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What constitutes a True Christian? Are only True Christians going to heaven? Who made you the judge? Isn't that up to God to decide!?

You're right. I haven't decided yet though.

no straight people in heaven right Soph

in my opinion someone who doesnt judge, loves, forgives and gives to the poor. is a good start, im shure there are other things though that i just dont know about

Someone who'll give me all that I want.

-Rev. Jim Faker.

And let's not forget that the people who go on the most about being true Christians are often the ones who act the least christian? If they were good Christians, their actions would bear this out. They would not have to say anything.

It's like somebody who smells really nice. They don't have to tell people "I've put on a lot of perfume or aftershave or powder". If they did say that, one might wonder what kind of smell they are trying to cover up.

People who smell nice don't NEED scents at
all. They just smell nice. And usually taste
even better.

Yeah.

That question would be like asking how long is a long bit of string.

A true Christian believes in God, that "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," and that forgiveness and accepting Christ's gift of redemption is the only way to Heaven. Every human sins, and every sinner (therefore, everyone) deserves to go to Hell, but Christ took our sins upon Himself on the cross (as the prophet Isaiah wrote) "pierced for our transgressions and punished for our iniquities" out of His unfathomable love for us. No sin is too great for God to forgive; Christ has them all covered if we only ask, for it is God's desire that no one should be lost, as he told Ezekiel. Now all we need to get to Heaven is to believe in our hearts and confess with our mouths.

Do angels sin?

1/3 yes, 2/3 no

so about .666 don't sin? that doesn't sound right.

So, the unfallen angels have NOT fallen
short of the glory of God? Thus, we're
talking pantheism, no?

Angels are fellow servants of God along with us, they're a different and more powerful creation than man but apart from God they would have no power. Read in Job, even the accuser has to obey God. In Revelation it says

Revelation 22:8-9 KJV
[8] And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
[9] Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.