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"If Christians want us to believe in a Redeemer, let them act redeemed."

You’ll find that quote in the works of Voltaire. Apparently he determined the behavior of people who claimed Jesus as their Savior should be different than it was. People still wonder about the conduct of Christians.

A manager of a Christian bookstore once told me that the most commonly stolen product in his store were musical accompaniment tapes – the kind ‘Christians’ would use when singing in front of their congregation. Something doesn’t sound right, does it?

The Bible speaks loud and clear that Christians are not supposed to act as they once did. Yet studies I have read about indicate the morality of professing Christians is very similar to people in society who claim no spiritual ties to Jesus.

Church leaders are troubled by this but unfortunately, are sometimes the biggest examples of moral failure. Is Voltaire’s belief valid? 

In spite of the evidence to support it, here are our Elite Eight reasons we think it’s a pretender.

8. There are those who hide under the banner of Christianity for selfish reasons

7. Not everyone who claims to be a Christian really is

6. Becoming a Christian and living like one are different aspects of Christianity

5. Christianity is more about a relationship than behavior

4. Some people would deny Christianity regardless of how redeemed the redeemed acted

3. We’re judging what we’re not supposed to when we consider a Christian’s behavior

2. We’re not judging what we should when we ignore Christ’s credentials

And the Number 1 reason we think Voltaire’s quote is a pretender…

1. The truth of Christianity is based on whether Jesus can redeem men and women from the penalty they face due to their life choices against God.

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There you have it - our Elite Eight is nearing completion.  With only two more reasons to go, Voltaire’s quote seems to be on the losing end of a lopsided score.  So far, nothing has convinced us to move it to contender status.  But we want to hear what you think... is this particular philosophy of Voltaire a contender or a pretender?  Visit our contact page to get in touch.