Embassy of the Kingdom
Embassy of the Kingdom
The word gets used loosely — a culture, a family background, a set of morals. Here is what it actually means in the Bible.
The word “Christian” was first used in Acts 11:26, in the city of Antioch, to describe actual followers of Christ — not a nationality, a family tradition, or a general set of values. It has always meant something specific.
Being raised in a “Christian country” or a Christian family does not by itself make someone a Christian, any more than growing up near a hospital makes someone a doctor.
“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit” (John 15:5). The core image is connection to a Person, not adherence to a rulebook.
“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel” (Mark 1:15). This is where it begins — turning and trusting, not gradually accumulating good deeds.
“We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works” (Ephesians 2:10). The good life is the result of the new identity, not the price paid to earn it.
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”2 Corinthians 5:17
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No. The term describes a relationship with Christ, which predates and transcends denominational lines. Denominations differ on many secondary matters while sharing this same foundation.
Christians differ on the fine points of this question, but ongoing sin does not erase the reality that a Christian keeps returning to Christ in repentance rather than staying away (1 John 1:9).
Doubt and faith can coexist. A father in Mark 9:24 said to Jesus, “Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief” — honest questions are not automatically disqualifying.