A True Christian Research Paper

I think that a real Christian teaches others the way of Christ, but also realizes that they themselves also have room to grow. They also are not hypocritical to what they are teaching. A verse that I think helps support this is 1 John 4:20: "Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen." If someone tells you to love your neighbor, and yet they turn around and do the opposite, what type of message are they sending? A true Christian follows and abides by God's rules for the sake of growing closer to God, not to look good. I like to think of myself as a Christian, but there are some days that I feel like God isn't really there for me. I like to tell others about my faith, but some days I feel a bit ashamed and different from the rest of friends. I recently went to summer camp and met some really cool Christians there. During this time, it was the transition between two different schools, so I was excited to hear that we would be going to the
When I got there, I realized that the people I made friends with acted differently at school. I mean, I get it. The summer camp "high" had worn off, you feel different. At school, there's a lot of pressure on you from your peers, parents, and even yourself. I constantly felt that I had to please everyone around me, that I had to make everyone happy. I'm a relatively introverted person, so becoming comfortable with a cabin of twelve girls is one thing, getting comfortable with a school that has over 800 students in it is another. I'm not saying that I don't act differently in certain circumstances, I do, it's pretty obvious. I act differently at church than I do at school. but I would like to grow closer to God as well. I'd like to become a better