CFC-SFC Talk # 3

1. WHAT IT MEANS
TO BE A
CHRISTIAN?
TALK # 3

2. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN?
Misconceptions or incomplete notions about Christianity:
A. Mere religious system
B. Mere moral system
C. Social, humanitarian system
D. An escape from the realities of life

3. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN?
CHRISTIANITY
 Essence of Christianity is the
union with God, made
possible through the death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ

4. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN?
Some important truths about Christianity:
1. It is a relationship initiated by God, out of his mercy and love for us.
 Eph 2:4-8
“ But God’s mercy is so abundant, and his love for us is so great, that
while we were spiritually dead in our disobedience he brought us to
life with Christ. It is by God’s grace that you have been saved. In our
union with Christ Jesus he raised us up with him to rule with him in
the heavenly world. He did this to demonstrate for all time to come
the extraordinary greatness of his grace in the love he showed us in
Christ Jesus. For it is by God’s grace that you have been saved
through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God’s gift,
so that no one can boast about it.”
We have to take the Word
of God as is and base our
life on it.
Rubber Band

5. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN?
Some important truths about Christianity:
 2 Cor 5:17
“ Anyone who is joined to Christ is a new being; the old is gone, the new
has come.”
 Gal 2:20
“ So that it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who live in me. This life that
I live now, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life
for me.”
We become sons and
daughters of God and
we share in the eternal
life of Christ
2. In Christianity, we become a new creation and participate in the very life of
Christ

6. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN?
Some important truths about Christianity:
3. We take on the
nature of God :
HOLINESS
 Colossians 3:5-10
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality,
impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these, the wrath of
God is coming.[a] 7 You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. 8 But now
you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and
filthy language from your lips. 9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your
old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in
knowledge in the image of its Creator.

7. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN?
Practical implications of being a Christian:
1. If God is our Father, trust Him!
11 For I know the plans I have for you,”
declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you
and not to harm you, plans to give you
hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on
me and come and pray to me, and I will
listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find
me when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:11-13

8. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN?
Practical implications of being a Christian:
2. Our Father knows
our needs and He will
provide for us
 Count your
blessings
 Open yourself up
and receive more

9. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN?
Practical implications of being a Christian:
3. Since we all have
the same Father,
we are indeed
brothers and
sisters!
Committed to
support and care for
one another!

10. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN?
Practical implications of being a Christian:
4. We believe that life on earth is
temporary. Therefore do not invest
yourself here. (Phil 3:8)
“ For his sake, I have thrown
everything away…
1. What should be our goal? Phil
3:14
“So I run straight toward the
goal in order to win the
prize, which is God’s call
through Christ Jesus to the
life above.”
2. Where do we really belong? Phil
3:20
“ We are citizens of heaven….

11. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN?
Practical implications of being a Christian:
D. What should our attitude be as Christians?
BE PEACEFUL AT ALL TIMES
What is your 5
loaves & 2
fishes.flv

12. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN?
Conclusion:
1. If we are Christians, we are the most fortunate and
privileged people. For God Himself is our Father. Never
be afraid of anything, for God will care for us.
2. How do we know these things? God said so! We can
count on His word. Not to believe this truth is to call God
a liar. But God does not lie. We can count on Him
completely.
3. Put your lives now completely in God’s hands, and
experience the tremendous peace of Christ flowing into
your lives and into your family.