living lies part 4

What really is it to be a Christain? Is it really somthing that you can gauge, by what we see with our own human eyes? I'm not sure if that's really the case. When I was saved it was a real personal experiance, I didn't have anyone there sheperding me through a salvation prayer- I didn't even know what a salvatoin prayer was, all I was equipt with was a handfull of scattered seeds, droped into my head by focus on the family, the example set by my motherin law Bernice & Norma Humfrey, and a broken an humbled spirt. I was saved, I opened my Heart to Jesus that night not really knowing what salvation in him was, But I was saved all the same.
I then get thinking of my friend Shane ( I know he is saved ) ( sorry shane if I got the age wrong ) But he tell's of being 7 years old and riding in the car with his mother and taking Jesus into his heart and being saved.
I also get thinking of a new friend of mine named Derrick, he was saved when he was 23 at a bussnissmens Fellowship confrence.
All three salvations are at three different spectrums of life and in experiance. How then can we gauge eachothers salvation? Is it possible to know if someone is saved or not? We as Christain's talk about a personal relationship with Christ, and it is with out any questoin! So How is it that we are passing judgements on eachother weather we are saved or not? Yes it is true that we are to be known by our Fruits as Jesus said in

John Chapter 15 5-8

" I am the Vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given to you. This is to my Father's Glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourself to be my disiples."

But what are our fruits? If you asked me what fruits where shortly after I would of smartly replied, " Oranges, apples, grapes, and pine apples". I'm not kidding I would have! Does that mean I wasn't saved? Of coarse not all. it means is I hadn't got to spiritral Kindergarden yet, I hadn't been taught yet. What does disiples mean? It's literal meaning in greek is apprentice. when that was explained to me that really opened my eyes we are learning everyday to be christ like. This is what Pual and Jesus meant by Fruit.

Galatains 5; 19-23

The acts of sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and wicthcraft;hatred,discord,m jeolousey, fits of rage, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law.

In some ways we are to become God's friut inspecters. We as christains do not have the authorty to judge or condemm anyone!

Hebrews chapter 10;23-24

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithfull. And let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds.