CHANGE
The label Christian is given generously, but being known as a disciple is rare. What’s the difference? What do these words tell us about how God wants us to be?
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I was
somewhere around the age of 8 or 9 when I first fielded the question, “What kind of church do you attend?” The question came from a curious classmate. How does an 8-year-old answer such a question? Well, I answered the same way millions of other children, teens, young adults and adults have most likely answered for hundreds of years—“I’m a Christian.”
Definition of Christian
Christian is an easily recognizable category. According
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to Merriam-Webster.com, the modern English definition of Christian is “one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ.” However, the biblical definition of Christian is more challenging. Of course, my classmate didn’t expect me to open a Bible and show how I met the biblical definition. Just saying I was “Christian” was enough. A Christian is generally understood to be someone who believes Jesus existed and was the actual Son of God who died on the cross and was resurrected as the Christ—our Savior.
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