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Are we really christians

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Linny:
I, like the others, do not want to be labeled a Christian any longer because of the perception of many of what that means I believe.
I consider myself a Christ follower and that's what we call ourselves.

Linny

rockrdude:
I'm with you.. I mostly call myself a "member of the Body of Christ".

mharrell08:
Why does this seem so familiar?  ;D

This subject has come up numerous times and the comments are always the same. Most members don't want to be called 'Christians' because of what other people's perception of this word means. They then state they refer to themselves as 'follower of Christ' or 'member of the body of Christ' or some other term.

But what about the members who actually believe in what the name Christian means? Are they wrong for regarding themselves in the true definition of the word? So many members state they do not want to be a stumbling block for other members but yet here we are again. It seems we like to spend more time finding things we DON'T agree about than that which we do.

I'll also say this: any term or connotation in regards to Christ that one calls themselves will ALWAYS be construed as one who believes in Hell. That is just how far corrupt Babylon is and how much the Lord is blasphemed in the nations. You can't get away from that stigma; most of the world thinks we're deceived, a cult, mislead, etc.

Now here's the key: IT DOESN"T MATTER!  :D  Thank God that He is more interested in converting our heart and mind instead of who calls themselves what. What one calls themselves can easily become an idol of the heart...on both sides of the argument. Let people think whatever they want to think about your beliefs and your 'title'.

Take comfort that the Lord is giving us all a NEW NAME that NO MAN KNOWS except for who that receives it [Rev 2:17].  :)


Thanks,

Marques

Roy Martin:
Amen to that Marques.

Identity crisis? ???

Peace
Roy

rockrdude:
One other thing I wanted to mention: We should never ever act like nor think that we are better than others. We were all once deceived and members of the institution called the church just like most Christians are now.

Whether we call ourselves Christians or not, we should walk in love, compassion and humility towards one another, be they Christian or not. None of us were able to gain our status in God's kingdom of our own merits anyway.  :)

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