tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883736876374169658.post7530735038000628568..comments2023-07-13T04:55:44.916-06:00Comments on The Thinking Grounds: The "Real Christian" QuestionChristian Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10019240793982424774noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883736876374169658.post-1495390869250714072012-05-07T01:45:44.551-06:002012-05-07T01:45:44.551-06:00@Arkanabar: The trouble with your definition is th...@Arkanabar: The trouble with your definition is that it only allows Catholics to be Christians. This is obviously untrue in at least the sociological sense. It is also untrue according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, which does acknowledge Protestant and Orthodox believers to be Christians. Since not all Protestant denominations baptize, I wonder whether you can base a definition around Christian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10019240793982424774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883736876374169658.post-35344810112356822062012-05-05T11:35:20.594-06:002012-05-05T11:35:20.594-06:00My take is a bit different. The Catechism of the ...My take is a bit different. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that everyone baptized with water, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (or Ghost), is really and truly an adopted child of God -- a Christian. <br /><br />But then there's behavior. Those who freely assent to sin in grave matter, with full knowledge of their sin, reject God's love and place Arkanabarhttp://arkanabar.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883736876374169658.post-34404466117304656222010-02-22T13:02:06.083-07:002010-02-22T13:02:06.083-07:00This post is actually quite good, my friend. I sup...This post is actually quite good, my friend. I suppose your standards of writing are higher than mine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883736876374169658.post-14469543868026601842010-02-21T16:45:30.417-07:002010-02-21T16:45:30.417-07:00Bah. I had envisioned this post as being better. O...Bah. I had envisioned this post as being better. Oh, well.Christian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10019240793982424774noreply@blogger.com