What makes you a Christian?
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Christians are people that believe in and worship God the Father and his son Jesus Christ. \n\nI look at this way, if you want to call yourself a Christian go right ahead my friend, that is your right. Call yourself whatever it is you want to call yourself. :)
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Depends on who you are asking in Christianity.  Many that go to church are just religious and go there religiously and are sometimes serious about religion.  Here we come into conflict with religion,  The Bible says you must be born again to enter the kingdom of God..  The Bible says you must have the spirit of God in you and guiding you.  When people say that God speaks to their heart and tells them things, it is the Holy Spirit.  Religious people don't understand that.  You say that the Bible speaks to you, and religious people don't get it, and some of them read the Bible.  The term Christianity needs to be defined as to what the Bible says it is and not what the dictionary says.  The Bible started the whole thing anyway.\nChristians try to do what the Lord wants, Religious people end up trying to keep rules and regulations and find it a burden.  Christians love it and it is an adventure every day.  To be a Christian is JOY and Security in Jesus Christ and not a burden.\nYou man never understand what I am saying but one day God himself changed me inside and I don't want to do anything bad ever again, and I understand how much he loves me and always cared for me, even when I was making fun of him before I was a Christian.  IT IS TRULY A RELATIONSHIP AND NOT A RELIGION.  I hope this helps.
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Christianity! ( not as in organized religion, tho) As an individual that has a personal relationship with Christ. \nWhy? Because it is the TRUTH! Only thru Jesus, can we attain salvation.
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Being a Christian relates to your personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ.  It has nothing to do with your political affiliation.
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You must believe in Jesus alone; you must trust Him alone; you must accept Jesus' sacrifice for your sins alone and nothing that you do in any way. \n      Though there are no rules or steps to becoming a Christian, the following is a biblical summarization of what you need to know and do:\n\n\n      1. You must recognize your sinfulness before God: "Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned" (Rom. 5:12, NIV) \n      2. You must recognize that your sin has caused a separation between you and God: "But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear" (Isaiah 59:2). \n      3. You must believe that Jesus is the only way to God: "I am the way, the truth, and the Life, and no one comes to the Father but by Me" (John 14:6). \n      4. You must ask Jesus to forgive you of your sins because Jesus has the authority to forgive you of your sins: "Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me'" (Matt. 28:18, NIV)...and \n      Jesus told you to ask Him for your requests: "You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it" (John 14:14, NIV)...and \n      Jesus is the one who forgives sins: "But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins....'He said to the paralytic, "I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home"'" (Mark 2:10-11, NIV). \n      This last "step" is called receiving Jesus. John 1:12 says, "Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God (NIV). \n      5. You must turn away from your sin "In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent" (Acts 17:30, NIV) \n     "Produce fruit in keeping with repentance" (Matt. 3:8, NIV) \n\n      If you want to become a Christian you must accept Jesus as your Savior. You must pray to Him and ask Him to forgive you of your sins and come into your heart. \n      He will. He loves you. Salvation is only a prayer of faith away.
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First ask yourself why do you want this person to be Christian?\n\nAfter that, if you think you're trying to convert him/her for all the right reasons, then just tell her about your beliefs and why you believe them. Remember, you can't force someone to be Christian, it's ultimately a choice they have to make for themselves (but you can help them in making this choice).
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Christian is someone who has faith in Jesus Christ as the Savior of mankind
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The word "Christian" has adopted a very broad meaning.  Christians in the Bible were actual DISCIPLES of Christ.  Acts 11:26 says, "...And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch."  Luke 14:26-27 tells what the requirements for a disciple are.  The term CHRISTIAN means a follower of Christ.  You can be SAVED, but not a disciple.  You can be a CHRISTIAN, but not saved.  Being a follower of Christ does not save you.  Judas Iscariot was a disciple of Christ.  He did not go to heaven. (Acts 1:25) A scriptural CHRISTIAN is one who puts the LORD JESUS CHRIST before all other aspects of their life and does His will and not their own.  Believing in God does not SAVE you but believing ON the Lord Jesus Christ as YOUR Saviour does. (Romans 10:9-14)\nIf you would like more detailed info, e-mail me at ISFTB@yahoo.com
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I do not believe that it is possible to be a Christian and anything else at the same time.  However I do believe it's possible to take from every faith that which will help draw you closer to God and better follow Christ.\n\nBlessed Be
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I am a Christian. I love other Christians. We are very normal people, we just love God!!!!!!!
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God would never betray you, not ever.  His promise of that is written in the Bible.  Therefore, I will ever remain a Christian.  :)
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Depends on the Christian and whether they truly understand and follow what the Bible teaches about what a Christian should be. For myself, I think it's fair to say that I do much more good to others than I do harm.
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Going to church does not make you a christian. Christianty is a belief to begin with. What gets you into heaven is accepting and believing in Jesus Christ. Yes, there are some that believe "once saved always saved", but remeber this, you will be judged when your time comes. The judge will be God himself and if you do not have Jesus as your attorney than you might as well hang it up. As a true Christian accpeting Jesus you will turn from your ways and follow his. Sometime we show this by attending a local church and being among fellow christians so that we do not stray from our Lord, or we enter in with study groups. Either way, church will not get you into heaven, only through Jesus can this be achieved. Being a good person will not get you there either nor good works, but if you are truly a Christian these things will come naturally to you. I suggest you pick up the Bible and read Gods' word for yourself.
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Being a Christian does mean you are perfect. It means we are trusting Him for out eternal destiny.. That is all.. Now God does work in our lives and gives us a hunger for His Word, and a desire to talk to Him. And He tells us to Go and teach others. But to be a christian is to hold faith in Him...  Jim
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Your getting into some heavy duty stuff here, but I will try and keep this as brief and simplistic as possible.\n\nFirst we need to ask ourselves- what is a Christian? What are the bible standards and not our preconceived ideas or what we have been told and not proved?\n\nA Christian has and is led by the Holy Spirit!!! Anybody can call themselves a Christian or attend a church, but that does not make them a Christian. If we do not have the Holy Spirit in use, we are none of his. See below.\n\n\n\nWhat to do?\n\nActs 2:37.  Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38.  Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39.  For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.\n\nActs 3:19.  Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.\n\n\nWhat is a true Christian?\n\nRomans 8:1-14\n\n1. There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2.  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.\n 3.  For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:\n 4.  That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.\n 5.  For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6.  For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7.  Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8.  So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9.  But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10.  And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11.  But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 12.  Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13.  For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 14.  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.\n\nI have read complete reports on whether gays and lesbians are born that way and they are not. It is a choice just like it is a choice for any other sinful habit we may have. The only way we can overcome any type of sin is through the power of the Holy Spirit working in us and depending upon Jesus the Christ to transform our unconverted thinking and lifestyle which includes forgiving us when we truly repent.
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You go girl. I'm a Christian too, and nobody will ever change that. Being a christian is the greatest thing that can happen to a person.
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Sure...but it is only a name.  What is important is to live it.  People call themselves Christians and their actions reveal that they are the opposite of what Christianity is all about, but they can justify their actions because they are "Christians".\n\nI leave you with a question:\n\nWhat is more important...To behave as a christian and not be called one, or to be a Christian and not act like one?