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The Status of Message Believers: Difference between revisions
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Having spent many years in the message ourselves as Christians, there is no question that we believe that there are many people in the message that are sincere Christians. There are those that have left the message that do not believe that anyone in the message can or should be considered a Christian, but we take the strongest exception to such a judgmental view. | Having spent many years in [[The Message|the message]] ourselves as Christians, there is no question that we believe that there are many people in the message that are sincere Christians. There are those that have left the message that do not believe that anyone in the message can or should be considered a Christian, but we take the strongest exception to such a judgmental view. | ||
:''“Do not judge others, so that God will not judge you, for God will judge you in the same way as you judge others, and he will apply to you the same rules you apply to others.''<ref>American Bible Society, The Holy Bible: The Good News Translation, 2nd ed., Mt 7:1–2 (New York: American Bible Society, 1992).</ref> | :''“Do not judge others, so that God will not judge you, for God will judge you in the same way as you judge others, and he will apply to you the same rules you apply to others.''<ref>American Bible Society, The Holy Bible: The Good News Translation, 2nd ed., Mt 7:1–2 (New York: American Bible Society, 1992).</ref> | ||