Comments on: What does "Christian" mean?

By: Mary Noyes Tabb

Mary Noyes Tabb — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:37:11 +0000

I just happened on your site. Was looking for a discussion of Imago Dei and really appreciated all you wrote on what being a Christian really means. I hope to get a copy of it when I return home to my own computer and printer!
GOD bless you, dear sister.
Mary Tabb
Is this your regular webb site?

By: Monica

Monica — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:58:22 +0000

That is so wonderfully put! I love the way your write. God bless!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:32:05 +0000

I would also say to the person that is not in a “religious commuinity” — do you truly have community? If one of your friends died and they had children do you have a group of yourselves who would help that person thorugh that hard time? I am not saying that churches even do this, but when you don’t form a formal community — a commitment — then aren’t you really just like a bunch of people pretending to be in covenant relationship? It’s like a man and woman who never commit to marriage. I am not saying that this would never work, but it just means no one is holding your “community” accountable to really being there for each other. I am also not saying that you should have a community, like a bad marriage, where people are forced to “help” each other. But on the scale of license — apathy — liberty (perfect balance) — apathy — legalism, I would say you are either apathetic about community or licentious, pretty much letting everyone in the community off the hook in truly ministering to each other. That’s the problem with not going to church at all — there is no commitment to loving each other through trials. What if something terrible happened to you? Do you really have friends who woul pull together to love you through it?

Then again, many churches who are in this covenant situation never live up to their covenant relationship(s) — that’s why America is on the brink of total spiritual deadness.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:23:33 +0000

I am reading an amzing book right now called “abide in Christ” and I would even say that the definition of Christianity is not just following Christ but abiding in Him. The difference in the first definiton is that we have to work really hard (it was something done while he was on earth), in the second, our entire being, who we are is empowered by the Holy Spirit. Christ in US, the Hope of Glory! we don’t have to heal ourselves, we just need to believe that He is always with us. Abiding is restful. definitely NOT passive, but the choice to believe that He is enough! (This is no way is saying that communities of believers are off the hook!) But, abiding in Christ rather than following Him is true fulness. So, I challenge you to change your definition.

“I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.” John 15:5

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:08:36 +0000

Indeed, faith + works is the path to salvation. Thanks for the post.

McCain at Right Pundits

I hope you dont believe you good works in life help you go to heaven.

I dont believe your good works help you.You need good heart and not to believe what good you do for people makes you good Christian.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:06:26 +0000

Do you really have to belong to a Religion to have Faith and to be a Christian?

I believe i am not Religious at all and have no belongings to a hierarchy to follow.

I follow JESUS and GOD and take Jesus as my saviour.I do not deny our LORD in anyway.

I believe following a Religion is not nessessary and becomes what you follow BEFORE Jesus.

I have been Baptized and am Born Again.

Dave_

By: McCainwww.rightpundits.com

McCainwww.rightpundits.com — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:57:56 +0000

Indeed, faith + works is the path to salvation. Thanks for the post.

McCain at Right Pundits

By: Christopher Leighchrisleigh.vox.com

Christopher Leighchrisleigh.vox.com — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:03:46 +0000

An excellent post, thanks. I also love the quotes in the sidebar from “The Irrisistible Revolution”.

By: Davidhttp://thirdworldcounty.us

Davidhttp://thirdworldcounty.us — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:50:42 +0000

Well said. I like the fact that you began your disquisition with the Romans passage, although, given today’s English, its meaning might better be captured with “profess” than “confess”. Sadly, we have little understanding of the common bi-lateral “fides covenant” of the Roman world Paul was citing there (a covenant well-understood by early translators of our English versions, since it matched well the bi-lateral “faith covenants” they were familiar with). Indeed, all the rest of your article would easily follow a proper understanding of the legal form Paul cited to the church in Rome.

By: Michael Potthoff

Michael Potthoff — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 06:28:17 +0000

This is very well put! I wish that more Christians understood this concept. If they did then perhaps more of those that are not Christian could understand it.