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I think every Christian knows people that claim to be Christian and you spiritually see that they are not...the two tests (of you will) that I normally use are (1) as Jesus said Christians will be known by the love they have for each other and (2) even as Jesus says that even sinners love those who are like themselves, you MUST love you enemies and do good to those who mistreat you (this one also implies Jesus's command that only those who do the will of God have the love of God in their hearts by KEEPING his commandments...
but my question is more to deal with the good flip side of this, that I do believe in as of this moment...I once worked with a girl who claimed to be mormon, though I felt the love of God even in her presence when I was around her...She calimed to be both Christian and mormon, so maybe this isn't the best example; though in my heart I believed just from what the LORD showed me when I was around her that she was a Christian and NO mormon. She seemed to deeply care (impossible to explain, as the love between two Christians is unfathomably deep (I would argue even to the point of being crucified for each other, not like Jesus, but doing WHATEVER the LORD wills for the person even to death)--but I felt it in my heart) and spiritually have 'Christian fellowship' with me when I was around her.
Does this ever happen to anyone else?
Can someone be a Christian and 'naively' believe themselves to be something else--maybe adding the necessity of confeesing Jesus Christ LORD (which she did)?
Any experiences more than just philosophical or theoligical arguments would be welcome...
May the Lord show the way and take us with him.
tony
but my question is more to deal with the good flip side of this, that I do believe in as of this moment...I once worked with a girl who claimed to be mormon, though I felt the love of God even in her presence when I was around her...She calimed to be both Christian and mormon, so maybe this isn't the best example; though in my heart I believed just from what the LORD showed me when I was around her that she was a Christian and NO mormon. She seemed to deeply care (impossible to explain, as the love between two Christians is unfathomably deep (I would argue even to the point of being crucified for each other, not like Jesus, but doing WHATEVER the LORD wills for the person even to death)--but I felt it in my heart) and spiritually have 'Christian fellowship' with me when I was around her.
Does this ever happen to anyone else?
Can someone be a Christian and 'naively' believe themselves to be something else--maybe adding the necessity of confeesing Jesus Christ LORD (which she did)?
Any experiences more than just philosophical or theoligical arguments would be welcome...
May the Lord show the way and take us with him.
tony