Why do those who identify themselves as Christians do evil things?
- •Many who identify themselves as Christian, are not, as Jesus says in Matthew 7:21-23 (e.g., major historical church leaders, Inquisitions)
- •Many in today’s church sincerely believe they are Christians but are not born-again
- •Many believe that if they're a good person that makes them a Christian and will go to heaven
- •When Christianity becomes a power structure, individuals easily delude themselves and others to exploit it for their own purposes. That is, Christianity gets turned into a religion.
- •Real Christians do sin ("you do not do what you want" Gal 5:17) but should not habitually sin because the Spirit makes the believer too miserable to continue. Over time the believer becomes aware of more "subtle" sin and motivations that God gently addresses.
“I know that nothing good lives in me… For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do – this I keep on doing… When I want to do good, evil is right there with me.” Romans 7:18
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Someone said in the local edition of the newspaper something about our nation needing to turn back to God. People who say they have been born again have been guilty of heinous crimes. Many mass murders were carried out in the name of God. Like the crusades and the Spanish inquisition. The puritans killed people because they thought they were doing the will of God. We have people who say they are men of God who are guilty of child molestation. These people turned to God and they are no different then the most Godless person. The saying among Christians is; "I'm not perfect. Just forgiven." What difference did them turning to God do?
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