what does being a christian mean to you? what significance does it hold to you? how does it affect your daily life? i'm sincere in my question so please do not take this as an attack of any kind.
2007-02-19 09:52:45 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i'm not a christian at all but this question is directed to christins if you are gonna bash them please don't answer the question
2007-02-19 09:58:03 · update #1
Even though I've been a Christian since I was a girl, it never really did much for me. I didn't understand a lot, and it's hard to explain certain things to kids. I just knew I loved God and He loved me, but I never really understood anything else. I believed all the Bible stories and didn't question much. As I got older I rebelled as all teens do. Looking back I believe God protected me from a lot even though I wasn't very faithful to Him. I had a lot of premarital sex, did some basic drugs, and hung around with the trouble makers (stealing, lying, ect.) When I got pregnant that changed. I believed God gave me my daughter to stop me from killing myself slowly and ruining my life. She is my blessing. At that time I rededicated myself to God. I still have hard times, but I perserver and I feel that God is still protecting me and my family. As I'm older and learn and understand more, I realize how following the guidelines God has set up for us and doing the things God expects of us really does make life easier. I still make mistakes and will until I die, but they don't tremendously affect things because I take resposibility. I don't steal ,so people trust me. I don't lie so people believe in me and I have good friends that know they can rely on me. I don't gossip so I can't get in trouble with friends. There's more, but It would make this too long and I think I've gotten my point across. When you do the right thing you don't feel bad and misery doesn't follow you. When you make selfish decisions you end up hurting people and I have never wanted to do that. The only reason I follow this is because of what God has done for me, and it's the least I can do for Him. During those years of rebellion I also lost a lot of trust and compassion for people and I didn't like people. Since I've rededicated my life to God, I talk to Him and ask Him for help in everything. I know that even at my lowliest time (yes I still get them) God is there and I never feel alone or completely unloved. God gives me a purpose for living and a great reason to love people again. I thought my compassion was lost forever and I thought anger and bitterness had taken its place, but I was wrong. Since I've gotten closer to God, I feel it again. I want to help people and I want everyone to go to Heaven. It may seem kind of corny, but it is true. I've seen people change because of God, and I honestly thought I was good enough and I didn't need change because I have always been a Christian. I see things very differently now and I realize I had a lot of changing to go through now and I am a much happier person. I should also admit that I know I am responsible for the way my children relate to God and I want them to join me in Heaven one day. I hope I've answered your question and I pray it makes sense to you. Good luck in your quest for the truth. God bless.
2007-02-19 10:24:16 · answer #1 · answered by Phoebe 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
being a Christian means following Jesus Christ. It means believing in his death and resurrection and repenting (turning away) of your sins.
The significance is that I will have eternal life and get to spend the rest of eternity glorifying my ever loving God.
It affects my daily life incredibly. I read the Bible and pray everyday and I constantly give thanks to our Lord for his mercy and grace. By accepting Christ, he gave me the strength to turn from my sins: having prematial sex, swearing, watching pornographic moives, the list goes on. So yeah, it affects my daily life!
Since you are not a Christian you will not understand the spiritual side of Christianity. It will seem dumb to you as it did to me before I was saved. Jesus Christ changes your heart, nothing else in this world can do that. No other "god" can do what He did for me. I say that because Jesus Christ is the only way to eternal life.
It is not a blind faith either. Research about the Bible! Checkout the history, the prophecy fulfilled, and its accuracy. No other book can make such claims as the Bible and still be worth something today unless it was written by God!
Just remember there has to be eternal truth! Just because someone believes something does not make it true! If an athiest dies and finds out there is a God, he is then 100% wrong in what he believed. And in order for there to be a wrong answer, there must be a RIGHT answer!
2007-02-19 10:15:19 · answer #2 · answered by NOTW70X7 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Really good question!!!
Being a Christian means that I do believe the concept of this statement with all of my heart..... JESUS CAME TO SAVE US, TO PAY OUR PENALTY IF WE CHOSE TO ACCEPT HIM, SO WE WON'T END UP IN HELL FOR ALL OF ETERNITY.
Here's what it means to me. THE reason I'm here, not A reason, not the MAIN reason..... THE reason I'm here is to help others recognize the reality of the above statement. Everyday, with everyone I meet, that's what God has me here for. If that goal is best served by turning a cheek, so be it. If that purpose is best served by kicking someones butt, so be it. I serve God. Where He sends me I will go. What He says to do, I will do.
Imagine you're on a plane and you've been told "the big secret". The plane will be crashing soon - we need to put on parachutes NOW, because we don't think there will be enough time once the engine blows. What efforts do you make to convince the other passengers to put on the seemingly uncomfortable parachute before it's too late? That's what I feel.
2007-02-19 10:18:25 · answer #3 · answered by teran_realtor 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Being a Christian is more that just accepting Christ and the Bible- it is a complete way of life that involves being truly Christ-like.
It means I share my beliefs with others just like Jesus did, because I have love for Him and my neighbor. It means I "turn the other cheek" and put up with persecution, insults and the widespread influence of false religion. It also means that I have proved to myself the "good and acceptable and perfect will of God" by reading the Bible, researching what I read and discarding false doctrines that are not Bible based.
Clearly, being a true Christian is no easy task and is not for the weak or faint of heart. Jesus said that to truly follow him you had to "pick up your torture stake." True Christianity is an active way of life. Anyone who tells you differently is doing something wrong.
Don't get me wrong- I'm not trying to scare you! Being a Christian has been a wonderful way of life. I have true friends, a wonderful husband, a clean conscience and the knowledge that I am pleasing God and His Son, Jesus Christ. My life has a real purpose to it. More than money, prestige or fame, I treasure my relationship with God and my hope for the future.
And that makes it all worth it :D
2007-02-19 10:08:52 · answer #4 · answered by danni_d21 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
To me, being a Christian means trying to live the same kind of merciful and compassionate life that Jesus lived. I don't always succeed in following His example the way that I would like to, but because He forgives us when we repent, I can get up and try again.
It means that I have to put others first and think about what they need, rather than what I need and want. Again, I make a lot of mistakes, but I really do want to please God and obey His commandments.
And being a Christian is the most important thing in my life. It's brought me peace and happiness, even during the hardest times.
2007-02-19 10:00:55 · answer #5 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Turning my life around is the most important that I have ever made. I have help for each day in this life and eternal salvation for the next life.
Living my life according to Bible teachings, as best I can, makes me more giving, more trustworthy, greater integrity, a better parent/friend/neighbor, etc. Every facet of my life is better since I redirected by heart and thoughts to Christ. I don't have the problems that I had before; don't have to worry about everything that occurs each day.
2007-02-19 10:13:14 · answer #6 · answered by shendley04 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Being a Christian means that even tho I fail at living perfectly, Jesus died for my sins and I am clean and pure in God's sight. It is a relationship with God.. one on one... no go between like a priest... but one on one. When I accepted Jesus as my Savior, the Holy Spirit came to live in my Spirit.... and guides me daily in my decisions and my walk. My focus is no longer 'inward' on my own wants and desires, but on what God would have me do... even when the 'me' would rather not do something. Sometimes it means i step out of my comfort zone to reach out to others.. but the rewards are many...
and nothing can compare to the peace and joy that I feel, no matter what I am going thru in life. In the ups and downs of daily living, I can choose to cling to the Joy that only Jesus can bring into my life
2007-02-19 10:16:31 · answer #7 · answered by livinintheword † 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It means believing that there is someone out there who loves me so much that he sent someone to die just so I could have the chance to be with Him in the afterlife one day as long as I believe. It's a way to lead my and my children's daily life with hope, and love, and the knowledge that everything that is thrown my way can be handled by us knowing that the outcome will be great. There's much more to it...but that would be getting into much more detailed talk and there isn't enough room.
2007-02-20 05:09:58 · answer #8 · answered by Amanda W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks for asking. Being a Christian means I'm forgiven because through Jesus's death and my repentence we are given forgiveness of every sin we've ever done. It means I have a personal relationship with my Lord. I speak to him in prayer and he answers without words. I see him working in my life and in the lives of my children and other Christians, answering our prayers sometimes miraculuously, protecting us even miraculously at times as well. Jesus doesn't just want to be worshipped on Sundays, He wants us to have a relationship with Him and He wants to have one with us. That's why He came.
2007-02-19 10:01:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
they are no longer Jews through fact Jew's have not got self assurance the messiah has come yet. they have not got self assurance Jesus so believing in Jesus and saying your Jewish for sure contradicts one yet another.... that's unhappy that there are those Evangelist Christians that decision themselves "Jews". provide up this custom now, your disgracing the two Judaism and Christianity.
2016-10-16 01:10:02 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋