Celtic, Sorry I took so long to get back.
What's the difference between believing that "Christ died for your sins" and not believing that and still being a Christian?

For me, the belief that Christ died for your sins begins with Paul, not with Jesus. So to believe in Jesus and follow him and his ways is different from believing that Christ died for my sins. I find it difficult to believe that a loving God would condemn his/her son to an excrutiating death. So I don't.

I also find more evidence in the Bible -- particularly the Gospels -- that show us a way to live, to follow a particular way. That's more important to me. I can do somehting about that. I can't do anything about Jesus being hung on a cross. It's done. I didn't do it.

I can ask God/dess to support me with grace and I can go to her with my desire to become more loving than I am right now. Because I believe that love is who we are and that was what Jesus was trying to tell us: Love your God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself.

That's hard enough!