Damien50
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Purpose of this thread obviously being the indicated title and me somehow missing and finding issue with the quoted statement above. Now obviously I do believe that Christ is God, more scripture pointing to him being so than not, yet this wasn't a qualifier of belief of anyone in the bible to be considered a follower of The Way(I have a fondness for this term).
We can all name things that make a Christian a Christian and belief that he was God incarnate is not a qualifier.
Here's what I think qualifies one
Essentially we should be looking, sounding, and living like Jesus and the belief of whether or not he is God being as relevant as pre or post tribulation. It matters but not as much.We should be edifying ourselves and each other to reach a higher spirituality and enhance our relationship with The Most High.
Ephesians 5:8-21 KJV
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: [9] (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth[10] Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. [11] And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them . [12] For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. [13] But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. [14] Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. [15] See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, [16] Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. [17] Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is . [18] And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; [19] Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; [20] Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; [21] Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
.Ephesians 4:11-16,23-24 KJV
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; [12] For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: [13] Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: [14] That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; [15] But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: [16] From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. [23] And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; [24] And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness
I think these things encompass and forge the path to the higher spirituality that we should and God does want for us. Submitting ourselves to the one true master that is God and allowing Him to work through us while doing all of the above is essentially Christ like and what the opportunity that is salvation allowed us to do.
This thread wasn't to call out Etagloc, I truly don't care, but for clarification purposes.
