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Receiving CHRIST

  ... Christ is all about Christianity, nothing more and nothing less ...  When I was younger, there was this popular question I always heard people ask in church and in almost every Christian organization. One day, someone asked me this same question, have you given your life to Christ? Well..... I wish I knew the things I'm about to share with you on that day I was faced with the question. But glory to God that I know them now and I wish to share them with you.  Generally, among Christians (or at least in Nigeria), there is the concept of receiving Christ as the event of giving your life to Christ. The concept alone is one that bothers my heart because, in the reality of life in Christ, I wouldn’t tell someone that the summary of my Christian life would be a life given to God. I would rather say I have experienced a life that received Christ. The two concepts really go a long way to affecting our theology and belief. In giving, the giver loses while the receiver gains. I once ca