what does it truly mean to be a christian?
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The name was given to followers of Jesus after His death and Resurrection. It has since generally still described those who follow Him.
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I'm a true Christian and so is anyone else that follows the message of Jesus (The Christed One).\n\nIt's not about sin or damnation, but love and acceptance.
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Faith is what you believe in and have a "sense" that it sits squarely with you.\n\nReligion is however you act out your worship of God; which denomination fits the most closely to how you think is the correct way to worship Him.\n\nSome Christians think you MUST be baptised by immersion.\n\nSome Christians think you MUST be able to speak in tongues.\n\nSome Christians think you MUST follow a certain code of ethics.\n\nSome Christians are so liberal you can't separate what they believe is right from what non-Christians believe is right.\n\nI believe a person must find the "religious" practices they most closely feel right about and go for it.....because:\n\nThe Bible says all Christians are a different part of the body of Chirst. The hands, the feet, the eyes, the ears.....we all serve a very different and very important purpose. \n\nHope this helps.
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Well I'm agnostic but will answer this anyways...\n\nI find this one of Christianity's few logical points.  All people carry some form of greed, arrogance, conflict, etc. in them.  No matter how good a person you are, you WILL sin...its bound to happen.  What the concept of being a sinner means is that Christianity is admitting that its followers will not lead a sinless life (which is realistically true).  Basically, we're imperfect and we know it...but God loves us anyways.\n\nFor non-Christians, its an excuse for Christians to admit they're imperfect while still maintaining that their beliefs are.
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Being christian to me only means caring for mankind, treating them like I would wish to be treated.\nIt has nothing to do with being Catholic, Protestant or whichever sect one happens to belong to.\nThe problem with Christianity or any other religion is that it is based on judgement of others.\nJudge not and ye shall not be judged.
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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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Christianity is supposed to be a way of life based on the teachings and life of Jesus.  Very few people actually can be classed as being "Christa in"\n\nUnfortunately there are many that call therm-selves Christian and profess to follow the teachings of Jesus but by their actions they are far from what Jesus taught.\n\nA good place to start is by reading the Bible. (Use several modern versions as some are very highly biased to theological ideas, eg the King James is highly biased) \n\n Talking to  various people the profess Christianity will possibly confuse you even more.  So send me an email.  I can tell you the different ideas and leave it up to you to decide which one you think best describes the teachings of Jesus\n\ngordo_burns@yahoo.com.au
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The word Christian means -Christ like, nothing more or less, so if you stop being Christ like (keeping gods laws and statues)then your no longer a Christian. You must keep it up as long as Christ did to be exactly like him.(CHRISTIAN) DID JESUS TAKE A BREAK IN BEING RIGHTEOUS?
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Christians believe in a personal God. He takes intense interest and action in the world. So much so that he came to earth as a baby, grew up into a man, and was executed. Being God however He rose from the dead.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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Christian is someone who has faith in Jesus Christ as the Savior of mankind
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Everyone who is born again by the Holy Spirit of God is a "real" Christian. Any other definition comes from men and not God. However, there are different levels of Christian maturity and commitment and Christ likeness. Also there are people who claim to be Christians because they go to church and have heard the gospel message but are not true Christians.\n\n1 Corinthians 12:13  For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--Jews or Greeks, slaves or free--and all were made to drink of one Spirit.\n\n1 Corinthians 3:1 But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ.  (2)  I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready,  (3)  for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?\n\nMatthew 13:19  When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.  (20)  As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,  (21)  yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.  (22)  As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.  (23)  As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty."
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Being a Christian means you admit you are a sinner, so you don.t really become a better Christian. Once you accept Jesus you are justified to GOD so that is as good as it gets. \n\nDoing some of the thing above may make you a happier Christian, You are able to grow in knowing GOD and having a closer more fufilling relationship. \n\nIn every relationship spending time together makes it more fun. Same thing with GOD, prayer and obedience makes Christianity more fulfilling.\n\nAlso Dont buy the snake oil the Joseph smith guy was trying to sell you!
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A born-again Christian is someone who has committed his life to God in more than just a nominal fashion: he/she has believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, has asked and trusted in Him for forgiveness of his sins (with the blood He shed as absolution/substitution for that deserved as payment for our sins), and now lives a life as a new person. Only Christ lives in the new, 'born-again' person-- not the old person, now 'dead' to sin and a sinful life.\nI have heard another good definition of this term, put succinctly: Rather than just a 'religion,' a born-again person has a RELATIONSHIP with Jesus.\n\n'Baptist' is the name of a denomination of the Christian church that emphasizes baptism and evangelism. They believe in the above Biblical requirements for salvation or being born again, but the term 'Baptist' refers to a denomination, not a belief principle, or even a religion.\n\nThe Bible, which Christians have practical and historical reasons to believe is the inspired word of God, teaches us that God is a Spirit, and must be worshipped in spirit and in truth. The Son part of God received an identifiable, but 'glorified' and perfected body after His ascension; how spirit-like it is remains to be seen.\n\nOne note of interest to me: One of the Scriptural names of God is El Shaddai, which means the Many-breasted One. This describes His all-sufficient attributes, but also suggests (as do some descriptions of the Holy Spirit) maternal, nurturing qualities.
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My husband preaches surmons like these, very good question. Well, Christian by definition is: to be Christ like. Which we all fail at sometimes.\n\nHow will people know? Jesus said "By this they (meaning the world) will know that you are my disciples, because of the love that you have for the brethren." Meaning the way christians are "suppose to" treat, and show love toward one another, should be a difference, unconditional, than the love of the world, which is, conditional. You know what I've found out though? That there is a lot of the world in the church now- a-days!\n\nThe evidence would be the "fruit that you bare" meaning that a corrupt tree can't bare good fruit, neither can a good tree bare corrupt fruit. Salt and fresh water, can't come out of the same spout, it's either salt or fresh, so if a person is a christian then they will be governed by the word of God. You should be able to see jesus, in there actions. \n\nA very small example of this would be if somebody does something to you, and you know they were wrong, yet, you make the first step and apologize even if they don't. Not because you did something wrong, because they did. But you try to make peace, where ever possible, and take the first step. People will think your a fool, but see, that's the worlds thinking, to be christ like you would give up your right to be right, and apologize just to reconcile with them. Even if they don't.\n\nOur philosophy is different and causes a person to have to die to their flesh, or themselves, or their pride. \n\nTo really make a difference a true (well actually a mature christian, because you can be a true christian that hasn't matured yet, it doesn't mean that your not saved, it takes time for a person to grow to the level of humility, and not always trying to make a name for themselves or be popular in this life!) must be a humble christian, meek, not weak, you can stand up for what's right, but , if humbling yourself will make a difference for the better in the end, then do that, rather than prove your point. \n\nYou'd have to use discernment and wisdom in order to know the difference at that time.
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I am a Christian already... I just feel Christ presence and I have faith in Him. I read the Bible and pray to God constantly and helps me strengthen my faith in Him. I also listen to Him.. listen to God and contemplating in His words really helps alot... Christ did something so wonderful to me... He saved me from ALL my unrighteousness... but not just ME but to you also...to all of us... and the good news is Christ is coming again to take us to heaven and would give us a new earth and a new life where there will be no more tears and no more failures and heartaches.. that's how wonderful to have Jesus in your life...
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All TRUE Christians worship God.  You can't really call someone a Christian unless that person is REALLY a Christian.  Besides, it's between the person and God.  Only God knows who among us are TRUE Christians.
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Very simple.  Being a Christian is one of the toughest things starting out, than most people will ever encounter.\n It's not a matter of ..taking a pill and going home". It is a lifelong commitment to God. You made a contract with God to LIVE a certain lifestyle. This is not a quick claim deed, and it's over.\n  Most people will just deny Him because why?  It's too easy, to say it's fake. They will NOT change there ways, they won't change they're lifestyle.\n It is too simple to be a atheist. That is a lazy man's way out of anything.\n\n  It is must easier to preach 10 sermons......than is too live just ONE.\n\n  There is no right or wrong. It's a matter of choice. You become a winner ot looser.\n\n By your own heart, you can be a looser and still be right.\nBy your heart, you can be a looser to someone else and be a winner.\n\nIt's all choice.  You accept Christ.  or. You deny Christ.\n\n\nHave a great week.