Being a Christian vs. Following Jesus -

Pastor Matthew Best
6 min readApr 10, 2024

Is there a difference between being a Christian and following Jesus? I guess it depends on who you ask. I know this much, there is no definitive answer to this. Because who would make that call anyway?

Some people would say the two are synonymous. Someone holding this position might ask how it would be possible to separate the two. How could someone follow Jesus and not be a Christian or vice versa? To them there is no difference. Set aside your own views on this and consider how a person sees this if they hold it. In a way, it’s similar to people who say they…

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Pastor Matthew Best

My name is Matthew Best. I’m an ELCA (Lutheran) pastor who attempts to translate church and churchy stuff into everyday language.