There are so many versions of the definition of being a Christian.
A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ, someone who believes in his life, death, and resurrection, and who strives to embody his teachings and way of life. The term derives from the Greek Christianos, meaning "Christ-follower," and refers to the followers of the Christian faith, a monotheistic religion centered on the belief in one God and his son, Jesus Christ.
We don't see much of Christ in the American version of a Christian today, do we? Christians have become a political voice to enforce a conservative view. The Christian today is having a public relations problem, and I don't see it being fixed anytime soon.
I have seen and heard people have entire programs discussing why if you are a Democrat or Republican that you can't be a Christian.
Christianity is not a political party or platform.
Honestly, I don't even tell people I'm a "Christian" anymore because they immediately jump to the wrong conclusions which have been created by today's political activism. The good in what a Christian is supposed to represent has been highjacked and redefined into something totally different than being a follower of Christ.
A Christian is not just a churchgoer, a moral person, a Bible-knowledge holder, or someone who merely professes Christ. True Christianity is a life transformed by grace, governed by truth, and lived in obedience to God through Jesus Christ. Anything less is counterfeit.
We don't see much of Christ in the American version of a Christian today, do we? Christians have become a political voice to enforce a conservative view. The Christian today is having a public relations problem, and I don't see it being fixed anytime soon.
I have seen and heard people have entire programs discussing why if you are a Democrat or Republican that you can't be a Christian.
Christianity is not a political party or platform.
Honestly, I don't even tell people I'm a "Christian" anymore because they immediately jump to the wrong conclusions which have been created by today's political activism. The good in what a Christian is supposed to represent has been highjacked and redefined into something totally different than being a follower of Christ.
The term "Christian" hasn't marketed very well in history. During the Crusades, Jews experienced severe persecution, including massacres, forced conversions, and the proliferation of antisemitic myths, which cemented a profoundly negative view of the Christian label and its followers in Jewish collective memory. These events marked a turning point in medieval Jewish-Christian relations, shifting them from precarious coexistence toward institutionalized violence and widespread resentment.
Even Jesus had to deal with an identity issue with His followers while He was here. Public opinion was that Jesus had come to establish an physical kingdom and overthrow Rome. Jesus asked His disciples to move beyond public opinion and know who He really was to them. Jesus asked them: "Whom do you say that I am?" and He repeated this question several times. Some thought He was John the Baptist, Elijah or one of the other prophets; however, when He pressed them on the issue, Peter said: "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!"
That is who Christ is, and He is who we should be following!
Even Jesus had to deal with an identity issue with His followers while He was here. Public opinion was that Jesus had come to establish an physical kingdom and overthrow Rome. Jesus asked His disciples to move beyond public opinion and know who He really was to them. Jesus asked them: "Whom do you say that I am?" and He repeated this question several times. Some thought He was John the Baptist, Elijah or one of the other prophets; however, when He pressed them on the issue, Peter said: "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!"
That is who Christ is, and He is who we should be following!
