Christianity Confusion

"What exactly is 'Christianity'," some people of today may ask. That is a very good question. Some say it is a belief, a lifestyle, a denomination.

Some adults will say they are a Christian because they are a good person. They don't feel they need to attend Sunday Services as long as they live right. They are polite, respectful, considerate and abide by the laws of our governments.

Others consider themselves to be upright Christians because they attend Sunday Services. However, once they leave God's house, they return to their homes and their daily lives only to not give their faith another thought until the following Sunday.

Then, there are the Christians who do live their daily lives according to God's Word, the Holy Bible. They study and learn from the Bible with fellow members of their church and get together throughout the week in friendship.

*Karen had lived her life sporadically within and outside the church all her life. When she was younger, she was involved with a Youth Group at a local church with her best friends. The Pastor of the church at that time, was the father of one of those best friends. He was also the Pastor who had requested for Karen to either return her school 'Class Ring' or leave the church. She chose to leave the church as she figured a special ring signifying her youth years at her High School was not a significant deterrent to her faith. In her eyes, she did not leave God, she left a building.

In later years, after she had married, had children and then went through a separation resulting in relocating to another city, she had the desire to return to a church with her children. She felt her children needed to learn of God and Jesus.

After some thought, she decided on the little Chapel just up the road from their new home. At first, all seemed well. But, as time went on, she could tell her daughter was being snubbed and not accepted while Karen herself, even though she contributed during the Sunday fellowship time, didn't feel they quite fit into the tight little family.