Can a person become an accidental christian simply by participating in christian acts? Does the act of celebrating christian festivals make you an active member of the Church the family of God?
There is a movement inside Christianity that would acknowledge that a person who does these things would be considered a Christian.
I want to suggest today that a person could no more become a Christian by doing these things than a person could become a pagan by participating in or celebrating alleged pagan holiday.
Why ?
Believing Loyalty. Participation in christian activities cannot make you a christian. Only by placing your believing loyalty in Jesus can one become a christian. This is the Gospel.
“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.”
Romans 10:9-10
Doing christian acts or celebrating christian festivals cannot make you a christian. You have to place you believing loyalty in Jesus to become a christian.
Whether it is going to church or a small group. Joining a worship service and listening to a sermon. Reading the Bible or handing out with other christians.
If you have not sworn you allegiance to Jesus you are not a christian by doing these things.
All christian acknowledge that the only way you can become a christian is by placing your belief in Jesus. For the same reason all christians should profess that no one can become a pagan without placing their believing loyalty in something.
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