Website owner: James Miller
I tend to be very critical of essentially all the Christianity that I see around me. I have not found a denomination that I can endorse. My criticism of a large portion of Christianity is that it is all talk and no do. It is all doctrine and theory and no practice. It is all hype, self-deception and self-delusion. I believe that practice is the heart and core of true Christianity. It is where the reality and truth of it is. For me, to be a true Christian you must be an honest, upright, God-fearing person. If you think you are a Christian but lie and cheat you are deceiving yourself. If you regard yourself as a Christian but don't lead a chaste, moral life you are deceiving yourself. Being a Christian involves leading a good, principled, virtuous life in faithfulness to the Most High God. It requires self-denial and self-discipline. It is not obtained by going through some simplistic ritual. It is a way of life. Sept 1998
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