JAMES 1:22

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

I'm a Christian. REALLY?

The biggest problem with Christians today is that they are seen as hypocrites that judge other people by their own standards. The real cause behind this is that a huge amount of people that say they are Christians or believe that they are; are not. So what is a Christian? By definition a Christian is a follower of Christ, but what does that mean exactly? There are a lot of people who go to church on Sundays and think that that makes them a Christian. It does not. Going to church makes you as Christian as going to a ball park makes you a baseball player. People say "well I'm a good person", but by whose standards? Yours or God's ? Isaiah 64:6a Says "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are filthy rags;". Romans 3:23 says "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;". Have you ever broken one of the ten commandments? Have you ever lied, stole something, lusted after a person ? Everyone has broken at least a few commandments. You say "well yeah, but I'm not a murderer!". James 2:10-11 says "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, said also DO NOT KILL. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.". So it doesn't matter which commandment you break. If you break one you break them all. Being a quote"good person" will not get you to Heaven, and if you're not going to Heaven you are not saved, therefore you are not a Christian. Many people say "well God loves everybody so He wouldn't send anyone to Hell!". Did you read any of the first part of this? All fall short of the glory of God! The answer is "well, I believe there's a God!". James 2:19 says "Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.". Just believing God exists isn't enough! John 3:16-18 says, and by the way this is Jesus speaking "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.". You see in order to be a Christian you have to accept Jesus Christ as your personal saviour. There is no other way. Jesus said in John 14:6 "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." So just believing God exists isn't enough, being good isn't enough, being religious isn't enough! God hates Religion! Religion is a bunch of rules people follow to try and reach God, but there is no way for a human to reach God! That's why God reached out to us Through His Son! And if you truly have accepted Christ as your saviour you will do your best to live by his rules. To love one another as yourselves, do not judge or you will be judged (by God). Spread the gospel to all nations. Not sit comfortably in your denomination and fight with the others! If you are reading this and think I'm narrow minded, you'd better check the scriptures. This is God's opinion not mine! And if you don't think the Bible is the inerrant word of God then you are not a Christian. Because if the Word of God is not the truth then there is no way to be saved!