About Being a Christian What is a Christian? According to The
American Heritage? Dictionary of the English Language, the
general definition of a Christian is "One who professes belief
in Jesus as Christ or follows the religion based on the life and
teachings of Jesus."
There are many Christian denominations, each varying slightly in
its interpretation of the Bible teachings. But, the basic,
fundamental trait of all Christians is their belief that Jesus
is the Christ, the Son of God, and the Savior of the world.
Christians believe that Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary, died
on the cross for the sins of mankind, was resurrected, and
returned to Heaven. Christians also believe in the literal
Second Coming of Christ. The Bible is regarded as Holy
Scripture, the Word of God.
"l am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the
Father, but by me." (John 14:6)
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Bible references to consider: Jesus Christ was, and is, the
eternal Son of the eternal God Isaiah 7:14 ; 9:6 | Matt. 3:17 |
Luke 9:35 | John 1:1-3,14 ; 10:30 ; 14:9 ; 17:1-5 | I Tim.3:16
He came from Heaven, was born of a virgin called Mary, lived a
sinless life on earth yet died for our sins at Calvary's cross.
Isaiah 59:2 | Gal. 4:4,5 | I John 4:10,14,19 | I Peter 2:22-25 ;
3:18
He was buried, rose again the third day according to the
scriptures and is now seated at the right hand of His Father,
God, in Heaven. I Cor. 15:3,4 | Acts 13:30 | Romans 4:24,25 |
Hebrews 1:3 ; 8:1 ; 10:12 ;1 2:2
Bible is divinely inspired word of God. Psalms 119:89,105,140 |
II Timothy 3:16 | II Peter 1:21
Existence of a literal Heaven to gain, as well as a literal Hell
to shun. John 14:1-3 | Luke 16:23 ; 23:43 | John 3:16-18,36 | II
Corinthians 5:8
Christians should be gathered unto the name and person of the
Lord Jesus Christ for public worship, praise and ministry of the
word of God. Matthew 18:20 | I Corinthians 5:4 | Psalms 50:5 ;
100:4 | Hebrews 13:13,15
About the author:
Tracy Jones was always active in local and international
ministries. She was a faithful member and treasurer of the local
chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for many years.
Tracy graduated from FSU in 1987 and has earned 18 years of
business experience. Since 1997 she has built business in the
technology industry with Yahoo!, Inc. and was recently recruited
by Spark Networks to build ChristianMingle.com personals
service.
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