What is Christianity?

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betchevy

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For me it is to know Jesus was Yahshua which in Hebrew means God's Salvation... I asked him into my heart when I was 5, I was not always true to Him, but He never forsook me...As I grew in knowlege and the Word, the relationship between God and I became the most important thing in my life, more than family, possessions, anything. He and His will come first... I cannot be happy until He is happy. I think that while basic things are the same for everyone, the relationship with God is different for everyone also.. Just as every person is created with DNA that is particular to them, so has God developed a special relationship with each person according to their needs and personality.
 

Jordan

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To me, Christianity is about a relationship with Lord Jesus Christ which He was sent from Our Father, which art in Heaven to die for our sins. To grow spiritually, is to learn the whole truth. The whole thing. I, too, am not true to Him all the time. But I tell you, it's not easy. Christianity is not a religion, but a reality. Whether we love Him or not.Lovest ye in Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour.
 

Bamp;#39;midbar

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You’ve asked what I understand as two separate questions. Your first question is one of history to me because I think that way. Your second question is different. I’ll answer the second one for now. The essence of Christianity is love. First, God is love. 1 John 4:8 Out of love he created us (also for his glory). We have been taught to address him in prayer as Our Father, and we are his adopted children, definitely a love relationship. We are justified because of the great love he has for us, and has shown so clearly in his Son. Our happiness will be found in loving God (loving Jesus), and being with him in heaven. Paul describes the relationship of Christ with the Church as like a husband and a wife. Eph 5:25 + It is thus about love. Without love, we are nothing. 1 Cor 13:2 Christ gave two summary-like commands, to love God and to love our neighbor as ourselves. Furthermore, he gave us a new command, and that was to love one another as he loved us, and as you know, he died for us out of love. We are called to clothe ourselves in love. Col 3:14 Even suffering is about love, like the suffering of Jesus on the cross or like how God chastises his children whom he loves. Heb 12:6The internal life of God is love, and for men, their past, present, and future are about love.
Phil 2:4-5 Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,
 

lastsecman

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Christianity and its essence is about love and a relationship with God, or Jesus Christ.Love is too wide a concept to be categorized, almost every earth person have it.How do we define 'relationship with God?'p.s. Still wishing for a better answer.
 

Christina

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The faith to believe what we can not see The faith of a mustard seed can move a mountain. Love yes,but reverence for his Word is as important,love can be many things as you said. God needs warriors that love him enough to stand against Satan and his gang to love him enough to put on your spiritual armour girt up your loins and be ready for battle. Being a christian means turning the other cheek,not laying down and surrounding to the enemies of God,being a christian is to hate the sin not judge the sinner.Knowing that Christ died for our sins, knowing that to know the son is know the Father, To fear not the death of the body to fear the death of your soul(second death) These are but a few things it means to be a christian.
 

Bamp;#39;midbar

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In my search for a one word answer to the essence, I also feel the word "redemption" is important. I still think I can summarize many of the things I believe and do with the word "love"; though, I do concede that the word means a lot of things to other people. I don't mean those things by it.Why redemption? I don't know. It is one of those concepts that has other concepts connected to it. We are such a people of hope, for example. Also, any one word response has to cover Christ himself, which redemption does.I thought about "peace" for a moment, but discarded it. I liked how it covers the idea that Christ restores man to friendship with God, and other things, like making peace through the blood of the cross in Colossians, etc.
 

writer4hisglory

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Christian was a term that was coined for the believers at Antioch who were known for the devout faith to Christ. It literally means to be "Little Christs". It was meant to be, I believe, an insult, but apparently it stuck and is now worn with pride. What does it mean to be Christians? Literally taken, it means to be imitators of who Christ is. Matthew 5:48 tells us to be holy even as our Father in Heaven is holy. John 13:35 tells us that we are to love even as Christ has loved us. This is the essence of Christianity, that we are little Christs.
 

Bevex

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Christian was a term that was coined for the believers at Antioch who were known for the devout faith to Christ. It literally means to be "Little Christs". It was meant to be, I believe, an insult, but apparently it stuck and is now worn with pride.
1) Christianity is the love of God.2) "Christian" means belonging to Christ or Christ-like.3) No word, that's not slander, is an insult to anyone except to the wicked looking for an excuse to express hatred.
 

writer4hisglory

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Only trying to be objective by showing what is in the Word of God. We can say what we feel Christianity should be, but that does not always lead us to truth. One should be quick to shed his feelings and look at the objective. Acts 11:26 "And when the had found him (Paul, then known as Saul), he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taughta great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians at Antioch."Whether or not it was meant as a derogitory term or not, I am not sure. I would have to check some commentaries on the such. But as far as I know, the Greek word for Christian is christianos, which of course is derived from the Greek word Christos; christianos meaning "little Christs", but also meaning "of the party of Christ." So, whether or not it was first intended as a "slander"ing remark, I am not sure, I will have to check up on that if you are interested.
 

lastsecman

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Christianity is admitting the existance of a wholesome God, that He cares for you, and that He loves you with all His life to death.
 

Faithful

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Christanity is the love of God in man through the grace of God born through the love and sacrifice of Jesus Christ. A living person in spirit and body by the power of the Holy Spirit in a person born of love and truth in Christ Jesus. :angel9:
 

Confidence

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I have seen very sweet responses here. In my point I wish to credit a absolute term unquestionable of it.
What is Christianity?
For me, wellfare and easy going capabilities are of being Spiritual, more so in this life of uncertaintee and unreason, one to behave well is to obey the word of God, for the word of God is for one to behave well. Being a Christian for me is having unlimited spiritualness to strive of, because real spirituality is cooperative to a (recognizably good) earnest deed and preference, because real spirituality is non boycottable to esteemable influence, such is what the Christ aspires me in will. Christ became humiliated for me by priests in high position whom He discarded because their powerfulness took command wrongfully in the name of Good Faith for they questioned him ugly wanting to refuge only themselves not caring for the people because they persecuted Him who encourages a trustworthy, they who persecuted are of the wolves Christ mentions and He tells us to beware of that for us in good hope. Christ would not do such a thing to discard a regular person in need, we are all in need. But the false Christs, false Prophets, Antichrists of denounce, they are ravening wolves also.To me Christianity is a solution and a answer to living life in a sureness no matter what.