Are You really a Christian?

[Godsdrummer]

Originally Posted by acerrak

well brother when a sinner says he is a christian yet there is no visible fruit, yea i dont have to judge, im just looking at what kind of tree is producing the fruit. yet they want the same label as some one who is actively walking in a relationship with God. so i think u missed the point on this

What fruit are you looking for?
Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Gal 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Or maybe you see the works of the flesh that you are calling lack of fruit,

Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Gal 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Gal 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

First the fruits are not something you will see are they? You have to get to know someone to know if the fruit is in thier lives. So then you must be judging by some outward apperance.

Jesus said we shall be known by our love one to another. Again this is not something one can see on the outside.

No Brother you are missing the point, you don't know if someone has or is walking in relationship with God or not, until you get to know them. And futher just calling oneself a Christian does not make you a Christian either.

Just some thing to think about, In all the ministry of Christ there was not one bit of difference between him and anyone else on the outside. It was not until you got to know him personaly. We must stop trying to hard to be so different from the world by dress, and be different by spirit.