"Christians" ... so many of us call ourselves it, but do we really know what it means to be a Christian, actually, what is a Christian?
If you were to look up the word "Christian" in the Websters Dictionary this would be the definition you would find:
Relating to or characteristic of Christianity, following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ.
(then I saw it listed the characteristics of Christian...)
Characteristic of a Christian people; civilized; kind; kindly; gently; beneficent
...Now of course these are not all of the characteristics of a Christian, (with love being excluded from this list as well as lots others)
"Christians" today are being persecuted and its not because of what they believe in. However, it's because there have been people that have called themselves "Christians" but haven't exhibited the attributes of God, not even remotely, but they have used the title "Christian" and have drug it through the dirt and stomped on it, they have done this by using their "Christian" title to abuse people, condemn them, hurt them, and backstab them, all in the name of Christ. Not at all showing love, like Christ did, it's turning the lost off to Christ, because they are saying "if that's what Christ is like, I don't want it!" ...how sad! We as Christians should always be making people jumping after Christ because they see His love shining through us so brightly that they are saying, "whatever you have, I want it to! I need it!". Although, those who have missed the "Christian" title by failing to display Christ's attributes are not only giving Christians a bad name, but most importantly they are giving Christ (the one they are suppose to be representing) a bad name. People don't know what Christ is like unless we show them, because Christ is in us, and He has left that responsibility to His kids ("Christians"). People have been so hurt by so many "Christians" that they don't even want anything to do with Christ. So without proclaiming "I am a Christian!" lets show them that we are in fact, a displayer of the characteristics of God, so that they may know Christ that is in us.
