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Neither. Yes. Because God said so.

And ChristianForums has the right to run this little slice of Laodicea any way they want to. Why shouldn't the people who run the two boards I'm talking about have that right, too?

That's ChristianForums, not the two message boards we're talking about.

Actually, according to the site owners, it is. That's why they were started. That's why you must meet the requirements to join.

Is this the baptist forum? I had to stop and check, what with people suggesting that you're saved by baptism.

Distracted from learning. From encouraging one another. From fellowship. And we don't lock ourselves behind doors. Actually, Paul did think like us. Read 2 Corinthians 6:14 sometime. Are you seriously suggesting that Paul was against Christians coming together to take a break and just...

First of all, we're not judging anybody's Christianity. Second, there is a precedent for judging people's "Christianity" in the Bible. It's called church discipline. Fine. Just like Jesus was a bigot in your eyes, I guess we're bigots, too. But at least we're in good company. Just as...

Why? Because you don't want people in your house who don't belong there. And we don't want people in our message board who don't belong there, when there are so many other places we can meet them. Given all of the places we can go to meet them, why is it so unreasonable to ask that we have...

Then why did Jesus say that the path to life is so very narrow? Besides, we're not talking about salvation, but about a private message board.

KJV. Really? Then why did Christ tell the people in Matthew 7, "depert from Me, for I never knew you"? What verse is that? I agree. You shouldn't be telling anybody these things. Besides, we're not talking about Christ's community. We're talking about a private message board.

I agree. Not only that, but how can you be a Christian if you don't believe the OT, when the OT is so crucual to the foudations of Christianity. It's like building a house with no foundation.

Umm...all I did was ask you why you want to be a Christian. If merely being asked why you want to be a Christian makes you flip out like that, then Christianity probably isn't for you. And just so you know, about your "educated comment", I've got two Masters' degrees and am currently...

It has nothing to do with power or hoops. It has to do with the fact that we are gathered for a specific purpose and goal and we do not want people who are going to distract us from that goal. When you go to sleep at night, do you lock your doors?

Actually, Christianity is very exclusive.

I should have known. You were just setting us up. This is precisely why so many of us don't bother to answer questions from atheists any more.

And there are plenty of other places they can go and where we can go to meet them, but this message board is just for us.

Actually, the Bible says that there were times when Jesus did go away from the crowds just to spend time alone with His disciples. There is a time for Christians to fellowship and encourage other Christians, without having to worry about the world. Do you allow non-Christians to come and...

Why would that be a bad thing? It's a critical question.

Why do you want to be a Christian? Then you're not ready to be a Christian. If you don't believe God's word and you're not able to call sin "sin", then Christianity isn't for you. Besides, if you don't believe the Old Testament, then you're not going to believe the New Testament, either...

It isn't an essential believe. That is, not believing it wouldn't keep you from becoming a Christian, but I don't see how anyone can read the Bible and not believe it.