Define Christianity--and non christian believers?!
Define Christianity--and non christian believers?
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CHRISTIANITY...To be a Christian is to believe without a doubt that Jesus Christ is the one true messiah, the one who fulfilled the prophecy, born in Bethlehem and died on the cross without 1 single bone broken then rose from the dead as Lord and Savior.
Those who believe in Christ and call themselves a Christian will obey Christ. Christians not only believe by faith that Jesus is God, they believe that He rose from the dead after dying for our sins but they believe He is the only way as recorded in the Holy Bible in John 14:6, also Romans 10 verse 9, if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
And in John 14:15 Jesus says...If you love me you will obey my commands.
A true Christian believes the Bible is the inspired Holy Word of God. Jesus came to conquer life and death, removing the keys of death from the fallen one Lucifer to save all who choose to believe in Him. Revelation 1 verses 17-18.
Many people claim to be Christians yet do not obey the word found in the Bible, continuing in sinful activity, believing that their belief of the truth alone is good enough.
A warning is given to them of what will happen on their day of judgment, Matthew 7: 21-25 "Not everyone who says to me, `Lord, Lord!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, only those who do what my Father in heaven wants.... (continued passage in sources below)
A NON CHRISTIAN BELIEVER,
would be someone who believes Christianity to be the truth but has either rejected it or has put off making the commitment until a more convenient time, gambling on the promise of having another day. This person understands Christianity to be the truth but has chosen to reject Christ's teachings and to follow their will instead of will of God as written in the Bible. They also understand that this type of person is mentioned in Matthew 10:33 as one who has denied Jesus before men and will be denied by the Father in Heaven.
A Non-Christian believer is also described as being lukewarm, one who believes but isn't doing. A warning is found in Revelation 3 stating in verse14 And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then, because thou art luke-warm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit thee out of my mouth:
The gift of salvation is free to those who choose to receive it. Ephesians 2 verse 8 2:8 God's grace has saved you because of your faith in Christ. Your salvation doesn't come from anything you do. It is God's gift.
Source(s):
1) John 3:16"God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son. Anyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal life 17 "God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world. He sent his Son to save the world through him.
2) John 14:15 Jesus says...If you love me you will obey my commands.
3)Ephesians 2 verse 8 2:8 God's grace has saved you because of your faith in Christ. Your salvation doesn't come from anything you do. It is God's gift.
4) Rev. 1 verse 17 And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; *I* am the first and the last, 18 and the living one: and I became 20 dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades.
5) Matthew 10:33 But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
6) Luke 12:9 also says...but whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
7) John 14:6 where Jesus says..."I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
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8) John 14:15 Jesus says...If you love me you will obey my commands.
9) Matthew 7: 21-25 "Not everyone who says to me, `Lord, Lord!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, only those who do what my Father in heaven wants. 22 On that Day, many will say to me, `Lord, Lord! Didn't we prophesy in your name? Didn't we expel demons in your name? Didn't we perform many miracles in your name?' 23 Then I will tell them to their faces, `I never knew you! Get away from me, you workers of lawlessness!' 24 "So, everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on bedrock. 25 The rain fell, the rivers flooded, the winds blew and beat against that house, but it didn't collapse, because its foundation was on rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a stupid man who built his house on sand.
Why is your question under entertaining? Just curious.
A Christian is someone who believes in Christ. That includes Catholics, Lutherans, etc.
If someone says that he or she is Christian, then he or she is Christian. End of story. It's not for other people to decide if someone is "Christian" or not.
It's supposed to be about being good to others, praising God, Giving Money to the Church so they can make it bigger, Being thankfull, Respect and giving more money to the church so they can pay their $1300 electric bill, and if you don't they'll charge you extra if you want to get married in it because You haven't paid your dues...
Christians are those persons who regardless of 'sect' believe that Christ was the representation of God on earth.
Non-Christian beleivers are those who at one time believed what I just said above and now have chosen not to follow that belief.
Christianity is based on belief in Jesus. That he died on the cross for the sins of mankind and rose from the dead on the 3rd day because He was the Son of God. If you do not share this belief then you are not a Christian. But, we should ALL respect others in their right to choose what they want to believe and never condemn others for their beliefs. Unfortunately, many Christians aren't very tolerant of the belief of others, but I always try to be.
Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on Jesus of Nazareth, and on his life and teachings as presented in the New Testament.[2] Christians believe Jesus to be the Messiah and God incarnate and thus refer to him as Jesus Christ. With an estimated 2.1 billion adherents in 2001, Christianity is the world's largest religion.[3] It is the predominant religion in the Americas, Europe, Oceania, and large parts of Africa. It is also growing rapidly in Asia, particularly in China and South Korea, Northern Africa and the Middle East.
and non believers are those who dont believe in salvation from jesus and does not believe what christians believe
Christianity is to be Christ like asking Jesus to be lord of your life an repent from all sins an be an do things like Jesus Christ would non christian is just the opposite an even the evil spirits an satan believe
Man sin and fell from the state that God place him in Jesus came and died for our sins know we can come back to God in repentance and he will forgive us this is a christian view non christian don't shear this view
Christianity is a vague category of religious beliefs and traditions involving an historical person we call Jesus of Nazareth. I think a useful distinction to make is that they all believe that Jesus performed magical and holy acts termed "miracles", including his rising from death after his being tried and crucified as a criminal by the Romans. Also, they believe that his teachings are important. Central to being a Christian is some sort of belief in the Bible, a collection of old writings by various authors, some unknown, and in various languages. The Bible, of course, has been translated into many languages and Christianity, in its myriad forms, has virulently spread throughout a good third of the population, happily mutating all the while. Ironically, it was the Romans who did much to popularize this obscure oriental mystery cult. I suppose it's not ironic; rather it is fitting. Christianity is a religion of self-deprecation and abuse. Self-hate plus a persecution complex. If anyone could fall into that trap, it would be the Romans. After all, they kinda killed Jesus. Plus there was lots of lead in their diet. There are many who call themselves Christian, and many among them who call others amongst them non-Christian or sub-Christian or heretic or firewood. Whilst none of them agree on anything, they will put aside their differences when there's a good chance to impose their will on some other group.
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