Religion vs Christianity
I wrote this on a message board today, because of someone’s response to my comment about how I thought I Am Second wasn’t religious, but was definitely Christian. I thought I’d put it here as well.
Well, I think people confuse Christian with “religious” too often. Don’t get me wrong, it isn’t really their fault — a lot of Christians don’t do a whole lot to differentiate themselves.
When most people think about someone who is “religious,” they think of someone who subscribes to a certain set of rules. Christianity is foremost about relationship. That relationship, if diligently pursued, leads to changes over time — but somehow they don’t feel like rule-following anymore. They feel like loving someone back.
I could share some personal stories here about how that has worked in my life, but I’m not really so sure they’d be well received by all parties. If you’re interested in hearing more, get in touch.
Back to my point. You can be a religious Buddhist, Hindu, Jew, or Satanist, or yeah, Christian. But just because many Christians get bogged down in legalism doesn’t mean there isn’t a difference between being religious and being a Christian.
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