Do you think a person needs to go to church to be a christian ?
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Going to church does not make you a christian. Christianty is a belief to begin with. What gets you into heaven is accepting and believing in Jesus Christ. Yes, there are some that believe "once saved always saved", but remeber this, you will be judged when your time comes. The judge will be God himself and if you do not have Jesus as your attorney than you might as well hang it up. As a true Christian accpeting Jesus you will turn from your ways and follow his. Sometime we show this by attending a local church and being among fellow christians so that we do not stray from our Lord, or we enter in with study groups. Either way, church will not get you into heaven, only through Jesus can this be achieved. Being a good person will not get you there either nor good works, but if you are truly a Christian these things will come naturally to you. I suggest you pick up the Bible and read Gods' word for yourself.
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it is required to be christian!
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Confirmation is merely a tradition of certain denominations. A person is not a Christian by being confirmed in the church. One is only a Christian if they believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and have given their life over to Him. \n\nEven if you choose to "leave the Christian faith", God might have a different plan for you. Your His forever. Once saved always saved... there is no turning back. That's the awesome love of God we know better as, GRACE!
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If you were going to try and be a good Christian you wouldn't ask people for their excuses so that you can judge them. Being a good Christian does not mean that you have to go to Sunday School or even Church for that fact. God can see if you are faithful and believe in Him and He knows if you live your life accordingly. My excuse would have to be that I don't go to Church, I have never been able to find a Church that truly preaches just what the Bible says, and because of that, I choose not to go. And I am still a good Christian.
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Churches are ill-equipped in general to train ministers.  I would suggest a Bible College for ministerial training and higher learning.  That is not to say a church cant make you a better anything, it can.  But for the purpose of full-time ministry, you really need that Bible College training to develop and discover your spiritual gifts and work on your theology and beliefs before you can presume to teach others.\n\nA church is where you serve God and your fellow man and I would think you would be going anyway.....?  Are you not going to church now?
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Being a Christian is not about what foods you eat or what songs you sing. It's about following Jesus.
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Just pray for them...\n...whether they go or not,, it is our faith that is important... \nyeah yeah,, i see Christians don't go to church, i see Christians drink,  parties,  swear ,,, and then?? don't go to church because of them doing this?? \n\n  Are you going to church because of them?? do we go to church because the church is popular ? or we go there because we want to worship, pray and give thanks and listens to preach the word of GOD?? \n  yes blame it to people,,  and where is the faith?
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God has never said that you must choose a denomination to love him.And for those who have a true relationship with God there is no building on Earth that can come between them and their Lord.Whether you choose to go to church is your own choice.But God is in your heart and soul not in a building.If you know in your heart that you have done your best to be a good person then God knows.No one can tell you that.Only he can.
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I do not believe that it is possible to be a Christian and anything else at the same time.  However I do believe it's possible to take from every faith that which will help draw you closer to God and better follow Christ.\n\nBlessed Be
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A lot of people have replied to this question by saying that you must accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, welcoming Jesus into your heart and life, and admitting you are a sinner and asking for forgiveness.\n\nThese are good starts, but these are ONLY a start.  To be a Christian means to be Christ to others.  Read the Gospels and see what Jesus did.  He forgave people, he fed the people, he cured them of ailments that kept them from being part of society.  These are the things we must do if we are to be Christian.  Read the 25th Chapter of Matthew and you will see what you must do.\n\nBeing a Christian is more than just believing, it is DOING.
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Trust in the Lord Jesus to lead you. \nA good start is pray.\nAnd how would you like to be welcome if you was being welcome to that church.
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Hi ! No there is no requirement to tie yourself to any church in particular to become a Christian. you have only to commit yourself to a relationship even if it's one on one with God and Christ as a statement of your belief. Truthfully no one has any more connection to God than you do right now if you are in search of Him. That is what He wants from us and affiliation with any organized church only broadens your personal contacts in this world regarding Him and your own relationship with Him. Just as in the rest of the world, you can be influenced by those around you and you must make choices regarding how you respond to those influences. Some influences are bad, and it is up to each of us to overcome the temptation to give in to bad influences. Now the only true answer to the conflict is communication with God, and a strong personal relationship with Him. And then you can learn how to hear what He says to your heart in your conversations with Him.  That said, try some churches out for your own opinion of them and find one in which you don't feel the phony-baloney going on, and then pray that God will speak to your heart to tell you where you should go. The benefit of a good church is only in fellowship and some experienced guidance to those things which you may not learn on your own.
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Your getting into some heavy duty stuff here, but I will try and keep this as brief and simplistic as possible.\n\nFirst we need to ask ourselves- what is a Christian? What are the bible standards and not our preconceived ideas or what we have been told and not proved?\n\nA Christian has and is led by the Holy Spirit!!! Anybody can call themselves a Christian or attend a church, but that does not make them a Christian. If we do not have the Holy Spirit in use, we are none of his. See below.\n\n\n\nWhat to do?\n\nActs 2:37.  Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38.  Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39.  For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.\n\nActs 3:19.  Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.\n\n\nWhat is a true Christian?\n\nRomans 8:1-14\n\n1. There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2.  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.\n 3.  For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:\n 4.  That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.\n 5.  For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6.  For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7.  Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8.  So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9.  But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10.  And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11.  But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 12.  Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13.  For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 14.  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.\n\nI have read complete reports on whether gays and lesbians are born that way and they are not. It is a choice just like it is a choice for any other sinful habit we may have. The only way we can overcome any type of sin is through the power of the Holy Spirit working in us and depending upon Jesus the Christ to transform our unconverted thinking and lifestyle which includes forgiving us when we truly repent.
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Depends on what religion you are. If you are in the Catholic faith I believe you have to take class or be confirmed I can't remember if what i've heard from Catholic Friends. But If you go to a Christian church then you just have to become a believer of Jesus Christ and repent of your way. It is best that you talk to your Priest/Pastor/Minister depending on what church that  you attend! Many Blessings!
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YOU MUST BE A CHRISTIAN,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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you also need to be christlike.....with christian virtues with the help of the Holy Spirit..... and have faith
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No I don't, I am Christian and I consider it a moral guide with some truths and a good book, but it isn't the end all to end all. I consider myself Christian because I follow many of Christ teachings and lets face it I was raised to be so. Nature vs. nurture, what can I say? Oh and you don't have to follow the Bible to follow what Christ taught, even he was against being ruled by laws.  I love God, not the Bible, if I did I would be a follower of books not of Christ. Ever wonder why Jesus never wrote about himself? Think on that for awhile. Like the bible says we are all Gods. Follow your heart not a book.