Sentences with phrase «people consider themselves christian»

After reading the comments on this article, it becomes clear why there are so many different beliefs that people consider Christian.

Today, in countries such as the United States, even through the majority of people consider themselves Christian, it is «the rich and famous» who are most admired and emulated.

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Wouldn't these people be considered «Christian Extremists» or even «Christian Terrorists»?

Do you know the mathematical impossibility that even one of these could randomly come into existance?Let alone all of the building blocks required for just a single simple cell to come together to form any type of living thing?There sure should be some blobs of fossilized transitions if evolution could happen.You people are real smart why don't you quit bashing Christians and quit believing the garbage you have been fed, and look up the evidence put forth by the Creation Research people.They have in fact proven creation down to a cellular level.Unlike evolution scientists who have no answers, but cleverly devised fables.Evolution is not even a very good fairy tale.Even if I didn't believe in God, Evolution is such a fools explanation of the origin of man that it takes just that to even consider it true.I understand though that you athiests will believe anything that allows you to love your sin and hatred of the one true God.

I'll leave that to people with horrible morals like Christians who believe in might makes right and subjective morality that allows god to do what they would otherwise NEVER consider to be moral for another being.

Does that mean that if a Christian does something that I consider «mean», the problem is in my perception, that it wasn't really mean, or does it mean that the person is not a «true» Christian?

If not, then by your logic shouldn't you considering there are more people who are muslim than christian.

I mean: of course I consider myself a Christian, and I begrudge some people that title for various theological and sociological reasons, and of course I would count some people out of that circle (and some of them would object).

It's interesting to see how people will find their own truth, dig in their heals and be blind to any other idea... What would Jesus do is an interesting question... I consider my self a Christian and a spiritualist... because I believe it's just not as black and white as one religion or another thinks... there is way more grey area... but a fundamental truths that are a good rule to live life by, wether you are christian or not... treat others the way you want to be treated... do unto others... I am my brothers keeper... aChristian and a spiritualist... because I believe it's just not as black and white as one religion or another thinks... there is way more grey area... but a fundamental truths that are a good rule to live life by, wether you are christian or not... treat others the way you want to be treated... do unto others... I am my brothers keeper... achristian or not... treat others the way you want to be treated... do unto others... I am my brothers keeper... all apply.

According to the work produced by David B. Barrett's religious statistics organisation (FYI, the man was a Christian no less) atheists number more than Jews, Sikh's, Shintos, Baha'is, Jains, combined, and if you want to consider all «non - religious / secular / agnostic / atheist» together, since the whole «non-religion» movement is kinda riddled with people who find conontations of words like «atheist» to be bad enough to not want to declare themselves atheist, you'll find the number of that non-religious group also amounts more than those religions plus buddhism, and taoism or even Confucianism.

Too many people around the world consider themselves Christian, but in name only.

Any time I see the two words, «Christian» and «Treatment», used together, I tell the person considering such «treatment» to run, not walk, away — as far away as they can.

While I don't like the word «Cult» being used so much for any religion that differs from scrict interpertation of the bible, Mormans are not Christians, the same way Jewish people would not consider Christians Jews.

It outlines a number of areas for Christians to consider and advises people to vote for a party that is interested in «reversing the accumulation of power and wealth in fewer and fewer hands, whether those of the state, corporations or individuals».

They were considered a dishonor to the family but no one will call this an honor killing since the person doing it was Christian or white, sad but true.

I no longer consider atheists my enemies, they're generally just people trying to get through life like me, many of whom have experienced abuse from Christians so - called and thus (in my opinion) have tragically thrown out the underlying message.

If the people in the days of the prophets failed to recognize them as prophets, but instead condemned, accused, judged, criticized, and killed them, and if the people in the days of Jesus failed to recognize Him as the Messiah, but instead condemned, accused, judged, criticized, and killed him, then maybe... just maybe... the way to recognize a messenger of God to us is to look at who we Christians like to condemn, accuse, judge, criticize, and kill... and then consider that maybe... just maybe... these people are God's messengers to us.

Obviously, that's subjective — and Christians who follow it would certainly disagree — but suggesting that people don't read it seems misguided considering how influential it remains.

The vast majority of people under 35 consider Christian resistance to gay marriage as «wrong and wicked»... More

I think people are still not voting for Mitt Romney because he is Mormon, and they don't consider him Christian.

Right... Just like people who buy books by a guy (Christopher Hitchens) who says atheist communists should be considered theists and Martin Luther King was not a true Christian... and who lost debates to William Lane Craig and Rowan Williams are not gullible.

The people who began this debate were not Christian; they were Hellenic philosophers who also considered themselves what we moderns would term «scientists.»

The married person must always consider his or her spouse before making decisions, but singleness gives the Christian a greater degree of freedom to serve Christ.

Another travel companion, Vijayesh Lal, the gregarious new director of the Evangelical Fellowship of India, wrote to me in a recent email that increasingly «Christians are treated as outsiders and targeted because they are perceived to be outsiders, i.e., people not proclaiming India as punyabhumi [holy land], although many consider India their pitribhumi [fatherland].»

Furthermore, the story reminds us that people who worshiped the one monotheistic god of Abraham (Christians, Jews and Muslims alike) were all considered societal outcasts in 7th century Arabia.

Nevertheless, quite apart from the ill informed attacks upon something which never was the Christian Faith, there are some legitimate criticisms, made by sane and thoughtful people, which must be considered.

If you knew intimate details about my own past and the deep hurt I've endured, you would apologize — or maybe you wouldn't care at all; after all, most never consider that kind of thing, though their past encounters with «Christians» is enough to justify their life - long disdain for them in the eyes of the people that applaud them.

Is it any wonder that people view Christians as sheltered and out - of - touch when a sentence like this is considered vulgar?

The concerns that surface when one considers piety or the quality and depth of the seminarian's relationship to God and other persons include: (1) Christian community, (2) spiritual formation, (3) vocational study, (4) ecumenical fellowship, (5) corporate worship, (6) personal witness and (7) community service.

Would that person be considered to have erred in the same manner a Christian may err, say by stealing?

They can restate the Christian belief in heaven in a way that invites people to consider it anew.

If the people are predominantly Christian then the leaders must consider Christian beliefs in their actions as a leader and the legislation passed.

In his discussion of prayer for an evil person, Rabbi Soloveichik misunderstands what I would consider to be the Christian view.

We are Independents and have always voted for the person we consider to be the best person, BUT this writer has much to learn about what a Christian should be and do.

I have been a Christiany for many years and I don't know any Christian in my community or any pastor in my church who would consider the killing or harming of any gay person to be something that God would like us to do.

That would disqualify many people both here in the US and around the world who definitely consider themselves Christians.

at the council of nicea, the catholic church threw out at least 40 other gospels that many people of the time who also considered themselves «christians «revered.

I consider myself a christian, with religious knowledge and general knowlege, however I do not hold to a set of views dictated by an organized religion, I believe the organized religions are where we have gone wrong, as someone pointed out earlier to most «religious people» to question ones faith or organization is wrong but that is exactly what the bible tells us to do... test ALL things to see what is true.

Actually Brehvik does not consider himself a christian in his words, «in the strictest sense», so the first part of your point is moot... Secondly I think a fairer statement would be that not «all» muslims are violent extremists, as many who don't live in western countries are, as their book does instruct them to kill any and all who do not procalim allah as the one god and mohammed as his prophet... As far as having extreme passion for one's beliefs, if someone was truly to be an «extreme» christian that person would be completely loving as this was Jesus» command to love both God and everyone... to take that to the extreme would mean «extreme» loving, like the radical kind of love that caused Jesus to endure the cross for the sins of us all... includinig the man who committed this atrocity and yes any and all of the muslim's who have committed similar things.

To the folks who are vehemently denying this person was a Christian, I would urge you to consider this: If a person with a muslim name commits an act of terrorism, he is immediately labelled an «Islamic» terrorist, no questions asked, even though the Quran clearly states that a person who kills an innocent is like he / she has murdered then whole of humanity (the Quran mentions this in reference to murder of ANY innocent person, irrespective of the victims belief): To quote from the Quran: «On that account We ordained for the Children of Isra`il that if any one slew a person — unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land — it would be as if he slew the whole humanity: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the whole humanity.

i didn't consider the consequences, i thought that Grace was Big which it is big but it dosent cover willful sin i find website that talk about that willful sin and they say nothing comforting to calm me down and the scripture also condemn these acts i am a foolish person who commits sin i'm not a christian if i was i wouldn't commit willful sin.

The early Christian thought considered these as inspirations of the Divine Word and Spirit that is present to all persons through human history.

In what follows, since we can not consider all these things at once, we shall make our keynote the need to impart to the people a true and vital system of Christian belief.

Did Dave Ramsey consider faithful Christians, pastors in communities too small to support a pastor... or the fact that a 3000 church can pay persons that are not head pastors such low wages that they have to seek gov. Assistance... are these people shuned by God despite their dedicationn to a ministry position that does not get the prestige of the head pastor position.

I think it is sad when people refuse to intellectually and sincerely consider the claims of Christianity because they have been offended by the behavior of people who call themselves Christians.

When you consider that out of the 3000 people killed, 2,996 of them were Christians, I just don't see where AA has a chance here.

We have seen what this gospel or «good news» consists in; we have looked at the people to whom it is to be proclaimed; we have considered the preacher and the setting in Christian worship in which the proclamation is normally made.

I don't understand why so many people are willing to dismiss Mr Obama because they are convinced he's not a Christian, despite him saying he is and acting like he is, but they give a pass to Mr Romney who is openly Mormon, which is considered by the majority of Christians to not be Christian.

Have you ever considered that the reason why so many people throughout the ages have taken issue with Christian beliefs is because they have some genuine concerns?