I coined this term in reaction to Jewishness.
The concept of Jewishness hinges on the Chosen People idea.
There is no nation, ethnicity or race that can be called the Chosen People today.
God chooses people one at a time based on their choosing to believe and receive Jesus Christ - His physical manifestation ( Express Image).
The core tenet of Christianness is expressed in the following -
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus. |
To be one In Christ is the privilege of every human being but it is only possible by Grace Through Faith in Jesus.
There is a phrase in marriage ceremonies that goes something like this:
"Forsaking all others, cleave only to 'fill in the name'".
When a person desires to be In Christ which is to enter into Spiritual Marriage with Him then they must of necessity "Forsake all others and cleave only to Christ Jesus."
To retain part or all of the Old Man is to deny the New Creature.
I am not a white Christian.
I am not an Irish Christian.
I am not an American Christian.
I am not a Protestant Christian.
I am not a Pentecostal Christian.
I am a Christian