The definition of "Christian" varies GREATLY in this country, and even more so around the world. I think of a Christian as a follower of Jesus Christ. Whether you find comfort in your relationship with Him in your heart through the pastor of a Methodist Church, a Small Group of fellow Christians in your home, a Baptist Church, or a Church with no specific affiliation to any denomination in particular, it is my belief that you're still a "Christian" by the strictest biblical definition.

Now, I consider myself a "born again" Christian because i made a conscience choice to leave my old lifestyle behind. I'm not the most Zealous Christian in the world, I don't condemn the actions of others, I don't go door to door telling people they're going to hell, etc. I am offended by people like Jim Baker, Jimmy Swaggert, and Oral Roberts who swear they'll die if they don't receive a million dollars worth of donations. I am offended by political leaders who, in the name of Christianity, call out sects of people and proclaim they're "not worthy" of something, etc.

Such self-righteous people may or may not be "Christians" in the true sense of the word as I believe it.

Some people think a Christian is a "white person." Seriously. Some people think its any person who believes in God. Some think its a "Church Goer." Lately i hear the phrase "Christians of the Radical Religious Right" and it makes me cringe. It permeates the notion that anyone who professes faith in Jesus Christ is a "Radical" person who might shoot a doctor in an abortion clinic or something. Nothing is further from the truth.