I've Been a Christian All My Life

[dwight92070]

No you haven't. Nobody is a Christian all their life. Nobody is born a Christian, which is very likely why Jesus told Nicodemus that we must be born again. Our first birth does not make us a Christian, anymore than being raised in a Christian family or a Christian church makes us a Christian.

 

[atpollard]

What about Jesus?

 

[civic]

What about Jesus?

He never had the need to become born again like all other men must be to dwell in heaven.

 

[Obadiah]

We people say "I've Been a Christian All My Life" they usually mean they were save when they were a kid. When they were old enough to understand that Jesus loves them. That's how it worked for me when I was 6 years old and my parents took me to church.

 

[praise_yeshua]

We people say "I've Been a Christian All My Life" they usually mean they were save when they were a kid. When they were old enough to understand that Jesus loves them. That's how it worked for me when I was 6 years old and my parents took me to church.

2Ti 1:5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

 

[Richard]

@Obadiah

Yes that why we have Sunday School.

How to Explain Salvation to Children​

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[praise_yeshua]

No you haven't. Nobody is a Christian all their life. Nobody is born a Christian, which is very likely why Jesus told Nicodemus that we must be born again. Our first birth does not make us a Christian, anymore than being raised in a Christian family or a Christian church makes us a Christian.

So you where taught the Gospel by the faithless?

I understand what you're trying to say but you're wrong in much of this.

1Co 7:14 For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

Timothy had a unbelieving father.

2Ti 1:5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.

We pass our faith to others. The best place for that to come from is our parents. However, the Lord will takes us in.

 

[praise_yeshua]

@Obadiah

Yes that why we have Sunday School.

How to Explain Salvation to Children​

Salvation by Faith Not Works: How to Explain Salvation to Children

Struggling to explain God's grace to children? Discover how to teach kids that salvation comes through faith, not works.

www.cefonline.com

I'm actual mostly against Sunday School. I'm okay with it generally if it applies to those who have no one to teach them.

If they do, then why in the world would anyone want to try and take the place of their parents teaching their children personally.

I tell you what Sunday School has turned into...... lazy people not putting forth the effort to know the Truth themselves and passing it on to their children personally.

How about a general "reading time" in Sunday School or an open discussion/debate?

Most Sunday School "teachers" shouldn't be teaching.

 

[Selah]

Ah. Interesting Thread. Well let’s see. The Bible tells us—“For whom He foreknew, He also predestined [to be] conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.” So, in a way, these predestined-by-God folks were bound to become Christians as soon as they heard the Gospel, right? Selah

 

[Obadiah]

"Many are called, but few are chosen" from the Parable of the Wedding Feast in Matthew 22:14, meaning that while many are invited to experience God's grace and the kingdom of God, only a limited number will ultimately be chosen to enter because they respond with true faith and the proper "wedding garment" of righteousness, thus accepting God's invitation. The phrase highlights that a general call to salvation is offered to all, but a genuine, transformative response is required to be among the chosen few who will inherit the kingdom.

Predestination describes, not how people become part of God’s people, but what God has foreordained on their behalf because of his transforming work in their lives.

God has determined beforehand that the people whom he saves will perform good works.