Whoever follows the teachings of the New Testament and the example of Jesus and his reccomendations in the New Testament, is a Christian in my opinion.
Different sects of Christianity follow and focus on different aspects of Christianity. Some focus on The Father, some on The Son, and some focus more on The Holy Ghost.
According to Islam, a True Christian would be someone who follows the Qur'an, as the Prophet, Isa son of Marium, provided the B'Nei Israel with a book called the Injeel to correct what they had edited out of the Torah provided by Musa. The Injeel being 4th in a series of practically identicle scriptures sent by God at various times in history. This includes the scrolls of Ibrahim, Dawud's (David's) Zabur, Musa's Taurath (Torah), and Ahmed's (Muhammed) Qur'an. The Qur'an being the final book in the series, with information from the past books and the same message, and bringing the seal of Prophethood and an end to communication from God through books. According to the Qur'an there will be no new Prophets bringing books. The Qur'an being the final, lasting, incorruptable guide, protected.
There are many forms of Christianity and were more in the past, but after the Council at Nicea certain concepts, including the Trinity, were decided upon and made part of the religion.
Some forms of early Christianity did not place focus on Jesus but more focus on God as being superior in power.
[This message has been edited by Abrahim (edited 05-17-2006).]
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