Blessed
A feeling of personal well-being, especially as connected with a casual religious experience or a religious interpretation of everyday experiences.
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Born Again
(can be used as a noun or an adjective): A Christian who has come to a belief in Christianity, especially evangelical Christianity, as an adult and has experienced a spiritual rebirth. May also refer to formally liberal Christians who adopt evangelical Christianity.
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Christian
1. Professing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.
2. Relating to or derived from Jesus or Jesus's teachings.
3. Manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus; Christlike.
4. Relating to or characteristic of Christianity or its adherents.
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Discipleship or discipling
The process, normaly understood as one-on-one, of a believer teaching another believer about the Christian life. In the Roman Catholic Church, this is called spiritual formation.
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Fellowship
A sense of belonging to a community, either within a specific church or within Christianity as a widespread religion. This can also refer to socializing exclusively with other Christians. Some individuals and groups consider such exclusivity to be an important factor in spiritual growth and/or righteousness.
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Holy
1. Belonging to, derived from, or associated with a divine power; sacred.
2. Regarded with or worthy of worship or veneration; revered: a holy book.
3. Living according to a strict or highly moral religious or spiritual system; saintly: a holy person.
4. Specified or set apart for a religious purpose: a holy place.
5. Solemnly undertaken; sacrosanct: a holy pledge.
6. Regarded as deserving special respect or reverence: The pursuit of peace is our holiest quest.
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Mission
Christian activities which serve the church or the community. This can include "outreach", "servant-evangelism" or any other activity which seeks to interest non-believers in Christianity.
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Nondenominational
A non-denominational church (usually Christian) is a religious organization which does not necessarily align its mission and teachings to an established denomination. It is also often done to allow the church to govern themselves without interference from the policies of a regional, national or multinational organization, in regards to budgets, memberships, policies, formal standards, and public image.
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On fire for God
Excited about Christianity, especially "outreach".
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Outreach
The process of taking the Christian message to people who are not Christians, usually with the connotation of doing so through servant-evangelism-like activities.
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Redeemed
The verb redeem is used in the sense of "free, rescue, ransom". The speaker believes that his or her faith in Christianity has "rescued" them from the spiritual consequences of their actions or previous lack of belief. This is a fairly close synonym for saved.
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Saved
Spared from the consequences of sin (i. e. Hell after death) by a belief in Christ and/or Christianity.
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Servant-Evangelism
Demonstrations of charity, either (1) organized, such as a free car-wash, or (2) individual, such as paying for a stranger's meal in order to demonstrate Christian principles through actions, attempting to arouse spiritual curiosity.
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The Good News
Can refer to the Bible, the New Testament or the Gospels. Can also refer to the general Christian doctrine of personal salvation through belief in Jesus Christ's divinity and teachings.
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Walk with God
The practice of applying Christian principles and beliefs to everyday life.
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Witness or Witnessing
Telling someone how and why you are a Christian, generally on a one-to-one basis.
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