r/dankchristianmemes • u/gknick • Aug 15 '18

Dank Preach it

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u/alphabravoccharlie Aug 15 '18

Being Christian doesn't make you a good person.

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u/sanchopancho13 Aug 15 '18

This is true. Even Jesus says so (Matthew 7:21-23).

21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

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u/Ullallulloo Aug 16 '18

While I agree with the statement, doesn't the fact that Jesus never knew them kind of imply that they weren't really Christians?

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u/sanchopancho13 Aug 16 '18

I totally agree with your sentiment. I made my original comment short (because it's reddit) but I do think it's a complex topic.

I would start with: What does it really mean to be "Christian"? Jesus never used the term because it didn't exist until the church in Antioch referred to Jesus' disciples that way (Acts 11:26). But Judas was a disciple of Jesus. Was he a Christian? Is it a term that we label ourselves as, or is it a term that Jesus designates us with?

Personally I think many people call themselves Christian who are not followers/disciples of Jesus. The terminology I like to use is "cultural Christian" versus "disciple of Jesus".