Are Christians better?

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Apostolicman7

I'm not understanding what you're wanting. Are you wanting someone to say that Christians are still bound by sin just like everyone else? Are you wanting someone to say Christians are better than non-believers?

A lot of the things you have said imply that, but you won't come right out and say it.

What are your thoughts on this subject. Are you better than a non-believer? Why or why not?

(I am an unbeliever, by the way.) My thoughts: there are some believers who are better than some unbelievers. There are some unbelievers who are better than some believers. There is a spectrum of "goodness" in both camps. I haven't developed a strong opinion on which camp has more goodness in it, but I am more interested in the opinions of believers on this question, anyway. (In this thread, at least. )

As for me, before I was a Christian, I was just a kid, so not much wallowing in the cesspool of sin. To compare the pre-backslidden me with the backslidden me, I'd have to say there isn't much difference, goodness-wise. (Big difference, depression-wise, but that's a different topic.)