{"id":810,"date":"2022-03-26T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elshaddaichristian.com\/?p=810"},"modified":"2022-03-26T09:00:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T09:00:54","slug":"the-almost-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reviewjob.store\/pastorglenn\/the-almost-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"The Almost Christian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Growing up for the first twenty-five years of my life I was raised Quaker, also referred to as \u201cThe Society of Friends\u201d. A little later I got married and for the sake of my wife and her family, I\u00a0became, and practiced as a Roman Catholic, (Latin Rite),\u00a0for over thirty years. There is one major problem between the two. They both claimed to be Christian but their beliefs were diametrically opposed. Trying to figure out the truth was too confusing so I decided to research the Bible myself. In researching the Bible I had not originally intended to get into any real depth. I\u00a0had\u00a0heard a lot of conflicting information on the Bible\u00a0from other churches I had attended.\u00a0So\u00a0I can completely identify with anyone who is confused\u00a0or unsure\u00a0about the Christian faith.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The one thing that\u00a0all of\u00a0my research taught me\u00a0is that the\u00a0Bible is very clear on\u00a0what is required to be\u00a0a true Christian.\u00a0The basic guidelines are so simple that even a child could understand them.\u00a0This includes those who have not accepted Christ as their Savior because they feel that they can be saved through works.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is meant by the term Almost Christian? This term\u00a0is been\u00a0used as far back as the 18th century by George\u00a0Whitefield. It refers to those who consider themselves Christian without accepting the principle that we are saved by grace and grace alone.<\/span>\u00a0(<\/span>Galatians 2:16<\/span><\/b>) states;\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor by\u202f<\/span><\/i>grace<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u202fyou have been\u202f<\/span><\/i>saved\u202fthrough\u202ffaith<\/span><\/i><\/b>, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.\u201d \u202f(Ephesians 2:8) \u201c\u2026 knowing that a man is not\u00a0justified by the works of the law but by\u202f<\/span><\/i>faith<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u202fin Jesus Christ \u2026 for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.\u201d \u202f<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

God\u2019s grace is so amazing we may have trouble believing it\u2019s true. That\u2019s where faith comes in. It\u2019s so amazing it takes faith to receive it.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n