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A Very Warm Welcome!

First and foremost this is a  Christian CHRISTIAN

Followers of Jesus in the New Testament did not call themselves "Christians". This name was given to them, probably in derision, by people antagonistic to anyone who followed Jesus. Another derisory term used was "followers of the way".

Followers of Jesus called themselves "disciples" or "saints".

"Disciple" meant a person who is taught, or in the process of being taught.

"Saint" meant a person set apart or separated from the bad practices of this world.

Pliny, the governor of Pontus/Bithynia from 111 to 113AD wrote this about Christians in a letter to the Emperor Trajan:

"However, they assured me that the main of their fault, or of their mistake was this:-That they were wont, on a stated day, to meet together before it was light, and to sing a hymn to Christ, as to a god, alternately; and to oblige themselves by a sacrament [or oath], not to do anything that was ill: but that they would commit no theft, or pilfering, or adultery; that they would not break their promises, or deny what was deposited with them, when it was required back again; after which it was their custom to depart, and to meet again at a common but innocent meal - -."

Being set apart because one was a disciple of Jesus was an act of the will and of the mind, in stark contrast to the values of the contemporary culture. Not a passive or wimpy thing - not then and not now!

Much later, "Saint" was twisted and distorted to refer to someone who achieves some kind of holiness. This is far, far different from its first use (as above) which was as a title used by and for people who were disciples of Jesus.

It is worth keeping in mind that from the time the title was twisted and distorted until now, there has not been such a thing as a holy "Saint". Never has been, never will be.

We who are disciples of Jesus are just sinners saved by grace.

You are cordially invited to join us.

website and we realize that some visitors may not be Christians and may live in parts of the world where being a Christian is dangerous. So before we get to the intellectual stuff we offer these invitations:

If you are not a Christian but want to become one we invite you to go to Becoming a Christian

The Intelligent Christian is not an academic website but one that might help to activate Christian minds and assist Christian thinking. The Intelligent Christian is the result of discussions among a global network of Christians whose IQs put them in the top two percent of the population. The intent is to focus upon the application of intelligence within and from the Christian community and to provide a place where some of our group can express themselves.

We would like this website to be a kind of virtual reading room for thinking Christians (and others) to come, settle in and think. We offer some tools that may help this process and we share some results of our own thinking. Several high IQ Christians have their own sections (Use the Our Writers link on the left). It will be instantly obvious that this is not a homogeneous collection of Christian thinkers!

But this website is also a place where thinking Christians can share with the world the results of their thinking. Thinking is a never-ending process and it may be worth checking back from time to time to follow the thoughts of each contributor.