Wacky Neighbor,excellent point! I agree that figur...

2008-04-07T18:20:00.000-04:00

Wacky Neighbor,
excellent point! I agree that figuring out what our Christian Identity is can indeed be quite challenging. Like you said, our culture is often nominally Christian, and often blurs the line between secular and Christian values. Christmas is a great example of this. It's a Christian holiday that is widely celebrated, even in non-christian households. And there certainly is a wide range of beliefs and lifestyle among faithful Christians.

Is there anything that all Christians have in common? what could we use as a foundation for our identity as Christians?

This is a very interesting idea. I think one thing...

2008-04-07T15:14:00.000-04:00

This is a very interesting idea. I think one thing that makes it this difficult is that because our culture is at least nominally Christian to some extent that the line is easily blurred and that there isn't exactly one main Christian culture. Different Christians listen to different music, wear different clothes, have very different ideas about things, and even worship and live out their faith differently. Sometimes it's hard to figure our identity at all.

Certainly living out our faith together as a community of believers should be helpful in protecting our identity; however, it could also reinforce negative things within a church as well. Individually, I think we need to be conscious of what we are seeing, hearing, and especially doing and not simply live thoughtlessly in the world. That's a good starting point.

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Wacky Neighbor,excellent point! I agree that figur...

This is a very interesting idea. I think one thing...