Can a So-Called Cafeteria Christian be a True Believer?

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Can a so-called cafeteria Christian even get to heaven?

A so-called cafeteria Christian is only a partial believer since this person picks and chooses belief based on personal preference and not the totality of Christ's divine revelation to man.

Are you on the road to heaven, or, are you a so-called Cafeteria Christian, a partial believer, choosing to deny Christ's divine revelation to man in its totality?
 

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no. Jesus said all i or nothing. besides i must rememeber cafeteria christian. I have only heard of fence sitters but not caferteria yet
 

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It must be like asking a woman, "Are you half pregnant?"
 

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Can a so-called cafeteria Christian even get to heaven?

A so-called cafeteria Christian is only a partial believer since this person picks and chooses belief based on personal preference and not the totality of Christ's divine revelation to man.

Are you on the road to heaven, or, are you a so-called Cafeteria Christian, a partial believer, choosing to deny Christ's divine revelation to man in its totality?
Under this definition I'm afraid we all fit the bill. Maybe the correct question is "Do you have the True Chef abiding in your cafeteria?"
 

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Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me."
John 14:6
 
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Under this definition I'm afraid we all fit the bill. Maybe the correct question is "Do you have the True Chef abiding in your cafeteria?"
Not everyone chooses to deny the totality of Christ's divine revelation to man.
 
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Can a so-called cafeteria Christian even get to heaven?

A so-called cafeteria Christian is only a partial believer since this person picks and chooses belief based on personal preference and not the totality of Christ's divine revelation to man.

Are you on the road to heaven, or, are you a so-called Cafeteria Christian, a partial believer, choosing to deny Christ's divine revelation to man in its totality?
If we have to know all of Christ's divine revelation to man in it's totality - then every Christian that has ever lived is a cafeteria Christian.

 
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Can a so-called cafeteria Christian even get to heaven?

A so-called cafeteria Christian is only a partial believer since this person picks and chooses belief based on personal preference and not the totality of Christ's divine revelation to man.

Are you on the road to heaven, or, are you a so-called Cafeteria Christian, a partial believer, choosing to deny Christ's divine revelation to man in its totality?
Back at you. Isn't another trait of "Cafeteria Christian" when "they" only spend the time seeing what's wrong with everyone else without bothering to take the time to figure out what God wants from "them?"
 
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Not everyone chooses to deny the totality of Christ's divine revelation to man.
Christ tells us that the earth is a sphere. Some choose not to believe that divine revelation.

New American Standard Bible
It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

King James Bible
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth
standing out of the water and in the water:

 
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Can a so-called cafeteria Christian even get to heaven?

A so-called cafeteria Christian is only a partial believer since this person picks and chooses belief based on personal preference and not the totality of Christ's divine revelation to man.

Are you on the road to heaven, or, are you a so-called Cafeteria Christian, a partial believer, choosing to deny Christ's divine revelation to man in its totality?
There Is no Inbetween with GOD.
A person Is saved or they are not.They may sound like a cafeteria preacher and still be just and their spirit made perfect.

They might be In the process of renewing their mind.
Only GOD can judge the truth Inside.
 
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no. Jesus said all i or nothing. besides i must remember cafeteria christian. I have only heard of fence sitters but not cafeteria yet
Hey, if you're memorizing a list, I just saw Vomit Christian too.
 
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It must be like asking a woman, "Are you half pregnant?"
Or... asking a guy, because the answer is going to be the same anyway. lol

(Hubby was getting an ultrasound yesterday. I asked the nurse, "So? Is it twins?")


(If anyone wonders if I'm like this in real life, I think I just answered that question.)
 
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If we have to know all of Christ's divine revelation to man in it's totality - then every Christian that has ever lived is a cafeteria Christian.

Not everyone chooses to deny the totality of Christ's divine revelation to man. There is a big difference between choosing to deny the totality of Christ's divine revelation to man and not knowing all of Christ's divine revelation to man. Many cafeteria Christians choose to deny some of Christ's divine revelation to man because they do not love Christ.
 
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Not everyone chooses to deny the totality of Christ's divine revelation to man. There is a big difference between choosing to deny the totality of Christ's divine revelation to man and not knowing all of Christ's divine revelation to man. Many cafeteria Christians choose to deny some of Christ's divine revelation to man because they do not love Christ.

By divine revelation you mean God Word I hope.
 
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Not everyone chooses to deny the totality of Christ's divine revelation to man. There is a big difference between choosing to deny the totality of Christ's divine revelation to man and not knowing all of Christ's divine revelation to man. Many cafeteria Christians choose to deny some of Christ's divine revelation to man because they do not love Christ.

What do you mean by "to deny the totality of Christ's divine revelation to man"? Give us an example.
 
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There Is no Inbetween with GOD.
A person Is saved or they are not.They may sound like a cafeteria preacher and still be just and their spirit made perfect.

They might be In the process of renewing their mind.
Only GOD can judge the truth Inside.
Christ does not save people in their denial of His divine truth. If you knowingly deny any of Christ's divine revelations to man, you are not saved. Either you choose to not deny any of Christ's divine revelations to man (Heaven), or, you choose to deny some of Christ's divine revelations to man (Hell). God does not allow any middle ground in your choice.
 
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What do you mean by "to deny the totality of Christ's divine revelation to man"? Give us an example.
Christ has reveled many things. We must not choose to deny anything Christ has revealed. Do you believe someone can deny, any of Christ's divine revelation, with full knowledge and consent, and still get to heaven?
 

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Not everyone chooses to deny the totality of Christ's divine revelation to man.
Do you embrace the "totality of Divine Revelation" both in word and deed? IOW have you 'arrived'?
 
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Do you embrace the "totality of Divine Revelation" both in word and deed? IOW have you 'arrived'?
I do not knowingly deny any of Christ's divine revelation to man. This is what we must strive for.
 

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King James Bible
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth
standing out of the water and in the water:


And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place,and let the dry land appear: and it was so. Genesis 1:9

And God called the dry land Earth; Genesis 1:10
 
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