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原帖由 Guest from 147.8.237.x 於 2008-2-21 17:43 發表
Unfortunately, in now, no people could really distinguish the "real" Christian from "unreal" group. Someone may speak some devil, even he/she is from church, and use the "word of God" to justify killi ...

You're right to point out that it is not possible to distinguish the "real" from the "unreal" christians.  The judge would only be made in the end of the world.  Jesus has explained the fact quite clearly in the parable of the tares (Matthew 13:36-43).

Christian belief is a personal relationship with God.  If one's belief is based on his or her teacher, that will surely fail.   How about if one's teacher is an "unreal" christian?  Let's see what Jesus said to his disciples:

Matthew 23:1-3
Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses;
therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them.

Jesus asked his disciples to do and observe what the scribes and the Pharisees said.  These two groups of people are not even Christians.

So if the teaching is good.  It's good even if the teacher is not good.  However, do not follow the one who does bad.