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[quote=Anonymous][quote]So where does that leave liberal Christians who call themselves "Jesus followers?"  [/quote]

What is a liberal Christian? I will use wikipedia:

The word liberal in liberal Christianity originally denoted a characteristic willingness to interpret scripture according to modern philosophic perspectives (hence the parallel term modernism) and modern scientific assumptions, while attempting to achieve the Enlightenment ideal of objective point of view, without preconceived notions of the authority of scripture or the correctness of Church dogma.

Basically, a liberal Christian is one who denies the bible is true, just a bunch of stories. Science says we evolved from an ape-like ancestor, not created as-is by God. The bible is not an authority on anything, just a bunch of stories that aren't really true and are to be taken with a grain of salt, or simply ignored.  "I mean, really, Jesus the real son of God? C'mon, he was just a good teacher like Buddha and stuff.  Do what you want if it doesn't hurt anybody. Eat, drink, and be merry. Party!"

A liberal Christian is one who takes scientific assumptions (we evolved from primitive species, were not created man and woman/male and female by God; Gay is OK!) over the clear and direct wording of the bible:  In the beginning God created humans, both male and female with the intention male and female will be joined together (marriage).  Gay marriage was not part of the equation.  I include gay marriage here because most liberal Christians I know embrace it, and homosexuality, as ok and normal (which it definitely is not.)

So what about the liberal Christian Jesus-followers? 
 
[i]Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven[/i] Matthew 7:21

It is not enough to say "Yeah, I follow Jesus. He's cool" then go about living without doing what Jesus said which includes obeying the commandmants:  not stealing, committing adultery, and so forth, commandments which are found and explicitly declared in the bible.

[i]Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.[/i] 2 Timothy 2:15

Liberal Christians should seriously examine themselves. Treating God and Jesus as some kind of good time, rock&roll, "sin ain't nothing" kind of guys is not in accordance with God saying "Be holy, as I am holy."

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