What do you MEAN by that?

I tell people I am a Christian. Some cringe, some get excited, and some don’t care. But, what do I mean when I say I am a Christian?

I mean many things. First and foremost I believe in God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit. I believe that they are three in one. They are equal, but choose to submit to one another. I believe that Jesus submitted to the Father and came to earth as a human. Jesus lived among those that were not the coolest, the richest, the ones who lived by the law. He came to this earth to allow me the ability to go into the presence of God. A being that is so pure that the slightest bit of sin is physically, mentally and spiritually painful. He took that sin and died. He was without God’s presence for days so that I would never have to feel that.

How does this affect how I act – unfortunately not as well as it should. I am not perfect, I prove this every day. I rebel and do what I want, say things I shouldn’t and am not a good example of Jesus’ love.

But what it does do is allows me to be compassionate. To see the other side and realize that I do not have all the answers. In fact, I have no answers. All I can do is continue to strive to get better and be more like Jesus.

I try and love first. To accept others. To not judge, that is not my job. To show people who Jesus is by my actions. And hope that they see Him amongst all the stupid that I do.

There is nothing that I can do deserve what Jesus did. Only accept that he did it and strive to be more like him.