offended.\nWe are only 'pushing' it on those who choose to read the religion/spirituality forum.\n\nIts like, if I leave my Bible on the table and another picks it up and reads it, am I pushing my beliefs on him? \nThere are lots of other books to read on my table, so why pick up the Bible and then complain?\nI have to think that those who read this forum are looking for answers.
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Hmm you bring up an intresting point.. But I would need to search it out my self.. in scripture..  So to answer your question I would say I am not too sure that is true...
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I just wanted to clarify the point about singing Christian songs vs be Christian and have a band.  I can see this as so(although if they were really sold-out for Jesus it would shine through in their songs).  But with Creed, I heard them say on TV that maybe an individual was Christian in thier band, but they are not all Christians, and they do not sing about Christianity.  Sometimes they sing about searching, but there is no "saved-at-the-end" part to that.  If just recently they have all been saved, then YEAH!!!! and there is another answered prayer.
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Christians don't think that.  What is your point?  Paul rebukes the Jewish Christians for telling the Gentiles to get circumsized.  We are to place our trust in Christ and not works or rituals.  We are to have the heart and mind of Christ.  Neither Greek  nor Jew, but we are one in Christ.
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all this is of no use. there is only one true answer. half must be right. \n\nand you cant classify this situation on christians only. i mean everyday people disagree on topics. why cant there be a single response as well? does that mean our whole world is a contridiction?