What does it mean to be a “good Christian”? Is it measured by the number of times you’ve attended Sunday mass? Or is it about the purity of your intentions as a person?
Maybe being one with Jesus Christ in body and soul. As a child, it was hard to understand and process all the scriptures and verses taught to us. My fondest childhood memory is attending church with my mother doing the sign of the cross on myself and dousing in much more holy water than necessary. Now I didn’t exactly know that doing the sign of the cross on myself was done in the name of the Christian doctrine of Trinity or that the holy water was to purify may body and soul. But did that necessarily …show more content…
I find that being Christian and practicing Christianity is not so much about whether or not you pray before bed or if you attend mass every Sunday of your life. Rather, being a good Christian is to be a human being with pure thoughts and good intentions. It is not enough to simply follow the protocols of Christianity, you must let it embody you not only spiritually, but also mentally. It means resist from stealing, murdering, and lying not because the Bible tells you to, but because you, as a person, cannot bring yourself to commit such acts. This does not single out Christianity, but applies to every religion one chooses to follow. Growing up, I was not necessarily raised on “Christian values”, rather I was raised with the essence of Christian values. The difference is that the justifications of my parents’ teachings were not simply, because “the Bible tells us to do so” or “that’s what Jesus would do”. Rather, it was because those values are what made up a good person, which in turn is a good Christian. But if I had anything religious growing up, it was my sense of God. I didn’t …show more content…
Now I may be better off than they are and according to the Bible, it is my civil and religious duty to help those in need. But of course, it would be irrational to donate or offer help to every homeless or less fortunate person I encounter on my commute. So in the argument of fulfilling the duties of a good Christian, I would not be a candidate. However, I do say a little prayer in my head and ask for God to help those less fortunate than me while also thanking him for all the fortunate things I was blessed with in my life. The next time I go to Church, I save a spot in my prayer for the all the homeless, hungry and less fortunate. Looking at the situation from the spiritual sense, I am a good Christian. It is not about what you do but rather, your mindset towards a certain situation that reveals your true colors. My faith has only grown since childhood because I can now effectively apply the teachings of the Holy Bible to my
Maybe being one with Jesus Christ in body and soul. As a child, it was hard to understand and process all the scriptures and verses taught to us. My fondest childhood memory is attending church with my mother doing the sign of the cross on myself and dousing in much more holy water than necessary. Now I didn’t exactly know that doing the sign of the cross on myself was done in the name of the Christian doctrine of Trinity or that the holy water was to purify may body and soul. But did that necessarily …show more content…
I find that being Christian and practicing Christianity is not so much about whether or not you pray before bed or if you attend mass every Sunday of your life. Rather, being a good Christian is to be a human being with pure thoughts and good intentions. It is not enough to simply follow the protocols of Christianity, you must let it embody you not only spiritually, but also mentally. It means resist from stealing, murdering, and lying not because the Bible tells you to, but because you, as a person, cannot bring yourself to commit such acts. This does not single out Christianity, but applies to every religion one chooses to follow. Growing up, I was not necessarily raised on “Christian values”, rather I was raised with the essence of Christian values. The difference is that the justifications of my parents’ teachings were not simply, because “the Bible tells us to do so” or “that’s what Jesus would do”. Rather, it was because those values are what made up a good person, which in turn is a good Christian. But if I had anything religious growing up, it was my sense of God. I didn’t …show more content…
Now I may be better off than they are and according to the Bible, it is my civil and religious duty to help those in need. But of course, it would be irrational to donate or offer help to every homeless or less fortunate person I encounter on my commute. So in the argument of fulfilling the duties of a good Christian, I would not be a candidate. However, I do say a little prayer in my head and ask for God to help those less fortunate than me while also thanking him for all the fortunate things I was blessed with in my life. The next time I go to Church, I save a spot in my prayer for the all the homeless, hungry and less fortunate. Looking at the situation from the spiritual sense, I am a good Christian. It is not about what you do but rather, your mindset towards a certain situation that reveals your true colors. My faith has only grown since childhood because I can now effectively apply the teachings of the Holy Bible to my