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I have heard this statement many times from my Protestant friends and it puzzles me. It goes either like “I just belong to a Christian church” or 'I am just a plain Christian." What is that supposed to mean?
I have two images when I hear someone say they are just a “christian.” I either think, “oh, good, you’re Catholic!” or more often than not I get this image of an emaciated believer. I see this thin image of a person with a Bible in there hand, but they look like they have been living off of bread and water. From some of the conversations I’ve had with my Protestant friends they try to stay away from being labled as a Protestant or even with the community they belong to. This could be because although some of them belong to a Baptist or Presbyterian church, many couldn’t tell you how they line up with the beliefs of that community.
Just wanting others thoughts on this strange proclamation.
I have two images when I hear someone say they are just a “christian.” I either think, “oh, good, you’re Catholic!” or more often than not I get this image of an emaciated believer. I see this thin image of a person with a Bible in there hand, but they look like they have been living off of bread and water. From some of the conversations I’ve had with my Protestant friends they try to stay away from being labled as a Protestant or even with the community they belong to. This could be because although some of them belong to a Baptist or Presbyterian church, many couldn’t tell you how they line up with the beliefs of that community.
Just wanting others thoughts on this strange proclamation.