Who are the Christians?

Who are the Christians?

Christianity is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.

It is important to understand that a person is not necessarily a Christian because he was born into a Christian nation, culture or home. Nobody in this world is naturally born a Christian. Even though a person may associate with or approve of Christian principles, that does not make him a Christian

The human race is by nature completely corrupted by sin. These sins are known to every human on earth, Christians and non-Christians alike. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander, magic arts, impurity and many more. (Mark 7:21).
All people are bound by these sins to a greater or lesser degree. Because of these sins, man is not acceptable to God; we are enemies of God because of it. 

The Christian, then, is somebody who has come to an understanding of the seriousness of being an enemy of God.

With this understanding, this man or woman has repented from his/her former life and has become a Christian.

 In other words, a Christian is somebody who  has been converted. “Being converted,” or “giving your life to Jesus” is not just an expression; it means something real. We are converted from something to something. For example, from ignorance to understanding, or from “wasting time” to “doing useful work,” or from self-love to loving one another and doing good to one another. So being converted is to turn away from evil, to do the will of God.

So the Christian is saved from something —from something evil to something good. This does not happen in one moment. The Christian may receive the forgiveness of sins in one moment, but that is only the beginning of a constant work of salvation thereafter. After conversion, he is saved little by little from more and more of all the sin that clings so firmly to him. He is therefore constantly growing and increasing in salvation.

The word “Christian” means “like Christ,” or “to be like Christ". It is therefore something totally different from being religious. Being religious is the same as being interested in religion, or having religious inclinations. There are many different religions and many kinds of religiosity, even among those who read the Bible.
Being Christian is therefore not just about going to church or spiritual conferences, Nope!!!

However, being a Christian means  to follow in the steps of Jesus Christ and to be as He was in this world.

The emphasis here is on doing, and not being hypocritical. Jesus said, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven <Matthew 7:21>. Here we see that we do not enter the kingdom of God solely on the grounds that Jesus Christ, the Just One, died for us, not on just going to church, not just reading Bible etc,

But instead faith in Him must also result in doing righteousness in our personal lives. (2 Timothy 2:19,22)

Be a true Christian not just a hypocritical Christian, God cannot be mocked. God bless you .


Reference
https://activechristianity.org/who-is-a-christian

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