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Well, I'm not a Christian but I think I can probably come up with a pretty good definition. A Christian, in my opinion, is someone who believes in the basic teachings of the Bible which would include the belief in the human soul, that Jesus was the son of God who was born to a virgin mother and was executed for his teachings after great suffering but rose from the dead after three days and that his sacrifice has allowed mankind the chance to have eternal life if they accept him as their savior. The teachings of the Christian religion have many points that Christians can't agree on themselves but the central theme is faith and the disagreements have always existed in one form or another but they are not particularly important in the overall scheme of things. It's not what I believe but I think that's a pretty good simplified explanation from an atheist.
I think it's a pretty good definition, too. Actually, in my opinion, it's a far more acceptable definition than some of the ones I hear from my fellow Christians.
Before celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ this year maybe we should ask ourselves again:
What is a Christian?
"Someone of European descent? A persecutor of Jews? Someone who votes for only the most conservative Republicans?" asks Mark M. Mattison, True Grace Ministries.
What do you think?
to me I think it's like trying to define what good is. Or define what black is in terms of race.
I don't think there's anything specific to define what a Christian is aside of one that believes in the Christian god.
While I am usually one who will throw some criticism at religion, I have to note that not all Christians are European. Christianity exists on 6 continents. They don't all persecute Jews and while most of the republican voting base is Christian, not all Christians vote red. So by default, none of these things makes one a Christian...
A strange sub-specie of humans that pounds on doors uninvited to spout strange theories about the mythological.
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