Christian v. Christ-follower
While watching the latest Mac ads online I saw a link to some of the parodies. One parody in particular caught my attention, the Christian v. Christ follower. The movies point out a real issue amongst a lot Christians. Are we following Christ or a religion? This is question is something that can hit you like a Mac truck, pun intended, and can really open your eyes.
The Christian in the movie does all right things and say the right words however he’s missing the point of what it means to be a Christian. I see it all the time myself. People who claim to be a Christian yet don’t know what it means to be a Christian. I’d be lying if I said that I haven’t been like the Christian in the movies. It’s just so easy to get caught up in talking the talk that we forget to walk to walk.
So what does it mean to be a true Christian? To me, it means to be more like Christ. While the meaning may be different for others, to be like Christ is what the “Christian” in the video was missing. Instead, he conformed to a religion and was bottled down by the look and feel of it rather than the meaning. So here’s the million dollar question that only you can answer. Are you the Christian or the Christ follower?
