According to Dictionary.com:
Chris-tian
[kris-chuh n]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or derived from Jesus Christ or His teachings:
"a Christian faith."
2.
of, pertaining to, believing in, or belonging to the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ :
"Spain is a Christian country."
3.
of or pertaining to Christians:
"many Christian deaths in the Crusades."
4.
exhibiting a spirit proper to a follower of Jesus Christ; Christlike:
"She displayed true Christian charity."
5.
decent; respectable:
"They gave him a good Christian burial."
6.
human; not brutal; humane:
"Such behavior isn't Christian."
noun
7.
a person who believes in Jesus Christ; adherent of Christianity.
8.
a person who exemplifies in his or her life the teachings of Christ :
"He died like a true Christian."
9.
a member of any of certain Protestant churches, as the Disciples of Christ and the Plymouth Brethren.
10.
the hero of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress.
11.
a male given name.
That's all there is to being a Christian and under that large umbrella, we each have our own interpretations and beliefs as directed by the Holy Spirit within us.
So I really hate when people claim to speak for all Christians when their views don't look like mine, just like I know they think I'm an awful heathen for my views but we all believe in Christ so we can all call ourselves Christian.
Chris-tian
[kris-chuh n]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or derived from Jesus Christ or His teachings:
"a Christian faith."
2.
of, pertaining to, believing in, or belonging to the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ :
"Spain is a Christian country."
3.
of or pertaining to Christians:
"many Christian deaths in the Crusades."
4.
exhibiting a spirit proper to a follower of Jesus Christ; Christlike:
"She displayed true Christian charity."
5.
decent; respectable:
"They gave him a good Christian burial."
6.
human; not brutal; humane:
"Such behavior isn't Christian."
noun
7.
a person who believes in Jesus Christ; adherent of Christianity.
8.
a person who exemplifies in his or her life the teachings of Christ :
"He died like a true Christian."
9.
a member of any of certain Protestant churches, as the Disciples of Christ and the Plymouth Brethren.
10.
the hero of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress.
11.
a male given name.
That's all there is to being a Christian and under that large umbrella, we each have our own interpretations and beliefs as directed by the Holy Spirit within us.
So I really hate when people claim to speak for all Christians when their views don't look like mine, just like I know they think I'm an awful heathen for my views but we all believe in Christ so we can all call ourselves Christian.