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Hello everyone. I've been on other sites that have articulated a definition of "Christian". These typically revolve around one of the ancient statements of the Creeds, and are not strictly "denominational", though some denominations (Mormons, for example) might be implicitly excluded.
Does this site have such a definition? I myself was sprinkled a Presbyterian as a baby, dunked a Baptist as an adolescent, danced at an Assembly of God, and now quietly and prayerfully worship at an Episcopal church. I identify myself to friend and foe as a Christian, and while I'm not too concerned about other people's denominational affiliation, I'm always excited to speak with people who seek God every day in prayer and in Scripture, and who believe Jesus was who He said He was and is now resurrected with God.
What requirements are there here to be considered a disciple of Christ? I'm not trying to be vague: example - I personally believe God used natural processes to develop Man, that the Genesis account is accurate in God's chronology of creation and His intent: each "day" is not a rotation of the Earth around its axis relative to the sun (since there was no sun for the first few "days" of the creative process) but a "day" in the colloquial sense of focused continuous effort in accomplishment of a goal before taking a break. When we say "I had a long day", we don't mean that this particular day had 26 hours, we mean our experience of a continuous work process was intense and gruelling.
I'm not trying to start an Evolution discussion, merely pointing out a small issue where some might claim I'm not a "Christian", whatever my personal commitments to the Risen Lord, because of my belief in intelligent design, or directed evolution, or whatever else you care to call the above view...
Does this site have such a definition? I myself was sprinkled a Presbyterian as a baby, dunked a Baptist as an adolescent, danced at an Assembly of God, and now quietly and prayerfully worship at an Episcopal church. I identify myself to friend and foe as a Christian, and while I'm not too concerned about other people's denominational affiliation, I'm always excited to speak with people who seek God every day in prayer and in Scripture, and who believe Jesus was who He said He was and is now resurrected with God.
What requirements are there here to be considered a disciple of Christ? I'm not trying to be vague: example - I personally believe God used natural processes to develop Man, that the Genesis account is accurate in God's chronology of creation and His intent: each "day" is not a rotation of the Earth around its axis relative to the sun (since there was no sun for the first few "days" of the creative process) but a "day" in the colloquial sense of focused continuous effort in accomplishment of a goal before taking a break. When we say "I had a long day", we don't mean that this particular day had 26 hours, we mean our experience of a continuous work process was intense and gruelling.
I'm not trying to start an Evolution discussion, merely pointing out a small issue where some might claim I'm not a "Christian", whatever my personal commitments to the Risen Lord, because of my belief in intelligent design, or directed evolution, or whatever else you care to call the above view...
