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do you think Rick is a real christian?
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Peter Cheung
Oct 13, 2017, 10:27:02 AM10/13/17
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do you think Rick is a real christian? or a piece of shit?
Bernhard Schornak
Oct 13, 2017, 11:06:26 AM10/13/17
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Peter Cheung wrote:
> do you think Rick is a real christian? or a piece of shit?
Does it really matter? What we know for sure is that he meanwhile
> do you think Rick is a real christian? or a piece of shit?
passed the point of no return.
Have a nice weekend!
Bernhard Schornak
Rick C. Hodgin
Oct 13, 2017, 1:09:16 PM10/13/17
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On Friday, October 13, 2017 at 10:27:02 AM UTC-4, Peter Cheung wrote:
> do you think Rick is a real christian? or a piece of .. ?
There are two types of Christians in this world: Born again, and
religious.
Born again Christians are the real deal. They have come to Jesus
repenting of their sins, asked forgiveness, and have received His
forgiveness, which makes them changed from the inside out. Their
lives will be foreign to other people, even crazy. It's because
the change allows them to receive new input they didn't have before,
and it guides them to do things from within.
Religious Christians go to church, do religious things, and from
a cursory examination only looking at the surface, a person could
reasonably conclude they believe in Jesus Christ. But, they have
never been regenerated. They have never been forgiven, and are
just going to a particular type of social club / gathering where
instead of having Moose hats or Poker games, they are exalting an
idol of Jesus Christ as their focus. And many of these people can
be really good people. Upright, helpful, loving, caring, kind,
considerate, giving... but they were never born again, and they
were not changed. The spirit of this world still draws them, but
they are tempered into following after something that is not truly
Jesus Christ. He warned about such people coming to Him on that
final day:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7%3A21-23&version=KJV
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter
into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of
my Father which is in heaven.
True Christians will do the will of the Father in Heaven, doing those
things God would have a person do on the Earth, and not the things man
would have them do.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils?
and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart
from me, ye that work iniquity.
It's a frightening end for many, which is why I teach to not be a
pretender, but to be real in your faith. And each person will know
on the inside if they've truly been saved.
The only Christians who will be saved are the born again Christians.
And you will know them by their fruit, meaning the things they do
in their lives will point other people to Christ.
-----
Go to a local Christian church and talk to the people there in your
own native language. Find out from their mouths, by their own unique
and personal speakings, exactly what it is that happened to them in
their asking Jesus to forgive them.
Some will just be religious, but others will be born again. And if
you are seeking the truth and inquire of them with passion, they will
reveal to you which they are.
As I say with me, I am amazed at the ongoing changes in my life.
They are not my doing. I am a participant in the change in that it's
happening to me, but I am not the manager or director. It is going on
outside of my control, and I too sit back and watch it happen with my
jaw hanging open at times, amazed at what I do, what I say, how I feel,
and more.
It will be the same for everyone who is born again.
Thank you,
Rick C. Hodgin
> do you think Rick is a real christian? or a piece of .. ?
There are two types of Christians in this world: Born again, and
religious.
Born again Christians are the real deal. They have come to Jesus
repenting of their sins, asked forgiveness, and have received His
forgiveness, which makes them changed from the inside out. Their
lives will be foreign to other people, even crazy. It's because
the change allows them to receive new input they didn't have before,
and it guides them to do things from within.
Religious Christians go to church, do religious things, and from
a cursory examination only looking at the surface, a person could
reasonably conclude they believe in Jesus Christ. But, they have
never been regenerated. They have never been forgiven, and are
just going to a particular type of social club / gathering where
instead of having Moose hats or Poker games, they are exalting an
idol of Jesus Christ as their focus. And many of these people can
be really good people. Upright, helpful, loving, caring, kind,
considerate, giving... but they were never born again, and they
were not changed. The spirit of this world still draws them, but
they are tempered into following after something that is not truly
Jesus Christ. He warned about such people coming to Him on that
final day:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7%3A21-23&version=KJV
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter
into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of
my Father which is in heaven.
True Christians will do the will of the Father in Heaven, doing those
things God would have a person do on the Earth, and not the things man
would have them do.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils?
and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart
from me, ye that work iniquity.
It's a frightening end for many, which is why I teach to not be a
pretender, but to be real in your faith. And each person will know
on the inside if they've truly been saved.
The only Christians who will be saved are the born again Christians.
And you will know them by their fruit, meaning the things they do
in their lives will point other people to Christ.
-----
Go to a local Christian church and talk to the people there in your
own native language. Find out from their mouths, by their own unique
and personal speakings, exactly what it is that happened to them in
their asking Jesus to forgive them.
Some will just be religious, but others will be born again. And if
you are seeking the truth and inquire of them with passion, they will
reveal to you which they are.
As I say with me, I am amazed at the ongoing changes in my life.
They are not my doing. I am a participant in the change in that it's
happening to me, but I am not the manager or director. It is going on
outside of my control, and I too sit back and watch it happen with my
jaw hanging open at times, amazed at what I do, what I say, how I feel,
and more.
It will be the same for everyone who is born again.
Thank you,
Rick C. Hodgin
Rick C. Hodgin
Oct 13, 2017, 1:40:55 PM10/13/17
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On Friday, October 13, 2017 at 10:27:02 AM UTC-4, Peter Cheung wrote:
> do you think Rick is a real christian? or a piece of .. ?
You must also realize: I am not just here writing about Christianity.
> do you think Rick is a real christian? or a piece of .. ?
I am also contributing to alt.os.development, and I also learn things
from people here.
I am here for real because I have written an OS kernel:
http://www.libsf.org:8990/projects/LIB/repos/libsf/browse/exodus/source
http://www.visual-freepro.org/videos/2014_02_13__exodus_debi_debugger.ogv
I have plans to create a clone of OS/2 called ES/2:
http://www.libsf.org:8990/projects/LIB/repos/libsf/browse/exodus/LibSF_ES2
http://www.libsf.org/es2/
I gave it a full-throttle effort in mid-2016, but I met nothing
but resistance from people there (on OS2world.com forums, and on
the OS/2 IRC channels) as I have here.
Nobody wants anything to do with people who are seeking to do
things for Jesus Christ. If I were just doing it, they'd help
me out. I've actually had people tell me that. But, because I
am doing it for the Lord, to honor Him with the skills and the
talents He first gave me, they not only want nothing to do with
it, but actively run the other way and call me names in the
process.
I am not the negative person you think I am, Peter. I have only
good intentions, only good intents, I desire only the best for
people, and I want to help other people grown and become more
than they are today through my labor and knowledge being given
to help them out.
These are all proper intentions, and they are the things Jesus
Christ teaches. If you ever take the time to sit down and read
about Him for yourself, then you will find what I've found, and
you will be amazed by Him as I am amazed by Him.
I am not special. I am not unique. What Jesus gave me He will
give everyone who approaches Him with sincerity to know the
truth. If you approach Him in that way, you too will come to
know the truth, and it will blow your mind out of the water!
Peter Cheung
Oct 14, 2017, 2:41:02 AM10/14/17
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