There are no true Christians

But I shouldn't drink it as a "test". 12And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is said, ‘YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.’” No one says it is a test. It is a characteristic. As a true believer, you can demonstrate your true belief by drinking poison and handling poisononous snakes. There is no test for you. It is a testimony for others. Otherwise, the whole verse is completely meaningless and you are giving it the same meaning as one who has zero faith. You are afraid to demonstrate your faith. I get it. You are as normal as everyone else when it comes to drinking poison. That is why no one does it. First. Jesus was saying that those who believe in Him are protected from poison, were they to drink it, and provided they have faith. So, I would assume you would agree that any Christian who ever lived who drank poison had no side effects at all. Is that correct? If so, we are done with those verses because there is nothing left to add. For the record, I did not expect you to drink poison. Second. My faith isn't strong enough. It's that simple. Do I know without a doubt that my God is omnipotent and will save me from all harm? Yes. But I am a skeptic, a doubter, just like anyone sometimes. My faith falters. Jesus said that "Even those with faith as small as a mustard seed" would be able to move mountains. I am not there yet. Then, again, your faith is nonexistent. It is not about having enough faith. Jesus was actually saying that using the mustard seed analogy. The mustard seed was very tiny so he was saying that any amount of faith could get the job done, not "enough" faith. This is important to understand because what it says is that you do not have any faith because if you had any, you would be able to move mountains. If you cannot heal the sick, raise the dead, move mountains, etc., you have zero faith. Only a mustard seed amount is necessary according to Jesus. By you admitting you are not there yet, you do not have the kind of faith it takes for him to save you. Okay, then I am asking. My Paypal yadoo adress is brettw777. I promise to find some very good causes for the money too and not just spend it all on myself. How soon can you send that over? I am not joking when I say I would. Two problems, though. One, I don't HAVE $1,000 to give you. I am still a high schooler, and have yet to get a steady course of income. Okay, I understand that. How about $50? Second, I have no guarantee with what my opnent will do with the money. Matthew 10:16 states, "Be as shrewd as serpents, but as innocent as doves.". In my "shrewdness", if you will, I know that most people on the internet aren't who they say they are. It is not your decision or concern who I am. Jesus says to give to whoever asks. He did not ask you to do a background check on the asker. Now, you are looking for reasons to not demonstrate your faith. Then it will not be a problem for you to go to the nearest Cancer hospital and lay hands on the people and watch the doctors be amazed and let Jesus be severely glorified, right? Jesus is necessary for any miracles, first of all. Yes, He could only heal those who had faith in Him (another problem with your proposition), but it was Jesus healing them. Yes, Jesus healed people but he healed people who did not even know who he was so you are mistaken that they had to have faith in him. His healings led people to follow him in the Bible. The following did not come first for the most part. As a believer with real faith, you have the power to do the same by Jesus working through you. That is what this is about. He said you would do everything he did and more. You are doing nothing he did and admitting it. . Peter responds, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk". He doesn't do the miracles in his own power, but in Jesus Christ's. Agreed and what is stopping you from doing the same thing? Could it be the same thing that has stopped every other professing Christian? Lack of real faith that Jesus will heal through you? Secondly, aside from the problem of others not having faith, I do not have enough faith. It is as simple as that. You are perfectly making my point. You don't have enough faith and neither does anyone else. That is why you don't see someone on primetime TV walking into hospitals and sending people home perfectly healthy. That is why there are blind and deaf people. Let me stress this again. THIS IS THE REASON; NO ONE HAS THE FAITH! There is no one who has ever done this. You are a living example of the proof that there are no real Christians who truly follow Jesus and show the fruits. Then I am afraid I have some bad news. You are not a child of Christ. It works like this; you either believe Jesus or you don't. He either told the truth or he lied. If you believe he is going to save you but don't believe his words that you can do all that he did and more, then you are not with the kind of faith that saves because if you don't have faith in all of it, you don't pass the test. By you not having the faith to heal someone, you are essentially saying "I don't really have that kind of faith in Jesus" and are basically calling Jesus a liar. Don't worry though. You are not alone. I am with you all the way. This argument falls apart about midway through. My opponent stated that if I don't have faith in all of it, I don't pass th test. This isn't true at all. Jesus only provided ONE stipulation for eternal life. John 3:16 states, The Bible says the demons believe. Are they saved too? Jesus said you will know his people by their fruits and I have demonstrated in this debate what the fruits are of a true Christian. No one passes the test. Faith without works is dead and can such faith save? No. See James 2:17. Your faith, according to James, is dead. I am sorry to point this out. Jesus said that we could know a believer by the miracles they perform. However, He never stated that those who do not perform miracles are NOT Chrisitians. Let me repeat the verse that shows you are mistaken: "anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these…" (John 14:12). What is the first word in the verse above? Anyone. There are no Christians that you have ever met that do any of the miracles Jesus did. Can you admit that? That should speak volumes when you can honestly admit that to yourself. You have only heard stories. Why is it so difficult for someone with faith to lay hands on someone with or without faith, perform a miracle, let the world see the medical records and hallelujah! What a testimony! We both know why this does not happen. See the title of this debate. God only provides one way to be saved. My opponent also never refuted my arguments about acts of love superceeding miraculous actions in the kingdom of God. Therefore, as before, I remain as a counter to the idea that a "true Christian does not exist". If love saves people, that totally contradicts John 14:6 because lots of people show love without following Jesus. Are you suggesting that only people who believe in Jesus can show acts of love? Acts of love does not prove anything about whether or not you are a Christian. That is like Jesus saying Christians are people with hair and so if you have hair, you are a Christian.