DAVEH: Like most words, there is more than one definition of
Christian. Some (such as myself) are quite happy thinking of it as
encompassing a lot of people who have a faith in Christ or attempt to
follow his teachings. This is also typical of most dictionary
definitions. On the other hand, some tend to want to take a very
narrow view in an effort to exclude others from their club, so to
speak. I am rather amused that most of those wishing to adopt a very
strict definition are usually unwilling to share that definition. It
makes me wonder why they would be reluctant to do so. It could be that
they realize they are wrong, and that dictionarys don't exist that
support their position. Another possibility is that Christianity is
not as exclusionary as they proclaim. IOW........Any time they try to
define a person out of Christianity, it affects those who are commonly
accepted as being Christian, so they don't want to ruffle any friendly
feathers. I suppose another possibility is that they are simply unable
to write a precise definition that doesn't seem ridiculous to anybody
who thinks logically. Can you think of any other ideas, Bill? Bill Taylor wrote:
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