Devotion

[Pr1ncess]

Do you consider yourself to be a good Christian? What I mean by "good" is do you fulfil or try to fulfil standards and commandments required by your denomination?

 

[St_Worm2]

Hi Pr1ncess, I've never thought of myself as a "good" Christian, just a Christian who has made progress in sanctification/growing in Christlikeness over the years because of the Lord's mighty and continual work in me .. e.g. Philippians 1:6, 2:13.

As for basing any sense of where I am in Christ on my denomination's standards/commandments, that's something I would never do, because it's not my denomination that I am trying to please, honor, glorify & obey.

If you don't mind me asking, what kinds of standards/commandments of the EOC require your obedience to remain acceptable them? For us, we consider any creeds, confessions, catechisms, etc., as secondary to the word of God, as we consider the Bible to be our regula fidei.

Thanks!

Yours and His,
David

2 Timothy 3
16 All Scripture is inspired by God/God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;
17 so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.​

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[dreadnought]

Do you consider yourself to be a good Christian? What I mean by "good" is do you fulfil or try to fulfil standards and commandments required by your denomination?

Jesus said only God is good (Mark 10:18). However, I'd like to comment that the commandments we should follow are those given to us by God, not by our denomination.

 

[Pr1ncess]

Some denominations take things stricter than others, such as modest clothing, hair covering, fasting and don't tolerate anything less which is why I asked about standards they set