Christianity vs. Messianic

If someone claims to be messianic, are they considered Christian? Is it one in the same? If so, why the distinction?

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Imagine there's no heaven ~ It's easy if you try ~ No hell below us ~ Above us only sky ~ Imagine all the people living for today. Imagine there's no countries ~ It isnt hard to do ~ Nothing to kill or die for ~No religion too ~ Imagine all the people living life in peace. Imagine no possesions ~ I wonder if you can ~ Noneed for greed or hunger ~ A brotherhood of man ~ Imagine all the people sharing all the world.
…I hope some day you'll join us ~ and the world will live as one. --John Lennon

Some accept them, others do not.



What it means to be a Christian is highly undefined, despite it seems people attempts at the task.

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"Follow me and you shall never go hungry again" - Scar, Lion King

The words "Christ" and "Messiah" mean the same thing. One has a Greek root, the other Hebrew. To be a "Christian" is to be a "Messiah-ist".

There are those who try to being national heritage into Christianity. Paul taught that in Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek. All are one in Christ.

Peace.

Peter

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"Tradition is the living faith of the dead. Traditionalism is the dead faith of the living." Jaroslav Pelikan