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Originally Posted by KnifeMissile
The point is that just because someone doesn't follow the Bible as you understand it doesn't mean they're not Christian, according to many sects of the faith. Even describing them as "failed" Christians is a bit of a stretch. I mean, we're all sinners aren't we? Is there a bar that you set for success and failure?
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The New Testament states, again and again, that God's commandment is to believe in Jesus Christ
and to love our fellow man according to the selfless way that Christ demonstrated. Honestly, how can this simple and clear commandment be misunderstood or misconstrued? Any self-proclaimed Christian who doesn't follow this most basic commandment, this most core concept of Christianity, is either a false Christian or a failed one.
Oh, and, IMHO, to compare this to whether or not a "true" Scotsman wears underwear beneath his kilt, is asinine.