My pastor said that Christianity is synonymous w/community. I thought it's a personal relationship w/Christ?

Answer 1

~Christianity is a very communal religion. That is what church and communion are all about. Yes one does develope a personal relationship with God, but Christians also worship together, and live as a family of brothers and sisters.

Answer 2

Your pastor is right, and so are you!..Your relationship with Jesus is paramount...But this also leads to what he did while he was a man!..Community was very important to him, He was pure love mate, Christ saw the poor, the downtrodden,the sick, the outcasts, even the rich!..I dont have to tell you what he did do i!..As Christians, its what we have to do as well, see, we know where we are going!..Its to be one with God, let there be no doubt thats where were headed!..But others deserve this gift as well, we cant keep it to ourselves and say we are the 'chosen ones'!..Many if not most sect/cult "Christians" believe just that!..They are wrong!..Talk to people about your faith, dont be ashamed of it..But dont go over the top, that's a turn off!..Spreading Christ IS community!..So your Pastor is spot on mate!..Go for it, {as you say in America..I think!}

Answer 3

Christianity is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

But we cannot do this alone. Christianity is not a "do-it-yourself" religion where we go off by ourselves and stay alone. We need other christians to support us and pray for us. We need people we can lean on and depend on.

Paul writing in hebrew Chap 10 v.25
"Do not forsake the assembling together of yourselves, even more as you see the Day approaching."

In the Book of Acts around Chap 4 and 5, we see the new christians coming together, putting all that they had together in one community and sharing all they had with each other.

I know I would not be where I am today had it not been for some of those men and women from church who prayed for me and helped me along life's journey. It's hard to carry this whole load by ourselves.

Hope that helps some

Jesus Loves You

Answer 4

Both are important. You need to have a personal relationship with Christ through reading your Bible, praying and living a clean and decent life. However, your Christianity will be more productive when you share the Gospel with others and serve the community or your local church in whatever capacity you choose.

Answer 5

I'm inclined to agree with you. There are indeed many communities that are not Christian based.
Christianity, by definition, means "follower of Christ." That can have different meanings to different people, including for those who choose to be alone with God and away from communities, as Christ sometimes did.

Answer 6

No. that's trouble-free to call somebody a Christian in the Western international. some people think of they're Christians via fact they attend church or something alongside those lines. a real Christian has a private relationship with God, yet that may no longer what maximum individuals think of of first.

Answer 7

It is a relationship and not a religion. Although we are to reach out to the community. Mark 16:15

Answer 8

It is. It's a personal, two person community with Christ. And as long as your personal relationship with Christ is just like everyone else's, then hey... congratulations - You're Christian.

Answer 9

When you are Baptized you are Baptized into the "body of Christ", that is the Church. And the Church is community. Corporate worship and fellowship is important. So is individual prayer and worship. One does both. Day to day you talk to God or Jesus and study. And on Sundays and other times you are part of the parish and take part in services and fellowship activities there. They are your Spiritual family.

Answer 10

the former is a pretty narrow viewpoint considering that the world is a large place with many peoples and religions. are those that lack christ or his teachings community-less? on the other hand i do see his point. communion is the partaking of jesus's bloody body and commune is the base word of both