27 Mar '20 06:47>
I used to be a Christian but I began to lose my faith and eventually realized that I no longer believed the same things that Christians believe about the meaning of Jesus' life and what they believe about themselves [and the afterlife] as a result of their faith in Jesus.
I finally came to terms with the fact that my faith was gone and I was longer able to self-identify as a Christian. This happened prior to when I started posting here.
A Christian is defined by his or her beliefs with regard to the life, death and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
A Christian believes that God sent his son Jesus, the messiah, to save the world.
A Christian believes that Jesus was crucified and died in order to offer the forgiveness of sins and the opportunity for "salvation".
A Christian believes that Jesus rose from the dead and later ascended to heaven.
A Christian believes these things and endeavours to obey God's commandments, including those that Jesus is believed to have stipulated while he was alive, and demonstrate, by doing good works, that their faith is not dead.
This is an answer to Eladar's request on another thread.
I finally came to terms with the fact that my faith was gone and I was longer able to self-identify as a Christian. This happened prior to when I started posting here.
A Christian is defined by his or her beliefs with regard to the life, death and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
A Christian believes that God sent his son Jesus, the messiah, to save the world.
A Christian believes that Jesus was crucified and died in order to offer the forgiveness of sins and the opportunity for "salvation".
A Christian believes that Jesus rose from the dead and later ascended to heaven.
A Christian believes these things and endeavours to obey God's commandments, including those that Jesus is believed to have stipulated while he was alive, and demonstrate, by doing good works, that their faith is not dead.
This is an answer to Eladar's request on another thread.