I've been Christian for 28 years.

[JonathanL]

Or, you would have been if you hadn't become a Lutheran.

Sorry, but I was sure I had to opt out of that to save my soul - same as with other products of the Reformation (Matthew 28:20).

Whatever you say.

[Christianbookworm]

I thought the world was post denominational now?

[Thoughtful Monk]

true, except why aren't all the Christians who have been Christians for many decades mature? Years plainly do not correlate with maturity.

Not quite sure why Christians don't mature - probably a whole multitude of reasons including sin and lacking of teaching. I will point out a lack of years probably indicates a lack of maturity - I'm thinking 2 years or less.

Which makes me also wonder where are the newer Christians? The youngest age I recall seeing on the thread is 10 years.

[Jedidiah]

I just can't remember the date.

I remember the event clearly. Time? Pretty sure it was the summer of '73.

[robrecht]

Not quite sure why Christians don't mature - probably a whole multitude of reasons including sin and lacking of teaching. I will point out a lack of years probably indicates a lack of maturity - I'm thinking 2 years or less.

Which makes me also wonder where are the newer Christians? The youngest age I recall seeing on the thread is 10 years.

TheWall said less than a year.

[hansgeorg]

I thought the world was post denominational now?

Catholic is not simply a denomination. Protestant Reformation was not simply (or were not simply, since there were more than one) adding a number of denominations to existing ones.

[NorrinRadd]

I don't see this as pride at all. I see it more about a journey, hard lessons learned, opportunities lost, victories won, and the opportunity to share these things.

I simply saw it as a conversation starter.

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Yeah, it would never occur to me to look at it as a source of pride. I don't know that I've ever heard that idea before. Well, unless someone hears, "I used to believe 'y,' but over the years I've learned better and now believe 'z,'" and interprets that as pride.

[Jedidiah]

Yeah, it would never occur to me to look at it as a source of pride. I don't know that I've ever heard that idea before. Well, unless someone hears, "I used to believe 'y,' but over the years I've learned better and now believe 'z,'" and interprets that as pride.

Yes, gratefulness yes, pride no,

[IntelligentDesignWins]

Pride's a sin.

[Cow Poke]

Pride's a sin.

I think that's overly broad. I'm proud, for example, that my oldest granddaughter came back to living Christianity. I hardly think my pride in that is a sin.

Scripture Verse: 2 Cor 1:

13-14 We write to you only what you can read and understand. And I hope that as you have understood some things about us, you may come to know everything about us. Then you can be proud of us, as we will be proud of you on the day our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.

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[Christianbookworm]

Pride's a sin.

Define pride. Overestimating yourself is not good(neither is underestimating yourself, please don't ask me how to have an accurate estimate of yourself), but some might call that arrogance. You shouldn't claim honor that is unearned.