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Bradical79

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42. In Christianity, there is a good litmus test in the NT

Sat Nov 2, 2019, 05:50 PM

Nov 2019

36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

There's still plenty of room in there to support some horrible and destructive things and be a Christian believer, but in Trump's case, they're allowing themselves to be led by someone who has broken every commandment in the book. Holding him up as your leader and role model doesn't really give any wiggle room.

I'm an Atheist, but there are certain things in there that can make it pretty clear someone is a real Christian, or not.

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Christians should beware of false prophets. [View all] kentuck Nov 2019 OP

So was James Baker and Tammy Faye LakeArenal Nov 2019 #1

Problem, is, they only hear/read what they want to, and if they can't find it, they make it up! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2019 #2

99.9 pct of them don't read the book. roamer65 Nov 2019 #3

The New Christians aren't about the Bible Buckeyeblue Nov 2019 #4

They would do well to ask the Holy Spirit for the spiritual gift of discernment Cirque du So-What Nov 2019 #5

Most wave the flag and carry the bible cutroot Nov 2019 #6

But they are Christians. Iggo Nov 2019 #11

Just because you walk into a garage does not mean that you are a car. cutroot Nov 2019 #16

You're saying only non-Christians can be horrible people. nt. Mariana Nov 2019 #17

Interesting pretzel logic. That is not what I wrote. cutroot Nov 2019 #24

So true Christians can be horrible people? Mariana Nov 2019 #32

Many that claim to be Christians are not. They simply go through the motions. cutroot Nov 2019 #35

True believers. True Christians. True Scotsmen. Iggo Nov 2019 #19

All horrible people are non-Christians, by definition. Mariana Nov 2019 #21

Actually all people horrible standingtall Nov 2019 #23

Your definition not mine cutroot Nov 2019 #25

Well, we have true Christians, and we have non-Christians. Mariana Nov 2019 #34

That would be an equivocation cutroot Nov 2019 #36

Aren't phony Christians only pretending to be Christian? Mariana Nov 2019 #38

The journey to enlightenment has many pathways. cutroot Nov 2019 #39

Amen. VOX Nov 2019 #40

In Christianity, there is a good litmus test in the NT Bradical79 Nov 2019 #42

That conglomeration of ancient tales says whatever you want it to say defacto7 Nov 2019 #7

One can pretty much spot an evangelical false prophet by the house they live in, Kaleva Nov 2019 #8

I really wish they would. Iggo Nov 2019 #9

Like the suckers LW1977 Nov 2019 #10

Post count hilariousness. Iggo Nov 2019 #12

I'm pretty sure there's more than one Christian preacher Mariana Nov 2019 #20

Yes! EndlessWire Nov 2019 #33

They're interested in profits not prophets. edbermac Nov 2019 #13

Trumpists are Christians the same way the Nazis were Socialists. dawg Nov 2019 #14

I love what someone posted on Twitter about this. Baitball Blogger Nov 2019 #15

That is about it ... Cosmocat Nov 2019 #30

LOL!! n/t EndlessWire Nov 2019 #31

Exactly!! bluestarone Nov 2019 #37

Says it ALL! VOX Nov 2019 #41

il drumpf is the "Abomination that causes desolation" The Blue Flower Nov 2019 #18

Like Paula White, Jerry Falwell Jr, Pat Robertson, the Crouches, and so on? Initech Nov 2019 #22

I have lately began to wonder, if they all aren't hoping dewsgirl Nov 2019 #26

You are quite right. There is a substantial segment of these PatrickforO Nov 2019 #28

Yes, today's right-wing evangelicals seem to have forgotten some of the PatrickforO Nov 2019 #27

There is no greater false idol/golden calf than that M F'er in the White House JDC Nov 2019 #29