What is a true Christian?
"Thier virtue is acknowledged; who could doubt it?
But you won't hear them beat the drum about it.
They're never ostentatious, never vain,
And their religion's moderate and humane;
It's not their way to criticize and chide:
They think censoriousness a mark of pride,
And therefore, letting others preach and rave,
They show, by deeds, how Christians should behave.
They think no evil of their fellow man,
But judge of him as kindly as they can.
They don't intrigue and wangle and conspire;
To lead a good life is their one desire;
The sinner wakes no rancorous hate in them;
It is the sin alone which they condemn;
Nor do they try to show a fiercer zeal
For Heaven's cause than Heaven itself could feel.
These men I honor, these men I advocate
As models for us all to emulate."
-Moliere (Tartuffe)
Christianity is not a religion. Christianity is not a set of beliefs. Christianity is not a set of rules.
Christianity is a relationship. True Christians simply have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. We love God. When you love someone, you always want to know more about them, you're always talking about them, and you're constantly changing to make them happy (not always a good thing in a human to human relationship, but let's not get off course). That's why real Christians are so hyped about it. We're in love with someone and we want to tell the world! Well, not all of us are so ... evangelistic, and not all real Christians do good all the time, but we're all working on it.
What happens when you do something to irritate your girl/boyfriend? They get angry with you, and you try to stop. If you keep doing it, they may dump you. Not God. He gets walked on and gossiped about more than anyone I know, but he always takes you back. Yet one more reason to love God!
Anyway, this wasn't supposed to try to "convert" you or get you "saved." I'm just explaining what a real Christian is. Because I hate it when people say they're Christian, and they're not.
Loves,
Rosey
