Becoming a Christian involves changes in our whole life. Our mind, our understanding, our emotions, our beliefs, our behavior, our wants, our needs, our desires.
Becoming a Christian takes time. In most people, dramatic life changes don't happen instantaneously. You can't become a Christian today and then not have to worry about it any more. Becoming a Christian begins a growth process that continues for the rest of your life. This is why you need to spend time with fellow Christians, sharing, studying, growing, on a regular basis for the rest of your life. Fellowship, study, and prayer are the fertilizer that will make this seedling grow.
Becoming a Christian involves learning to live according the the principles
taught by Christ. It doesn't mean living the way Christ did -- eating what
he ate, dressing the way he dressed, etc. It means analyzing his life and
extracting principles that can be applied to living today. This is what
Christians call "becoming more Christ-like."
Copyright © 1999 Steve Falkenberg