It is plain: A person who simply accepts that Christ existed and did all the works written in the gospels is not a Christian. I believe Muhammad existed, but that doesn’t make me a Muslim. Rather, we have seen from the pages of the Bible that true Christianity is not just a name—it is an action, a way of life. Thus, if you look at the worldwide numbers honestly and truthfully, Christianity is a tiny minority religion. And that’s exactly what Christ said it would be (e.g. Matthew 7:14; 10:22; 13:10-11; Luke 13:24).
To be a Christian means to be a follower of Christ’s way of life and His teachings. So the next question becomes obvious: What are Christ’s teachings? In the interests of not exponentially multiplying the word count of this article, I’ll leave that for you to study on your own. A few good aids for this study are the following booklets: The Ten Commandments, Which Day Is the Christian Sabbath? and Pagan Holidays—or God’s Holy Days—Which?
Now, having thoroughly educated ourselves on the subject, we return to our hypothetical situation:
“I’m a Christian.”
“Then why don’t you go to Church on Sunday instead of Saturday? Why don’t you celebrate Christmas? Why don’t you eat pork?”
“Because a Christian is, by definition, someone who follows Christ—and Christ did none of those things. So neither do I.”
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