Does this make me Christian?

[Xandistra]

I believe if you just believe in god, and Jesus you are Christian
I never go to church, I curse a lot, I don't see why you have to pressure others to be Christian, or religions. I support gay rights, because I don't give a s**t about what others do with their lives. I think in certain scenarios abortion is okay, especially for rape victims. Or early on stages.
I joke about my beliefs a lot. I'm very respectful of others beliefs also.
Does this make me Christian? Or even religious? My whole family is Christian.

[False Dichotomy]

If you don't follow the teachings of Jesus, you aren't a Christian.

Following a church or religion doesn't qualify you, in my book, nor does distancing yourself from them disqualify. You're a Christian if you follow Jesus's teachings, the rest is... debatable.

[Xandistra]

False Dichotomy

If you don't follow the teachings of Jesus, you aren't a Christian.

Following a church or religion doesn't qualify you, in my book, nor does distancing yourself from them disqualify. You're a Christian if you follow Jesus's teachings, the rest is... debatable.

I obey the Ten commandments? Hahah.

[Born of Aphrodite]

meh, Fundamentalists are sudo-christians so you're nothing new.

[The New Wineskin]

Born of Aphrodite

meh, Fundamentalists are sudo-christians so you're nothing new.

Pseudo?

[Pseudo-Onkelos]

The New Wineskin

Born of Aphrodite

meh, Fundamentalists are sudo-christians so you're nothing new.

Pseudo?

You called?

[The New Wineskin]

Pseudo-Onkelos

The New Wineskin

Born of Aphrodite

meh, Fundamentalists are sudo-christians so you're nothing new.

Pseudo?

You called?

xd

[False Dichotomy]

Xandistra

False Dichotomy

If you don't follow the teachings of Jesus, you aren't a Christian.

Following a church or religion doesn't qualify you, in my book, nor does distancing yourself from them disqualify. You're a Christian if you follow Jesus's teachings, the rest is... debatable.

I obey the Ten commandments? Hahah.

Jesus didn't teach the 10 commandments, although most of what he said falls directly in line.

[rmcdra]

Xandistra

I believe if you just believe in god, and Jesus you are Christian
I never go to church, I curse a lot, I don't see why you have to pressure others to be Christian, or religions. I support gay rights, because I don't give a s**t about what others do with their lives. I think in certain scenarios abortion is okay, especially for rape victims. Or early on stages.
I joke about my beliefs a lot. I'm very respectful of others beliefs also.
Does this make me Christian? Or even religious? My whole family is Christian.

Yes you'd be a Christian. The only thing that isn't answered is if you'd be a good Christian or not. The topics of gay rights and abortion are being debated within Chrisitiandom right now. Some say they are okay, some say they aren't. This question is largely dependent on what views you subscribe to. If you subscribe to Catholicism or certain Protestant sects you'd be considered a bad Christian. If you are part of a more progressive Protestant sect, like the Episcopals, you're just fine.

[Jolie Maidele]

Well, a Christian is someone who believes in and accepts Jesus as the Messiah and lives to follow his teachings.

Do you feel that you have and are truthfully doing this?

You mentioned your viewpoints on a few controversial issues and I would suggest you look into what the Bible has to say, even if not directly, about these issues. Also, if you go to church, you'd be able to talk to someone about these things.

Cursing certainly doesn't make you any less of a Christian, but do you feel it honors God? You should aim to honor God with all that you do, which may involve giving up some things that the world has accepted as fine. Basically, you should try to do things and represent yourself in a way that pleases God.

♥

[stealthmongoose]

The only requirement to being registered and recognized as a Christian is to adopt the figurehead Jesus as your "Lord and Savior", figuratively or otherwise.

Hitler, for example, was baptized Roman Catholic during his infancy in Austria. During his lifetime, he committed many great atrocities and abominable acts in the name of God on par with many violent saints within the Bible.

Hitler was never formally excommunicated, nor has he renounced his faith prior to his death. The Catholic Church worked closely with him, and never denounced him for murdering the Jews or otherwise.

The only requirement to being a Christian is to be gullible enough to accept the character of Jesus as your figurehead deity.

If not, then i welcome any church to excommunicate Hitler. It's not too late, just because he's dead.

[Pseudo-Onkelos]

The New Wineskin

Pseudo-Onkelos

The New Wineskin

Born of Aphrodite

meh, Fundamentalists are sudo-christians so you're nothing new.

Pseudo?

You called?

xd

^_^

[xXZirkannia]

Only by the profession of your mouth.
Your heart doesn't seem to be in it, though. Nor do your described actions seem to show it.

[stealthmongoose]

xXZirkannia

Only by the profession of your mouth.
Your heart doesn't seem to be in it, though. Nor do your described actions seem to show it.

You should formally excommunicate people who only confess with their mouths.

That would solve a history's worth of problems, wouldn't it?

But then you'd be excluding people who have a right to be Christian on the basis of messianic belief.

Well, at least you can be quite confident in one thing...

[Kuroko and the Lamb]

I may suggest, that you might fit the infamous description of a lukewarm Christian. Shoot.