Website owner: James Miller
Explain what a true Christian is
I just saw a YouTube video in which a fellow from a moderately liberal Amish sect (Beachy Amish) was trying to explain to an outsider his faith. From what he said I took him to be a real Christian trying to explain what being a Christian was all about. He was struggling to explain it. I thought to myself, “Suppose I were trying to explain to a non-believer what being a real Christian was all about. How would I explain it?” Well, in this world there are different types of people. There are many people who are atheists or agnostics. An atheist doesn’t believe there is a god. He has come to the definite opinion that there is none. An agnostic doesn’t know if there is a god or not. He is a skeptic as to the question of whether there is a god. Well, a Christian is definitely neither of those. A Christian believes implicitly that there is a god. That is his faith. There are also many people who do believe in a god but view him as some distant far off entity who is not very approachable. That is not a Christian either. To understand what a Christian is you really need to have read the Bible, especially the New Testament, and to understand the message of the New Testament. The message of Jesus was first of all repentance from sin and then being “born again” by a personal commitment to God. A Christian is a person who has acknowledged his sin and turned to God and committed himself to living the kind of life that God wants. He is a person who has an implicit belief and faith in God and is serious about living as God wants. As to what God wants, there is an abundance of scripture that tells us what God wants. See Way of true Christianity. A Christian is a person who loves God and is personally committed to living as God wants. God is real to him and important to him. He prays to God regularly and has a personal relationship with God. This personal relationship with God is something that a non-Christian doesn’t know about or understand.
27 Dec 22
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Way of enlightenment, wisdom, and understanding
America, a corrupt, depraved, shameless country
On integrity and the lack of it
The test of a person's Christianity is what he is
Ninety five percent of the problems that most people have come from personal foolishness
Liberalism, socialism and the modern welfare state
The desire to harm, a motivation for conduct
On Self-sufficient Country Living, Homesteading
Topically Arranged Proverbs, Precepts, Quotations. Common Sayings. Poor Richard's Almanac.
Theory on the Formation of Character
People are like radio tuners --- they pick out and listen to one wavelength and ignore the rest
Cause of Character Traits --- According to Aristotle
We are what we eat --- living under the discipline of a diet
Avoiding problems and trouble in life
Role of habit in formation of character
Personal attributes of the true Christian
What determines a person's character?
Love of God and love of virtue are closely united
Intellectual disparities among people and the power in good habits
Tools of Satan. Tactics and Tricks used by the Devil.
The Natural Way -- The Unnatural Way
Wisdom, Reason and Virtue are closely related
Knowledge is one thing, wisdom is another
My views on Christianity in America
The most important thing in life is understanding
We are all examples --- for good or for bad
Television --- spiritual poison
The Prime Mover that decides "What We Are"
Where do our outlooks, attitudes and values come from?
Sin is serious business. The punishment for it is real. Hell is real.
Self-imposed discipline and regimentation
Achieving happiness in life --- a matter of the right strategies
Self-control, self-restraint, self-discipline basic to so much in life