Christian? Or not?

What does it really mean to be a Christian these days, these modern times?
I really wonder.  I read so many different things about what people do on "Sunday," the Sabbath Day, that it seems like they don't really know what God's commandments are about it.
Does it mean church attendance on Sunday?  Oh wait, some people attend Mass on Saturday so they can have Sunday free.  What happens to "Keep the Sabbath Day holy" then?
Do people know what the commandments are?  Do they keep all of them, some of them, one or two of them?

Let's see what they are:
1)  Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
2)   Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.
3)   Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
4)   Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5)   Honor thy father and thy mother.
6)   Thou shalt not kill.
7)   Thou shalt not commit adultery.
8)   Thou shalt not steal.
9)   Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
10)  Thou shalt not covet.

If we treat the Sabbath Day like any other day, whether we attend church services or not, then we haven't really kept that commandment to keep it "holy."  We've just added in "attend church" to our list of things to do.

Yard work, shopping, office work, athletic activities, exercise, sewing, cleaning, laundry - the list of things people tend to do on Sunday goes on and on.  Where is the weekly rest, the relaxation, the time to spend with family and worship God together on this list?

Jesus Christ said, "If ye love me, keep my commandments."  If we are ready to commit and live as Christians, then we must keep all the commandments.  They may look easy to keep on the surface, but once you actually start to work on keeping one, it develops hidden meanings that will really affect our lives.

That last one - Thou shalt not covet.  I still work at letting go of wishing I had what someone else has (that's coveting!)  There's some pride in that too - "I deserve a house/car/boat/family just like theirs, why doesn't God let me have one?"

But it's the Sabbath Day that really bothers me.  People act as if they believe in Jesus Christ, yet pay no attention to setting aside one day for family activities in the home, visits to sick people, letter/card writing, church attendance, gathering and writing family memories, singing together, - all activities done without the exchange of money or use of animals.

In an emergency, a person must buy medicine, visit the ER, call/work for the police or fire department.  But surely we can do without outside activities and just spend time getting to know our church congregation and our own family.

Isn't it time we all lived more Christ-centered lives?
Join me!