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Originally posted by Boxing Pythagoras View PostI understand that such beliefs would preclude someone from being an orthodox Christian, but wouldn't they still be an unorthodox Christian, in that case? For example, Oneness Pentecostals consider themselves to be Christian, despite their rejection of the Triune Godhead. Would you say that Oneness Pentecostals are not "real" Christians?
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI love that! Can I use that?
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How do we know if somebody is "happily married"? Would a wedding license do the trick? A statement by one of the spouses? A statement by BOTH spouses?
Or would we look at how much time they spend together, how much they enjoy being around each other, how faithful they are to one another..... how they talk about each other, how they live their lives...
The PROOF of the banana puddin is in the TASTING!*
*ok, so that doesn't apply so much
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Originally posted by Adrift View PostI think this probably then gets into the nitty gritty of who the Jesus is they call Lord. To the Mormon, Jesus is the brother of Lucifer, and the spirit-child of the Father (who himself was once a spirit-child), born on the planet Kolob, and that eventually, like his father before him, he grew up and became a god through his mighty works. To the Jehovah Witness, Jesus is the archangel Michael. To the orthodox Christian, Jesus is a member of the eternal Triune Godhead. Three distinct persons who share the same essence or nature.
These distinctions may seem unimportant to the outsider, but its the difference between making Jesus Lord, and making Mickey Mouse Lord in orthodox theology.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostYeah, and AGAIN I'll point out that Just becomes somebody "becomes a Mormon" doesn't necessarily make them "NOT a Christian", because the Mormons are very sneaky about hiding their weirder doctrines -- they want you going in thinking that they are just "the RESTORED Church", and that the Book of Mormon is "another Testament of our Lord Jesus". It's during their indoctrination that you learn new meanings of familiar terms, etc...
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Originally posted by Boxing Pythagoras View PostIt seemed from that post that the essentials you propose for calling oneself Christian are confessing in one's heart that Jesus is Lord, and believing that God raised Jesus from the dead. However, as you seem to acknowledge, this would include other groups (like Mormons and JW's) who I am quite often told are not real Christians. I don't understand how your reference to Revelation 22:19 is supposed to disqualify these groups from their adherence to Romans 10:9, though.
Regarding JW's and Mormon's I would use creedal orthodoxy as a sort of rule of thumby litmust test. So agreement with the Apostle's, Nicene, Chalcedonian and Athenasian creeds.
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Originally posted by Adrift View PostI think this probably then gets into the nitty gritty of who the Jesus is they call Lord. To the Mormon, Jesus is the brother of Lucifer, and the spirit-child of the Father (who himself was once a spirit-child), born on the planet Kolob, and that eventually, like his father before him, he grew up and became a god through his mighty works. To the Jehovah Witness, Jesus is the archangel Michael. To the orthodox Christian, Jesus is a member of the eternal Triune Godhead. Three distinct persons who share the same essence or nature.
These distinctions may seem unimportant to the outsider, but its the difference between making Jesus Lord, and making Mickey Mouse Lord in orthodox theology.
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Originally posted by Boxing Pythagoras View PostIt seemed from that post that the essentials you propose for calling oneself Christian are confessing in one's heart that Jesus is Lord, and believing that God raised Jesus from the dead. However, as you seem to acknowledge, this would include other groups (like Mormons and JW's) who I am quite often told are not real Christians. I don't understand how your reference to Revelation 22:19 is supposed to disqualify these groups from their adherence to Romans 10:9, though.
These distinctions may seem unimportant to the outsider, but its the difference between making Jesus Lord, and making Mickey Mouse Lord in orthodox theology.Last edited by Adrift; 02-17-2015, 10:44 AM.
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostHave you even bothered to read my posts? I answered this question in post #21.
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