No. I prefer to live out my baptismal vows on a daily basis. If I fail, then I confess my sins, and receive God’s forgiveness.
Vlad/Igor
Nope.
But I was raised Catholic, so I have a good excuse.
Church is also like baseball. Many attend, few understand, most sleep.
Christianity is like football. Everyone sect plays the game different, each has rabid die-hard fans and whoo-whoo cheerleaders of the Dead and everyone’s goal is the Superbowl. ( or at least Monday Night Football…da da din daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)
Ok, whatever.
To answer the OP, no. I gave up orginized religion, politics and sports for lent one year. Haven’t looked back and have been emotionally freer, stronger and happier than ever. plus, my sunday’s are free. 
Polycarp. I clicked on your underlined word “means”, waiting for a cite to support your statement. As I kept on waiting for the link, I was reminded of a bumper sticker I saw the other day. It said:
“Jesus is coming. Look busy” !!
Actually, I didn’t think I was witnessing at all. It certainly wasn’t my intent if I came across sounding like it.
I just simply asked a question that I was curious about. I wasn’t setting out to “preach the word” or “win souls”. What your opinions are about God or the lack thereof is fine by me.
I just wanted to know who was saved and who wasn’t. 
Thanks for that, but I’m still confused. I was confirmed, ie accepted as a full adult into the Church, so am I saved? I think we’re all a little confused as to what exactly you mean by ‘saved’. Catholics remove ‘Original Sin’ at baptism, and the baby gets a nice clean slate to start over with. So I suppose we’re saved then?
No, but I really tried. I was raised Baptist and went to a Christian school, so as a kid, I did say the necessary words, but I always felt doubt. As I grew older, I gave the matter a lot of thought. It fell apart like a house of cards. My family members still threaten me with hellfire, but I figure God would not be fooled even if I were to pay him lip service, which is all I was ever capable of.
I have a lot of bad feeling towards most Christians, which I try to keep in check. It’s just that the ones I know always seem to be shoving Christianity down my throat, or assuming that I’m a Christian because I’m a nice person. We also don’t see eye to eye on such things as homosexuality and creationism and prayer in schools and abortion and…well, most stuff.
I did notice that most of the people here didn’t believe, yeah. I just wanted to find out who did and who didn’t and where everyone stood.
Well, neither. I don’t witness to anyone. Never have and probably never will. I respect people’s opinions about what they think about this matter, whether it be good or bad. And I never debate this subject either. I honestly don’t see the point. Those that believe have already been convinced as have the people who don’t believe in God. And I don’t think that any amount of debate will change that. Not if most people’s opinions (in the fact that God exists or the opposite) are as strong as most I’ve seen on here.
Anyway, I see the topic is in the correct forum now. Thanks to the mod that did that. I’ll remember to go with my gut instinct next time and apoligize to anyone I’ve offended.
I think the point that we are (or at least I am) trying to make is this: Nobody knows who’s saved and who isn’t.
How do you know you’re saved? The act of accepting Jesus, that one instant, is also a lifetime commitment to follow in His footsteps.
You don’t just say, “Yay Jesus!” and get a pass on the rest of your life.
Acceptance of Jesus implies that you understand His teachings and example well enough to make a conscious and life-altering decision to be like Him.
I don’t mean to say that you have not done this, but “who is saved?” is a very loaded question that implies membership in a club that is not very well-regarded here.
I did, just once. In 1960. For 20 minutes.
I was baptized last April, but I get an oogy feeling from the question phrased that way. I haven’t read the whole thread, but I suspect someone’s said what I think phrased better than I would have.
I was a born-again evangelical for awhile. Then decided everything I believed in was a crock.
So my answer would be no.
$0.02
I think I did as a wee child. I don’t remember doing it, but my mom says I did. I was baptised in a non-denominational church when I was 7. I went to various churches until my mid-20’s when I quit going altogether. Last Easter I was confirmed into the Catholic church. I’m feeling really comfortable with my faith now.
I was “saved” (meaning I did the whole ritual of saying, “I accept Jesus as my personal Saviour” when I was about 11. By the time I was 14 or 15 I was having serious doubts. By the end of high school I was an atheist. So, to answer the OP, yes, I did accept him. Then I decided the whole thing was bollocks. I renounce my “saving.”
I’m a Resistentialist.
Jesus seems to have been a nice enough chap, maybe a bit naeve, he taught a lot of good things and gave advice worth following. I try and follow that advice.
yes
I have. I continue trying to do so at every moment, with varying levels of success, but, I think, managing to stay on the positive side.
-trupa, Catholic Christian, but Protestant friendly.
I’ve accepted Jesus as my personal trainer. You should see the shoulders I’m developing carrying that cross around.
Nope, but he seemed like a pretty good guy.
His followers, however, scare the crap outta me. Jesus, save us from them!!!