No, no. Your answer suffices. It seems you are willing to judge someone by their actions except when the possibility exists that they might have claimed to be a Christian and yet are actually a rapist and murderer.Sorry Stripe, I missed the post and just saw this.
I can't argue over the validity of salvation in the sense that I would have to actually be convinced your God exists.
However, using the criteria of OSAS, I can observe others who do not claim to be saved as well as those who do. I don't see a united front in the way *some* Christians act and think.
The change is supposedly because of people accepting a loving force into their life (Jesus). That is certainly NOT apparent in all of those who claim to be Christian.
This is not just about Christians despising nonbelievers, but even *some* believers accusing their fellow brothers/sisters in Christ of not really being saved.
If you have ever read my posts in the Evoken's Catholic social group, you would know that the one reason I have more respect for Catholics is because they believe that their *salvation* means actually living up to a higher standard.
Also, the church I attended for most of my childhood did not believe believe in OSAS.
Bottomline, IF I were to come to believing in your deity, it would be extremely hard to not base my opinion of him on the actions of his followers.
Anyways, this is completely off-topic, and if you have further questions, I have no problem answering them via PM.
Understandable. Hypocritical, but understandable...