What is a "Christian"?

What is a christian?
I'm going to tell you how to become a christian. I'm not gonna give u a list of does and don'ts, but rather tell you the steps needed to becoming a true follower of Christ.

The church of today has put so much emphasis on how "christians" are supposed to look that they have lost all sense of how a "christian" should LIVE

If u ask an unsaved person what a christian is 90 percent of them will say someone who doesn't ________. Not doing certain things (drinking, smoking, cursing) does not make u a christian and it surely won't get u into heaven.

Anyone can, and most Americans do, "believe" in Jesus rather than some alternative savior. Anyone can, and many Americans sometimes do, say a prayer asking Jesus to save them. But not many embark on a life fully devoted to the love of God, the love of neighbor, the moral practice of God's will, and radical, costly discipleship.
– David P. Gushee

Titus 1:16
everybody "says" they're a christian. Everybody "says" they believe in God. (The sinner's prayer)

Acts 16:30-32
when the guard asked "what must I do to be saved?" They didn't tell him what to wear or what to eat. They told HIM to "believe"

Belief in Christ means belief in His word and His will

Belief will cause you to do these 3 things...

Repent- to change one's mind about sin in such a way as to result in a change of action and a change in one's will
acts 2:37-47

Receive the Holy Ghost acts 1:8, jn 16:13-14, acts 19:2-6, luke 11:24-26, mark 3:29 if anyone speaks against the Holy Ghost's existance (saying it isn't needed today) they are blaspheming

Study 2 tim 2:15 why do we need to "divide" the word of truth?, 2 tim 3:16, James 1:21-24

"A child of God"
Rom 8:13-14
You are only a child of God if u are lead by the spirit of God (Holy Ghost)

Don't be deceived by a person's outward appearance

Mat. 7:15-23
Jesus says "sheeps clothing" because He already knew people would assume they knew a christian just by what they wore

2 cor 11:13-15
false prophets "transform" into apostles of Christ. How can u make someone think u are an apostle of Christ when u aren't one? LOOK THE PART!! Meaning talk like, act like, and DRESS like one

Luke 6:43-44
We will know them by their fruit.. No matter what the package of seeds says we won't know what kind of plant we have until it grows. Meaning you can't look at a person ONE TIME and know if they are a christian. We have to watch their lives.

Rom 12:1-2
Don't be conformed to this world. Just as some demonic pastors are transformed into pastors of Christ, we too can be conformed into Christians of darkness