Most likely yes .......I've never read the bible though so I can have ice cream and wine for dinner whenever I want. I'm not into acting responsibly :)
Does being a Christians come with responsibility?
Depends on your point of view.
If we divide the world into two groups of people, Christians and non-Christians, each group would contain all the personality types of the other.
It would be nice to think that all Christians were decent, caring people but a number of serial killers have adopted Christianity while in jail -- among them are David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) and Jeffery Dahmer. These are not people you'd want to invite home for evening prayers. On the other hand, there are myriads of decent, caring folk who are not Christians.
Christians, like other people, have all manner of personality defects, the worst of which may be thinking they are better than the rest.
Perhaps Christianity should come with a responsibility to live a moral, even a pious life. That sometimes happens. Sometimes it does not.
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By the way, there really are only two groups of people in the world: Those who divide the world into two groups, and the rest. >:-)
yes.
Many people today feel that they do not have to show kindness to others. Christians have the responsibility to ‘receive their brothers kindly,’ to treat them as Jesus would have treated them, showing genuine concern for those we may have known for years and those we may never before have met. (3 John 5-8) As Jesus took the initiative in showing compassion to others, so should we, always being refreshing to others. (Isaiah 32:2; Matt. 11:28-30)
When I was a Christian, I felt I had the responsibility to "Shine that Light for Christ". To be a representative of a good moral upstanding believer that would be a testimonial in my actions and how I carried myself.
My particular denomination sought out to "Go ye into all the world . . ." . We hade mission teams in every country, to promote OUR particular God Concept and stomp out the regional cultural beliefs in place.
Now having said that, I feel it is clearly indoctrinated propaganda to push that current belief system and keep it alive no matter what the cost to any individual's person beliefs . . . I am a so much happier to be free from it.
First and foremost be kind to each other.
Understand that no one has cornered the
market on love. So spread as much of it around
as you can. As you take in all the living beings of the world
get as close as you can it will be to your benefit and others.
All are equal, all are here for each other.