Christian?

Have you considered that we make more of the term Christian than the "Christians" in the first-century did? Have you ever wondered why they were not called Jesusians?.

 

Paul taught what the Christ would do and how he would be treated and THEN he connected Jesus with being that Christ. Christ is a title such as Pharaoh or Caesar and not Jesus' surname. 

 

How would anyone not having been taught by the Disciples think of Jesus as the Christ or that these Disciples were following the Christ's teachings perfectly or even imperfectly?.

 

Some liken Christians to being Christ-like and we use terms such as "Jesus took my place" or "in my stead." We had no place, we had no stead.  Jesus did it all. All we can do is follow him. The best we can hope for is to be a "Follower of the Christ."

 

Christian is a word without a clear definition therefore a useless word. It means whatever the individual thinks it means but no one can misunderstand "Follower of Christ."

 

 

Thanks, John Jenkins
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Gatlinburg, TN

Email: jrjenki@gmail.com
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