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Christian vs Follower of Christ
mari_et_pere:
When I'm asked if I'm a Christian, I say something like, "Well, I DO believe in Jesus and what the Bible teaches, but I don't really care what you call me."
If someone refers to themselves as a Christian, I don't think negative of that person. Then again I try not to think negative of ANYONE, but that's not the point. The term "Christian" bothers me none at all. If a person thinks they are a Christian, that means at the very least that they have at least attempted to pick a side, and God's side is always the best.
BUT am I a Believer? A believer in what? Disciple? A disciple of whom? A follower of Christ? Why yes I am! Does that make me a Christian? The answer means very little to me, and what people label me means even less.
M@tt
Sorin:
I definitely don't consider myself a 'Christian' and would not like it if someone called me that. I don't want any part of Christendom at all and calling yourself a 'Christian' makes you part of that. So no thanks.
DWIGHT:
Hi Anne,
".............and the diciples were called Christians first in Antioch." Acts 11:26
Love ya,
Dwight,
rrammfcitktturjsp:
Dwight,
Thanks so much for this Scripture. All along I thought that this was an invented term. But Acts was written when? I am trying to to an entamolgy of the word "Christian".
Susan, what does your husband think? He seems up to date and great with words history.
Sincerely,
Anne C. McGuire
jennie:
Sadly, we often are judged by the labels around our necks instead of the lives we live. I found a little article someplace many years ago and it still hangs on my fridge today. I can't say where I got it from but I really like it. I can't say it word for word but it says basically... You call me a christian? If you mean I believe in Christ , I do. It also means I am a flawed human being who messes up sometimes but is still loved by the one who made me. It means I try to show the love of god but I fall flat on my face sometimes. For me it is a pretty good summary of my own self.
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