All my life, I’ve been going to church. Twenty five years of just going to church. Not really doing anything much except filling the pews. I never participated in skits or songs or activities, except for mandatory ones tied to being apart of one of the classes. I’ve been through the kindergarten, pre-teen, teen and young adult classes and finally I’ve made it to the big church. Yay.
The fact of the matter is this. I’m not a baptised member and I have no relationship with any one or anything that has to do with that church. Frankly I don’t even like it. At this moment I am totally apathetic to all things churchy, except for good singing.
This post is not about me disliking the church I attend or rebelling against church going in general. This post seeks find an answer to the question. What is it to be a Christian.
Living in the Caribbean, it is assumed that everyone is born a Christian. Everyone is born believing in God, Christ and the Devil and subsequently Heaven and Hell. But does believing in all those things make you a Christian.
I ask the question because as of late I am becoming increasingly annoyed at being as I like to call it “Christian profiled”. People take one look at me and label me a Christian. Maybe its the purity written all over my natural hair, unpierced and untatooed body parts and my simple form of dress. I don’t know. I’ve been in church long enough to know that Christians aren’t supposed to look like the “world”. They’re supposed to look pure – like me. But somehow, I am finding it offensive – if only because I don’t know if I’m a Christian.
Aside from the fact that me being a “Christian” is blindingly obvious to some, I still get people who have the sense to not assume and ask me outright if I am actually a Christian. Sad to say, this annoys me even more. Frankly, I just don’t know. I DON’T KNOW!!!! So I just say yes, ehhh sometimes I say no.
I try to do the right things – like most people. Frankly I have a serious conscience so lying and stealing come pretty hard to me. I am morally just but I have a very open mind to the opinions of others. Where does that leave me.
So, what says you?
What makes a Christian a Christian?
