10 March 2010

Who is a 'True Christian'?

This is a good question and I was waiting to answer this question. The problem is, if I need to answer this question completely, I need to answer the whole New Testament which is not possible. Anyway I will try my best to answer this question by touching and simply explaining most of all the necessary points.

The main reason I would like to answer this question was that these days there are many Christians and Christian denominations, who call themselves Christians. They are Christians only in their name and not in their deeds causing many people to be mistaken and to deviate from the word of God. You should test yourself and with your church, the things I am going to say, to know weather you are a true Christian or not. 

A true Christian must be,

1. Saved: He should be a person who got saved by believing that Jesus is Lord and God raised him from dead according to Romans 10:9 and Mark 16:16

2. Baptized: He should be a person baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, by complete immersion of his body in water, like Jesus Christ did and said according to Matthew 3:16, 28:19, Mark 16:16, John 3:5, Acts 2:41 and so on

3. Spirit Filled: He should be a person filled by the Holy Spirit will the visible outcome of any of the Spiritual gifts mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12:8 according to John 3:5, Luke 24:49, Acts 1:5, 2:4, 19:6 and so on.

4. Witness: A true Christian should be a witness of Jesus Christ witnessing what God has done to him, according to Acts 1:8.

5. No Idols: A true Christian must not use any type of idols made using things like plastic, paper, plaster of Paris, Wood, Iron, Metals and so on, to worship God according to Exodus 20:4, Deuteronomy 4:15, John 4:23, 1 Corinthians 12:1, Psalm 97:7 and so on.

6. Worship in Spirit and Truth: Those who worship God should worship in Spirit and Truth and they should not be bounded with any temples of God and he should not use any mediators between you and God, according to John 4:23, Acts 7:48, 1 Timothy 2:5, Matthew 11:27 and so on.

7. The five fold ministry: The church should contain the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the body of Christ, which is the Church according to Ephesians 4:11-14.

8. No Remarriage: It should be a church which do not support remarriage and even divorce according to Matthew 5:27.

These are the most important things which should be in a true Christian and to know all the things, read the whole Bible or at least the New Testament.If you find any of these things not matching with your life and your church, try to do as it is in the Bible and find a church with these things, in your area and be a member there.

May God bless all of you to be a Christian and to choose a church according to what Bible says.

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