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ericadawn16According 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.
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Date: 2014-08-19 04:41 am (UTC)I highly doubt Jesus ever said, My way or the Highway.
Hugs, Jon
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Date: 2014-08-19 05:39 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2014-08-20 02:23 am (UTC)That was inspiring to me since I've been told by members of my family disagreeing with the church makes me evil.
Or my step mom where if it isn't HER version of Christianity, it's Satanism (which is wrong on a million accounts but that's why I barely speak to her... one of about a hundred reasons).
Anyway.
I found that simple phrase, comforting.
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Date: 2014-08-21 04:53 am (UTC)