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A Christian is defined by a belief that Christ is who He claimed to be.

So you confirm what I said: christianity is "defined by belief in christ as a savior, the teachings of christ."

Would you say this is the ONE (1) defining characteristic that all christians\churches must meet? Or are others that are more important? Are there some that are optional?

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The delineation between true Church and false church is revealed by their doctrine, i.e., are they following fables or Scripture.
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An example of this is that most of the largest denominations today have accepted homosexual behavior as acceptable. The idea that this behavior is acceptable to God is a "fable".
Well I've also heard that some of the tenets of christ directly were
  • love your neighbor as yourself, and
  • judge not lest ye be judged
Does this mean that Fred Phelp's Church is a false church because it teaches hate and judges homosexuals?

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[color:"red"] ... nor revilers, ...[/color]
—1 Corinthians 6:9-11
That would be Fred Phelps et al again, yes? And anyone who reviles others? I'm just curious about where the line is here.

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So, the false churches today are those who do not endure sound doctrine. There are many and for those who know the Scriptures, they are easy to find.
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Another false church is the catholic "tradition". It is, in fact, the ante-church. ...
So does reviling them, and judging them make you a "false church" or "false chrisitian" by this definition?

Would you not say it would be extremely difficult to find a single church that could absolutely meet this definition, that could be found that does not judge others, that meets all the tenets (down to not eating pork, washing feet, eating fish on fridays, etc)?

Isn't there also a tenet about not bearing false witness? What about all the creationists that lie about the definition of evolution? That lie about the truth of evolution in everyday life?

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So the answer is: "Doctrine".
Ah. Dogma.

Enjoy.

ps - modified policy: [color:"blue"]My time is limited, but I have time to answer more than one response it seems. Therefore, I will continue to post on threads that interest me, but may reply to more than the first response if they discuss the issue(s).[/color] I expect other people to do the same. Thanks for your consideration.