To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (10822 ) 1/18/1998 2:24:00 AM From: Jane Hafker Respond to of 39621
Excuse me Emile, but everyone here is adhering to the rules of the INquisitional court, and you will too. You are to show cause by scripture from the gospels of Jesus Christ or from the Book of Acts where using the term "Christian" is part of salvation, and must be used. Show any scripture which said that the Jews when accepting Jesus must cease calling themselves Jews and now call themselves Christians. And not the quote in Acts where that is the "first time" they called themselves Christians, but the scripture that says all men saved will cease to call themselves Jews who have accepted Jesus as Messiah (Savior) must only call themselves "Christians". Show me that scripture Emile that vaguely relates to such an add-on to the good news of Jesus Christ. And as a matter of fact, Emile, Christians, plural appears once in the Bible. Where THEY first called THEMSELVES Christians. Not the Lord Jesus Christ said and now you shall call yourselves Chrisitans to be saved. And the other TWO references to Christian in the Bible happens to be where the leader of something says that Paul "almost persuades him to be Christian" However, the word is Chrianos, in the Greek, which only means "follower of Christ". Peter uses it once. And if any man suffers as a Christianos (Follower of Christ). You sir have determined your own false doctrine of salvation. Without scripture, without backing, and without anything to urge you on but a poisonous hatred of Jews. There is no edict from the mouth of the Lord Jesus Christ, any apostle, or even Paul himself where all the trouble usually comes from that Alan has any obligation to call himself a Christian for you or anyone else. He is obligated to be saved to do the following: Accept Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and that Jesus died for his sins. FOR THE CHARGE AGAINST ALAN THAT HE IS NOT FIT FOR THE KINGDOME OF HEAVEN BECAUSE HE SAYS THAT HE IS A JEW WHO LOVES JESUS AND HAS ACCEPTED HIM AS THE SON OF GOD AND SAVIOR AND MESSIAH, AND DOES NOT CALL HIMSELF A "CHRISTIAN" AS YET. THE COURT FINDS IN THE DEFENDANT'S BEHALF THAT SUCH A REQUIREMENT IS MAN MADE AND NOT FOUND IN THE WORD OF GOD AS BEING A REQUIREMENT. Let the record show that the term Christian does not appear to be a requirement to be used as a label according to the rules of salvation found within the Word of God. This is the second charge.