“What does it mean to be a Christian?” That is a question that is of extraordinary relevance to all people. “What does it mean to be a follower of Christ?” “What is Christianity all about?”
Has anyone ever asked you that question? Have you ever asked that question of yourself? If you were sitting somewhere reading your Bible—maybe having coffee at Starbucks, maybe waiting for a bus—if you were sitting there reading your Bible, and someone interrupted you and said, “Excuse me, I notice you're reading the Bible, there. Are you a Christian?” And you'd say yes. And they said, “You know, I wasn't raised very religious, and with all this talk recently about the “Christian” position on abortion and homosexual marriage—I'm just really curious: what is Christianity all about?” How would you answer them?
Or, imagine that you're meeting with a new believer in Christ—someone who just recently got saved who's asked you to disciple them. And because they know very little, and because they just want to try to get their arms around this whole Christianity thing—they want the big picture so they don't miss the forest for the trees. And so they ask you: “If you had to boil it down to a few sentences, what is the essence of what following Christ is all about?” What would you do? What would you say?
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Mike Riccardi serves as the Pastor of Local Outreach Ministries at Grace Community Church, which includes overseeing Fundamentals of the Faith classes, seven foreign language outreach Bible studies, and evangelism in nearby jails, rehab centers, and in the local neighborhood....
