Originally Posted by Everett Adams
Originally Posted by Fdemetrio
Just curious how many here identify asbelievers in Christ? We see a lot of talk, but how many walk the walk?
Thanks for posting this. I am a believer in Jesus Christ as the Son of God who came to pay for our sins. I was 37 or 38 years old before I realized that I needed to be born again, which I did. It is a growing process in faith through grace, you never reach perfection in your own eyes, but in God's eyes we are saved and made holy through the blood of His Son.

There's no doubt in my mind that you are a true believer, Everett.

If somebody is, you'd expect to see that reflect in their personality and every day doings.

After all Jesus commanded " Do unto others as you do unto me"

I'd expect to see humbleness. Many I've seen show arrogance or even aggressiveness, ud expect t to see kindness and willingness to help

For example. A few months ago, a lady friend brought me to her church a few times, it is Catholic, but much different than the standard fare.

There is a chapel, where the folks that come in are REALLY, into prayer. They bow when they walk in, they get on their knees , head nearly to ground, deep prayer.

Never seen anything like it , especially in a Catholic chapel.

So, one of those trips I lost my phone lol. I went out if chapel into the church to pee. Left a bag at step of Church, figuring it was only a minute.

When I came out my phone/bag was gone. Tried to get back into church but was locked, I'm like shittt.

So I go back into chapel to tell her I lost my phone...she gives me a sneer, ahhh Dom, ok.

So we began talking to others, asking what we could do where it might be.

You shoulda seen the faces on the people. Like we were these evil people interrupting them from their deep prayer.

Few didn't even answer when asked directly for help. I had other valuables in bag too.

Well we got almost no help or ideas. My first thought was how are these people of God?

Just sit and pray their asses off, but no interest in a fellow human being.

I thought it was classless and exposed them as non staunch believers Jesus woulda tried to help.

Well, happy ending. An old lady says, you know what you can do? This chapel closes with a mass, and then somebody will have to come here to close the building, maybe ask them where somebody mighta taken it.

I say good idea, thank you.

Sure enough a Deacon comes in to do a service, we wait patiently for it to end, and he started walking away, I chased him down lol.

Anyway, his wife was there, she says no, I don't believe anybody would steal your things, I refuse to believe that. I'm going to open several areas to see if somebody left it there for safe keeping.

First room she tried... bingo.

That's difference between real and fake Christians

Last edited by Fdemetrio; 08/22/25 09:01 AM.