What Does It Mean To Say “I Am A Christian”?
🔷 Introduction: What does it mean to be a Christian?
Many people around the world today call themselves “Christian .” But what does that really mean?
- Is being a Christian just about going to church?
- Is it reading the Bible, praying, or just being a good person?
- If I am a Christian, why should my life look different from others?
📖 Acts 11:26 – The disciples were first called “Christians” in Antioch.
👉 Being a Christian is not just believing in Jesus Christ, it is following Him.
1️⃣ Being a Christian means accepting Jesus Christ as your personal Savior.
🔹 Being a Christian is not about following a religion, it’s about having a relationship.
🔹 When you become a Christian, you enter into a personal relationship with Jesus.
📖 John 1:12 – “To all who received him, he gave the right to become children of God.”
👉 Being a Christian means accepting Jesus as Savior.
2️⃣ Being a Christian means repenting
🔹 When we believe in Jesus, we must turn from our old life.
🔹 A true Christian abandons his sins and lives a new life.
📖 Acts 3:19 – “Repent therefore and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out.”
👉 A true Christian life is not possible without repentance.
3️⃣ Being a Christian means making Jesus the Lord of your life.
🔹 Many people believe in Jesus as Savior but not as Lord.
🔹 Being a Christian means following Jesus’ commands.
📖 Luke 6:46 – “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?”
👉 A true Christian walks in the path of Jesus.
4️⃣ Being a Christian means showing love.
🔹 Being a Christian means loving others.
🔹 A Christian loves people, is kind, and forgives.
📖 John 13:35 – “By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
👉 True Christianity is known by love.
5️⃣ Being a Christian means living a life separate from the world.
🔹 Being a Christian is not about living like the world, but living like Christ.
🔹 Your thinking, behavior, and conduct should be different from the world.
📖 Romans 12:2 – “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
👉 A true Christian follows Christ, not the world.
6️⃣ Being a Christian means reading the Bible and living by the Word of God.
🔹 A Christian studies the Bible and lives according to God’s Word.
🔹 Christian life is impossible without the Bible.
📖 2 Timothy 3:16 – “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, rebuking, and correcting.”
👉 A true Christian stands firm in the words of the Bible.
7️⃣ Being a Christian means living a life of prayer
🔹 A Christian has a constant relationship with God.
🔹 Without prayer, the Christian life is weak.
📖 1 Thessalonians 5:17 – “Pray without ceasing.”
👉 A true Christian communicates with God daily.
8️⃣ Being a Christian means preaching the gospel.
🔹 Being a Christian means sharing the good news of Jesus with others.
🔹 God has called every Christian to preach the good news.
📖 Matthew 28:19 – “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them.”
👉 True Christians spread the gospel.
9️⃣ Being a Christian means enduring trials.
🔹 The Christian life is not always easy.
🔹 Trials come, but with God you can overcome.
📖 John 16:33 – “In the world you will have tribulation, but I have overcome the world.”
👉 A true Christian has faith even in hardship.
10. Being a Christian means hoping for eternal life.
🔹 Being a Christian means having the promise of eternal life.
🔹 When we believe in Jesus, we have the hope of heaven.
📖 John 3:16 – “Whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
👉 True Christians hope for eternal life.
🔚 Conclusion: Being a Christian is not just a name, it is a life!
✅ Have a personal relationship with God.
✅ Follow the path of Jesus.
✅ Repent, show love, read the Bible, pray.
✅ Preach the gospel, learn to endure trials, hope for eternal life.
🙏 If you want to become a true Christian, give your heart to Jesus today!



















