What Kind of Christian are You?

What kind of Christian are you? A recent article by Christianity Today explained some research they gathered on the types of Christians that exist. According to this research they specified five types of Christians :

1. Active Christians
2. Professing Christians
3. Liturgical Christians
4. Private Christians
5. Cultural Christians

Their definition of “Christian” is large based upon a person saying that they are a “Christian” as opposed to know them by their fruit (Matthew 12:33)

The Biblical analysis of their description of Active Christians vs. Cultural Christians:

1. Believe salvation comes through Jesus Christ vs. Favor universality theology/Do not view Jesus as essential to salvation/Affirm many ways to God

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6)

2. Committed churchgoers vs. Little outward religious behavior or attitudes

Let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. (Hebrews 10:24-25)

3. Bible readers vs. Little outward religious behavior or attitudes

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. (Psalm 1:2)

4. Accept leadership positions vs. Little outward religious behavior or attitudes

This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. (1 Timothy 3:1)

5. Invest in personal faith development through the church vs. Little outward religious behavior or attitudes

But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. (Hebrews 3:13)

6. Feel obligated to share faith; 79% do so. vs. Little outward religious behavior or attitudes

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: (Galatians 1:15-16)

These characteristics describe 19% of 1,000 "self-identified Christians," essentially 190 people. All Christians should either be or on the road to becoming similar to the people in this side cut of America's Christians. While not an exhaustive list of the facets of a Christian life, we can learn some of the basic parts of approaching our daily walk.

You may read the full article here, I will note that I disagree with several statements in the commentary, but the whole article will provide useful information regarding the condition of the modern church.