What is a good Christian?

[Green October Z]

Tell me NSers, what do you think being a good Christian means? What does a good Christian look like to you? I'm not excluding replies of different faiths or lack thereof.

I was raised as a Christian, but I went to several different churches growing up. Some of the churches were traditional, others liberal, and some moderate. Since my teen years I found myself becoming pretty disenfranchised with Christianity as a religion and no longer practice it in the traditional sense. Because of this, I am not really sure of I qualify as a Christian or not, even though I still believe in God and that Jesus was the son of God. I believe that being a good Christian is simply prioritizing your relationship with God and doing good rather than adhering to any religious regulations and dogmas. I guess in my definition that I am a Christian, but I am not sure if I would consider myself one.

[Prozitia]

A good Christian is one that understands their religion and has reached their belief through their own conscience.

[Albrenia]

To my faithless self, a good Christian is one who lives by the teachings of Christianity, except for the nasty ones (suffer not a witch to live, for example, or stoning people, and the like), and without forcing their morality upon others.

Not really that different from a Good Muslim, Good Atheist or whatever. Just don't be a hypocrite, don't hurt other people, and don't force yo shit on others.

[The Blaatschapen]

A good christian doesn't proselytize nor forces their "morals" on other people. If you don't like abortions, don't have them. If you don't like same sex marriage, don't marry someone from the same sex.

[Baja California Autonoma]

Good Christian embodies Christ in themselves by endearing to love his brothers and sisters in the world and has such a tender, beautiful heart there is no need to proselytize. They bring people closer to God's love and are peaceful, patient, open hearted. Their humanity defines them.

[Risottia]

Tell me NSers, what do you think being a good Christian means?

A good person that is ALSO a Christian.

[The Huskar Social Union]

A good christian doesn't proselytize nor forces their "morals" on other people. If you don't like abortions, don't have them. If you don't like same sex marriage, don't marry someone from the same sex.

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[Prorescia]

A good Christian is someone that is constantly friendly, loving, forgiving, and always willing to listen. Anybody who knows a good Christian will have nothing but good things to say about them. That doesn't mean that a good Christian has to be perfect. It just means that they always strive to be the best they can be in everything.

[MineLegotia and Equestria]

IMO, a good Christian is one that strives to understand the Lord's word, strives to live the Lord's Commandment, and is always engaged in a war of self-improvement.

Due to the fact, man is fickle, we cannot say a good Christian as a person who always does X, we're sinful so there is no way in hell we can do that. But we can strive to always do X. A Christian who understands the faults within him is a good Christian as he strives to overcome his mistakes.

[Sundiata]

Well, a Christian is supposed to embody the seven lively virtues as opposed to the seven deadly sins. They're also supposed to receive the sacraments because the sacraments are essentially how the faith is practiced.

[Sundiata]

Since my teen years I found myself becoming pretty disenfranchised with Christianity as a religion and no longer practice it in the traditional sense.

There are many misconceptions about what Christianity traditionally means; you're more capable than you believe.

https://opusdei.org/en/dailytext/try-to-commit-yourself-to-a-plan-of-life/

[New Jewlan]

I think being a good Christian means following Jesus's teachings, the Bible's teachings, and the Church's teachings, to the best of your ability, as well as always doing your best to love and serve God with all your heart. Remember, our Father rejoices when we repent :-)

God Bless You, Green October Z.

[Sundiata]

I think being a good Christian means following Jesus's teachings, the Bible's teachings, and the Church's teachings, to the best of your ability, as well as always doing your best to love and serve God with all your heart. Remember, our Father rejoices when we repent :-)

God Bless You, Green October Z.

[Dominant Oppressors]

I think being a good Christian means following Jesus's teachings, the Bible's teachings, and the Church's teachings, to the best of your ability, as well as always doing your best to love and serve God with all your heart. Remember, our Father rejoices when we repent :-)

God Bless You, Green October Z.

Quite right! Luke 15:10 "In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

[Antibuda]

A good Christian is one that doesn't use religion as a means of "I'm better than you", and doesn't force their beliefs on other people. Whatever happens in the religion stays in the religion.

[New Edom]

Tell me NSers, what do you think being a good Christian means? What does a good Christian look like to you? I'm not excluding replies of different faiths or lack thereof.

I was raised as a Christian, but I went to several different churches growing up. Some of the churches were traditional, others liberal, and some moderate. Since my teen years I found myself becoming pretty disenfranchised with Christianity as a religion and no longer practice it in the traditional sense. Because of this, I am not really sure of I qualify as a Christian or not, even though I still believe in God and that Jesus was the son of God. I believe that being a good Christian is simply prioritizing your relationship with God and doing good rather than adhering to any religious regulations and dogmas. I guess in my definition that I am a Christian, but I am not sure if I would consider myself one.

Unfortunately, churches are run by mere human beings. In response to the Sermon on the Mount, the people are amazed, hearing Christ's teachings, and ask what person can possibly live that way. Christ replies that, with God, all things are possible. Just as we have to forgive our friends and family their shortcomings, so we have to forgive our churches.

I've found that you have to compromise to some extent. What would you hope to get out of church? I tend to go for a church that focuses on good works. If it has a good outreach program, is feeding the poor, helping the sick, providing for the homeless, comforting the disheartened, then that will suit me. I can suck it up about the rest. For you, it may be something different like good study groups or fellowship.

A Christian should do the following basic things, regardless.

1. Follow the teachings of Christ, particularly in some way providing for the poor and sick
2. Practice forgiveness.
3. Learn to pray, particularly as Christ did
4. Study the Bible
5. Share your faith with others. There are many ways to do this.
6. Be humble, prepared to learn from others, not putting yourself above them
7. Avoid temptation to sin and evil.
8. Be in good fellowship with at least some fellow believers.

[Salus Maior]

Rare.

[Aclion]

To my faithless self, a good Christian is one who lives by the teachings of Christianity, except for the nasty ones (suffer not a witch to live, for example, or stoning people, and the like), and without forcing their morality upon others.

Not really that different from a Good Muslim, Good Atheist or whatever. Just don't be a hypocrite, don't hurt other people, and don't force yo shit on others.

In other words, a good christian is, in their behavior, indistinguishable from a Zoroastrian.

[Sundiata]

To my faithless self, a good Christian is one who lives by the teachings of Christianity, except for the nasty ones (suffer not a witch to live, for example, or stoning people, and the like), and without forcing their morality upon others.

Not really that different from a Good Muslim, Good Atheist or whatever. Just don't be a hypocrite, don't hurt other people, and don't force yo shit on others.

In other words, a good christian is, in their behavior, indistinguishable from a Zoroastrian.

In a metaphorical sense, secularism reduces Christianity to an arbitrary fashion trend.

[Sundiata]

A "good" Christian or simply put, an adherer of any faith, is one that actually *values* what he supposedly believes and therefore fights to *enforce* and *protect* it or it shall sooner or later like all entities, it shall simply cease to exist. Christians, just like any other religious group must fight against heretics, adulterers, blasphemers, degenerates and other desecrators of Christendom both within and without. A perfect example would of course be liberals, socialists, Marxists etc. but most surprising of all, the phonies who larp under the duplicitous guise of "conservative" who are often in actuality completely secular and irreligious libertarians or incredibly frail and morally dubious "casual" Christians who are willing to bend and break the tenets of their faith in the face of even minor opposition.

Love the flag, please keep it.

[Washington Resistance Army]

A "good" Christian or simply put, an adherer of any faith, is one that actually *values* what he supposedly believes and therefore fights to *enforce* and *protect* it or it shall sooner or later like all entities, it shall simply cease to exist. Christians, just like any other religious group must fight against heretics, adulterers, blasphemers, degenerates and other desecrators of Christendom both within and without. A perfect example would of course be liberals, socialists, Marxists etc. but most surprising of all, the phonies who larp under the duplicitous guise of "conservative" who are often in actuality completely secular and irreligious libertarians or incredibly frail and morally dubious "casual" Christians who are willing to bend and break the tenets of their faith in the face of even minor opposition.

It's an incredibly poor religion if you need to enforce it.

[Baja California Autonoma]

A "good" Christian or simply put, an adherer of any faith, is one that actually values what he supposedly believes and therefore fights to enforce and protect it or it shall sooner or later like all entities, it shall simply cease to exist. Christians, just like any other religious group must fight against heretics, adulterers, blasphemers, degenerates and other desecrators of Christendom both within and without. A perfect example would of course be liberals, socialists, Marxists etc. but most surprising of all, the phonies who larp under the duplicitous guise of "conservative" who are often in actuality completely secular and irreligious libertarians or incredibly frail and morally dubious "casual" Christians who are willing to bend and break the tenets of their faith in the face of even minor opposition.

Dogmatic much?

[HIreland]

It seems New Edom has the best idea of what makes a christian, which is ironic considering the role of the Edomites in the bible.

[Agarntrop]

A "good" Christian or simply put, an adherer of any faith, is one that actually values what he supposedly believes and therefore fights to enforce and protect it or it shall sooner or later like all entities, it shall simply cease to exist. Christians, just like any other religious group must fight against heretics, adulterers, blasphemers, degenerates and other desecrators of Christendom both within and without. A perfect example would of course be liberals, socialists, Marxists etc. but most surprising of all, the phonies who larp under the duplicitous guise of "conservative" who are often in actuality completely secular and irreligious libertarians or incredibly frail and morally dubious "casual" Christians who are willing to bend and break the tenets of their faith in the face of even minor opposition.

I thought Sundiatia had writ this for a second...

[Tinhampton]

...I am not really sure of I qualify as a Christian or not, even though I still believe in God and that Jesus was the son of God.

"I've just gotten this vacuum cleaner for half price at Aldi, but I'm not really sure if I've saved money or not!"