I'm starting to move away from "pretend Christianity"

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St. SteVen

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Increasingly, the phrase "pretend Christianity" has been in my mind. Google the phrase and you'll find it’s in a lot of peoples' minds. I'm frankly beginning to wonder if about 95% of what passes for belief is really just pretend Christianity. I'm honestly beginning to wonder if there is any reality to all this at all.
Probably since at least 75% of that is decisions made according to the spiritual extortion of the threat of hell.
The remaining 20% is doing what pleases the family. Go to church because we always have.

Okay... now I need to read the OP.

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Reality of becoming “ Born Again “ ...
I hear that from anyone who posts on the internet.

"Born again" from a biblical point of view has a lot of meaning to me... but when people say it online it seems like they want to play with something as serious as that.

Those who call themselves "born again" on the Internet often talk a lot of nonsense also. It even seems like they've programmed online AI's to say that, and it makes me feel nauseous just thinking about it.
 
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I don't know really what you are asking.

It's like this today.

Much love!
Tell us more: how what you said, in your post I quoted before, happened in the first century about the way Christians were actually organized at that time ....
 
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Reality of becoming “ Born Again “ can only come by the witness of the Holy Spirit....there is NO pretence in being “ Born Again “ you either are or you “ ain’t”.... imo....how do you explain being “ Born Of The Spirit “....?
Are you claiming that Ravi Zacharias was not born again?

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It's like a game for many people online. It goes like All born again are real Christians. I am born again. Are you born again?

If you say you are born again, are you really a born again, or just a sayer?????? :contemplate:
 
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It's like a game for many people online. It goes like All born again are real Christians. I am born again. Are you born again?

If you say you are born again, are you really a born again, or just a sayer?????? :contemplate:

If I said the prayer, and tapped my heels three times..... ?

Poof! Christian!
 

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Most of the characters on these forums are just pre-programmed machines used to manipulate Christians. :cool:
 
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It's impossible to find a Repo Man clip that is completely clean, but this is "mostly" clean and maybe even pertinent to this thread!
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you are."- Miller

There's my problem. I used to be a professional driver. - LOL

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Tell us more: how what you said, in your post I quoted before, happened in the first century about the way Christians were actually organized at that time ....
I'm thinking that opening this door will not be right for this thread. Do you want to have a discussion of the kingdom parables? On it's own thread?

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Probably since at least 75% of that is decisions made according to the spiritual extortion of the threat of hell.
The remaining 20% is doing what pleases the family. Go to church because we always have.
Based on what?

Did you know that 68.375% of statistics are fabricated out of thin air?

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That's a very polite way of saying he was a complete phony and a hypocrite of the worst kind.
What most folks no longer realize is we also have to watch out for who they run with and support .
IF a man cometh and preaches truth and YET endorses well known false ones and runs with those kinds of folks
WE NEED TO ASK OURSELVES a real serious question . WHERE IS THE CONVICTION of the HOLY GHOST .
too many times folks who like a certain preacher give that preacher a pass
EVEN WHEN said preacher hangs around , runs with , endorses and supportes well known false ones .
THAT OUTTA Be A HUGE RED FLAG
but due to todays UNITY UNITY LETS GET ALONG crap , this judge not crap
Folks have no idea what christainty has lost , have no idea of spiritual discernment .
WHY didnt at least someone in the crowd discern something .
I mean LOOK at peter , and then ananias and his wife saphira
PETER BY KNOWLEDG of the HOLY GHOST was TOLD about them . THUS when the husband first showed up
PETER WAS WELL AWARE already the man was a liar .
WHERE IS the DISCERNEMNT FOLKS
WHY are so many leaders so fast to just run with any other leader in the crowd . WHY , CAUSE ITS A SHAM IS WHY .
WHERE IS THE HOLY GHOST in them . WHY can they not discern other leaders , WHY DO THEY RUN
with bad leaders and overlook their errors . WHY , cause THERE IS NOT THE SPIRIT IN THEM IS THE WHY .
WE BEEN GETTING DUPED FOR A REAL LONG TIME about this stuff my friend .
Most folks had zero discernment about todd white , EVEN THOUGH TODD Himself
said before all , KENNETH COPELAND IS MY SPRIITUIAL PAPA . WHERE WAS TODDS discernement
EXACTLY . THEY FRAUDS DUDE . sorry if that sounds rough but i am so wore out with what i am seeing
today in many churches . TIME WE BIBLE THE HECK UP and learn things for ourselves .
 
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Are you claiming that Ravi Zacharias was not born again?

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the problem with mos folks is they dont even care who their pastor hangs out with , endorses
supports and etc .
AND YET if them so called leaders HAD THE HOLY GHOST
how come they had NO CONVICTION about hanging around and or endorsing well known false ones .
THAT BE A FAT RED FLAG that something is dead wrong in such a leader who does that .
WHERE IS THE DISCERNEMNT . exactly . AND WHY the huge push for unity with just anyone and everyone
who no matter what hog wash they taught . THIS IS A BAD SIGN DUDE .
real bad . A HEAVY DELUSION has taken christendom for a fat ol ride down the long black train to perdition .
And how they all jump on the unity common ground lets get along train .
WHERE IS THE DISCERNMENT with THIS POPE francis
WHERE IS THE DISCERNEMNT with these wacked out nar leaders
with the kennys and the bennys
WITH the social justice false gospel
THERE IS NO DISCERNMENT , its just all , UNITY UNITY WE ARE ONE , WE ARE ONE . HEAL THE WOUND crap .
TIME WE BIBLE UP friends . BEFORE FOREVER ITS TOO LATE .
 
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Are you claiming that Ravi Zacharias was not born again?

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Only God knows who are Born Again....I would make “ NO” such claim.....if you got that out of what I wrote or typed, I’m baffled by it.