Your definition of a Christian is?

[Esther]

Originally Posted by Joseph

So to be a Christian is to be like Jesus? How many here can truthfully call themselves a Christian?


*Did Jesus accept false doctrine
*Did Jesus strive for his own
*Was Jesus "puffed up"
*Was Jesus hateful and full of bitterness and gall

You asked what it meant, not if anyone was achieving it.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

A person who devotes their life to following Christ.

Good answer, MB.

[Felicity]

Who wore the label "Christian" in the early church? There's your definition.

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

A person who devotes their life to following Christ.

Perfect! It's so easy, why do we insist on complicating it?

[ChTatum]

My definition?


My wife.

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by ChTatum

My definition?


My wife.

Awwwwww. That's so sweet!!

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

A person who devotes their life to following Christ.

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Perfect! It's so easy, why do we insist on complicating it?

Because there is much difference of opinion on what "following Christ" means.

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Felicity

Because there is much difference of opinion on what "following Christ" means.

If we didn't complicate it, there wouldn't be so many differences of opinions!

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

If we didn't complicate it, there wouldn't be so many differences of opinions!

LOL! Well, the differences of opinion existed in the early church and have all down through church history. I don't expect it will ever change.

I was thinking last week ....... when did everything get SO difficult!?!!

I remember when I first got born again and how simple and easy everything seemed then. Then things started getting more complicated.

But then again, what do we consider simple and complicated? What one person might consider complicated someone else would define as simple and the least one should expect.

I think many make it much more complicated than it should be, but then again, they'd disagree with me probably.

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

A person who devotes their life to following Christ.

Strongs agree with you... A follower of Christ.