RE: [TruthTalk] Are there any bad Christian's in the House?

[ShieldsFamily]

Izzy,   Here is what I see you saying here.  Please correct me if I am wrong: If a Christian sins they become a non-Christian and go to hell.  It is like you have some fairy tale image that a Christian NEVER practices hypocrisy, deceit, and dishonesty.  Are all scriptures against sin in the Bible for non-Christians?  All pleas for holiness?  All scriptures against lying just for those who do not know Christ?  No continual walk of sanctification, each day holier than the one before, each day putting behind yet more childish things, being refined by God’s fire?  If Godly living is something Christians just naturally do then why the constant appeal to it in scripture?  Do I need to list all the people’s names on TruthTalk and then put the appropriate moniker beside them (hypocrite, deceiver, liar)?  Everyone of us would have all three.  Everyone.  And yet we are all believers.  Believers DO these things.  It is hopeful that they do them less than non-Christians.  Last time I looked those that were closest to Jesus did these things too.  Jonathan       Jonathan, How insulting to the Spirit of our Lord, who has washed and sanctified those who believe.  Since liars and such go to hell, I have no desire to be one.  Apparently you are admitting that you do lie and deceive, so you think “everyone” else does.  If you take these scriptures as truth you will find yourself no longer thinking such sins are acceptable. If you do such things I think you would, indeed, also be a hypocrite to point out what you think are the sins of others. Your vision may be clouded. Izzy    Rev 21:8"But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."    I Cor 6: 9Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,      10nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.        11 Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.     --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.818 / Virus Database: 556 - Release Date: 12/17/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.818 / Virus Database: 556 - Release Date: 12/17/2004 --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.818 / Virus Database: 556 - Release Date: 12/17/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.818 / Virus Database: 556 - Release Date: 12/17/2004