One who believes, or professes or is assumed to believe, in Jesus Christ, and the truth as taught by Him; especially, one whose inward and outward life is conformed to the doctrines of Christ
A disciple of Jesus Christ Many persons have made the claim of being Christ's disciples, but Jesus himself said he would disown those calling him Lord if they did not do the will of his father (Mat 7: 21-23) The founder of Christianity was above all other things a witness of his heavenly father Jehovah (Rev 1: 5) His true followers today are likewise (1Pe 2: 21)
a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
The word "Christian" comes from the Greek word christianos which is derived from the word christos, or Christ, which means "anointed one " A Christian, then, is someone who is a follower of Christ The first use of the word "Christian" in the Bible is found in Acts 11: 26, "And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch " It is found only twice more in Acts 26: 28 and 1 Pet 4: 16 However, it is important to note that it is the true Christ that makes someone a Christian, not the Mormon one (brother of the devil), or the JW one (Michael the Archangel), the New Age Jesus (a man in tune with the divine Christ Consciousness), etc The true Christ is God in flesh: Jesus
one who follows, broadly or specifically, the teachings of the figure Jesus of Nazareth in the books of the New Testament of the Bible
according to the New Testament, this term was first used at Antioch to describe the Jewish faction that believed they had found the "Christ" (i e , Messiah) in Yeshua Today it means anyone who trusts in "the Christ" (i e , Yeshua/Jesus) as his Savior