Is Christianity a Movement?

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The question that is the title of this article has recently occurred to me. Is it right to call Christianity a movement, or is referring to the faith as a movement cheapening it and its sacredness? To answer that question, we need to follow a two-step process: 1) identify the meaning of the term "movement " and 2) see if Scripture describes the faith in a way that matches with the definition of "movement." So, let's find out!

First, what does it mean for something to be a "movement"? On the Merriam-Webster website, we find a definition that says what a "movement," as we see instances of it in our experiences and in history, is: "a series of organized activities working toward an objective" [1]. So, that will be the definition we'll work from here!

Second, does Scripture describe the Christian faith as a movement? Well, first off, is it a "series of organized activitities"? Well, Scripture does command organized activities, including all the various activities it commands multiple Christians or local churches as wholes to perform certain activities. And all these activities that God, through His Word, commands multiple Christians and local churches to do can be logically and systematically organized into a set, so the Christian religion can be called a series of activities. And this set of activities, the Bible tells us, is indeed conducted for an objective: the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31).

So, given all these facts: yes, Christianity is a movement! It's infinitely more than only a movement, but it is indeed a movement!

[1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/movement (Definition 2b)