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DAV007 · 22-03-2014, 21:19

dottie34 is right in a technical sense.

christian simply means follower of Christ.
What that follower should look like (spiritually, life style, decisions) is where people disagree.
I do think there is a danger in the UK that people consider themselves Christians because they where born here, christened or blessed as a Child or attend church at Easter/Christmas.
A good way to judge how Christian you are is to compare your life to that of Jesus.
A life of sacrifice, long suffering, rejection, seeking peace, giving, humility, freedom, joy.
After all, Jesus is the person you are following, to judge your life in any other way or by your own standards would be meaningless and contrary to what you claim to be.

22-03-2014, 21:19	#838
DAV007 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,877 Liked: 808 times Rep Power: 6048	Re: Christian Science dottie34 is right in a technical sense. christian simply means follower of Christ. What that follower should look like (spiritually, life style, decisions) is where people disagree. I do think there is a danger in the UK that people consider themselves Christians because they where born here, christened or blessed as a Child or attend church at Easter/Christmas. A good way to judge how Christian you are is to compare your life to that of Jesus. A life of sacrifice, long suffering, rejection, seeking peace, giving, humility, freedom, joy. After all, Jesus is the person you are following, to judge your life in any other way or by your own standards would be meaningless and contrary to what you claim to be.