This is a questionaire that we are completing at my church, and I thought that I would post mine here.
1. What is a Christian?
A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. A Christian is a person that has asked Christ for forgiveness for their sins, and has an ongoing personal relationship with Him.
2. What does “being a Christian” mean for you?
A Christian means to me that Christ is first in my life. Being a Christian means to me that I can talk to Jesus whenever, while I’m driving, lying in bed, at my desk, He’s always there. It means to me that I place Christ in control of my attitudes and desires. This is easier said than done, but with His help all things are possible.
3. What sets Christianity apart from all other religions? (Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism)
First, Christianity does not have a list of requirements to achieve. God simply asks us to accept His son’s sacrifice for our sins, by demonstrating that acceptance with our lives. Second, Christianity’s founder rose from the dead. No other religion’s founder lives on today. Third, Christianity has hundreds of prophesies that have been fulfilled especially those predicting the birth of Christ. Fourth, Christianity has over and over again made remarkable changes in people’s lives, even when all other secular avenues had been exhausted.
4. What do you think should be the most distinctive character of a Christian?
The most distinctive characteristic of a Christian should be his or her’s attitude towards life.
5. What do you think is the greatest threat to Christianity?
The greatest threat to Christianity today is a half-hearted, lukewarm church.
6. The Bible says “Come out from among them and be ye separate”. What does that mean?
This means that as a Christian we are to be different than the world in the following ways, our interests, our attitude, our response in the face of contention, our response to tragedy, and our goals in life.
7. If your parents were any other religion; would you have chosen Christianity and why?
I would hope that I would have, but I cannot definitively say that I would have. It would depend on the Christians that I would have come in contact with and what type of example they would have left. (Thinking about this validated for me again how important our witness is.)
8. Why is prayer so important to the Christian?
Prayer is so important because it is the way we communicate with God. There are many ways that God communicates with us, His Word, our conscience, the Holy Spirit, etc., but prayer is our way of communicating back with Him. Prayer is also important because it causes a closer relationship. Those that we communicate with the most are those that are closest to us.
9. Has “Freedom of Religion” helped or hindered Christianity?
Religious freedom has caused many in the American Church to become stagnant. Now I am not one to say that the freedom in this country is the entire reason for the degeneration of many churches, but it has been an indirect contributing factor. Religious feedom that we have in this nation has been a bit of a double edged sword. I do however look at the glass as being half full rather than half empty. I believe the benefits that the religious freedom in this nation has provided, way out weights the negatives. Blaming religious freedom for the lukewarmness of the American Church is like blaming the fact that my house is cold on the weather, rather then taking the responsibility for heating my own house. Religious freedom has given almost everyone in this nation at one time or another the opportunity to have heard the Gospel. This is not the case in countries like the former Soviet Union, or even China and North Korea today. Also religious freedom and economic success in this country has given us the ability to travel to other nations of the world spreading the Good News.
10. How will you influence the next generation, the people that you meet, your future children to embrace Christianity?
The best way for me to influence is by example and also by writing as I am doing here.
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