Kindred,
If you are not practicing the Teachings of Christ then you are not a Christian.
You can say you are, but essentially you are not.
Saying you believe is not truly believing in all of Christ.
Practicing the Teachings means adhering to the Commandments to love the Lord and to love your neighbor as yourself.
You do not disrespect what belongs to the Lord; and you try to live up to the Standards of Excellence and Ethics of the Lord (which no one has higher).
You do not down play every ethical standards until there is none and it devolves into sins, dishonor and misconduct.
Because lying to yourself, practicing conduct unbecoming, will not help you pass on Judgement Day.
Judgement then is based upon the Standards of Excellence and Ethics of the Lord, not of any one person.
