I wander how many of those 2.18 billion are truely followers of Christ - or are they just Sunday Christians.
According to Wikipedia - A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament.
The term "Christian" is also used adjectivally to describe anything associated with Christianity, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like."It is also used as a label to identify people who associate with the cultural aspects of Christianity, irrespective of personal religious beliefs or practices.
Christians must examine themselves regularly to see whether they are living as Christians (II Corintians 13:5, I Corintians 9:27).
The Bible describes a Christian as one who is a new creation, having put to death the former sinful self (II Corintians 5:17, Galatians 2:20, Romans 6:6). Because of our love for and responsibility to God, we strive to follow the New Testament pattern for Christian living.
However, because we all sin, we never reach the perfection for which we strive (Romans 3:23, I John 1:8). If we will follow in Jesus' footsteps, His blood will continue to cleanse us of sins (I John 1:7, II Corintians 5:7).
Nevertheless, we are not saved because of any of these works of righteousness of ours, but through the grace of God (Acts 15:11, Titus 3:5).
Let us continue to please God and "walk worthy of the Lord" (Colossion 1:10).
Let us be Christians that are known for our righteousness, faithfulness, love, service, example, and self-control.
Only as Christians who are striving to serve and please God according to His will can we know and feel "the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding" (Philippians 4:7).
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