Quote Originally Posted by admin
thats the problem w/ most christians they do know UNDERSTAND or KNOW they own religion enough to know of anything else....

*and before the pitchfork & torch marches start against my generalization...

i am correct with those statements, most christians do not even practice their religion, you can see it day in and day out on any given street/home/town etc...

with that said you are not knowlegable if you don't even know what you claim to practice.
i have not seen any polls to support this, but with the impression i'm left, it does appear that most christians fail in their efforts to live by the good book. however, i do think that it is more likely that christians who have been babtised (not people who say they're christians exclusively because they believe in god or their parents brought them up that way) are much more likely to put an effort forward in living as instructed.

it is impossible to go through life as a normal individual without committing sin. according to the bible, jesus was the only man, who also happened to be the son of god, to live life without sin. what the bible instructs is for you to recognize that sin and eliminate it by doing whatever it takes. you're constantly molding yourself. naturally, some folks are more dedicated than others and make more efficient progress accordingly.

i also agree with the part of your statement referring to people's knowlege of christianity. i am certainly not as educated as i feel i should be, but i do understand most of the concepts and i am able to implement right and wrong (for the most part). i do not know every detail, but i do not feel like it is necessary to know every nook and cranny of the religion (although more complete knowledge does lead to better discussion). i disagree with the second part of your remark however, because i feel like you can have a basic understanding of other religions or belief systems without having a complete understanding of your own. the information relating to other religion is not dependent on one's knowledge of their own religion.

i revert to what i said previously. a person isn't born a christian, they decided to take it in. a person chooses christianity over all other options, all of which have been studied in depth and certainly create an opportunity to educate oneself in order to make the best decision.