A True Believer
A quote,
“A True believer in Christ acts in Love because Christ acted in Love for all people.”
The apostle Paul writes,
“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:6-8.
Here’s a question, If you claim to be a Christian would you die for a non-believer? Jesus did. He did so out of Love.
The apostle Paul wrote,
If this is not the kind of love you show and claim to be a Christian you need to rethink your way of life.
Jesus sat down with anyone who would listen to him. A Samaritan Woman, tax collectors, Romans, even religious leaders of his day.
The apostle Paul was presenting the gospel message in such a positive way in Athens that he was asked to speak at the Areopagus by Epicurean and Stoic philosophers.
This is the example we should be following.
I see many calling themselves Christians in the media and outside who protest against and find fault with those they disagree with. These people will not win anyone to Christ. In fact they quite often turn people away from Christ.
Billy Graham the American evangelist talking about Christ’s apostles said,
“The men who followed Him (Christ), were unique in their generation. They turned the world upside down because their hearts had been turned right side up. The world has never been the same.” Billy Graham.
There hearts were filled with the Love of God for their fellow man no matter who they were.
Matthews gospel records,
“While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and “sinners” came and ate with him and his disciples.
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?”
On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Matthew 9:10-13.
If you claim to be a Christian ask yourself, “Am I willing to sit down and present my views in a respectful manner to those I disagree with? Would I be asked to express my beliefs by those I disagree with?”
If your answer is no to either question you need to take a look at your commitment to Christ and His teachings.
Jesus Loved Unconditionally! And we need to do likewise.
Please think about it.
A quote,
“A True believer in Christ acts in Love because Christ acted in Love for all people.”
The apostle Paul writes,
“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:6-8.
Here’s a question, If you claim to be a Christian would you die for a non-believer? Jesus did. He did so out of Love.
The apostle Paul wrote,
“Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil
but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes,
always perseveres.
Love never fails....
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.
But the greatest of these is love.”
1 Corinthians 13:4-8a,13.
As a Christian is this the kind of love you show to those you disagree with, be it their actions, their faith, or their lifestyle?If this is not the kind of love you show and claim to be a Christian you need to rethink your way of life.
Jesus sat down with anyone who would listen to him. A Samaritan Woman, tax collectors, Romans, even religious leaders of his day.
The apostle Paul was presenting the gospel message in such a positive way in Athens that he was asked to speak at the Areopagus by Epicurean and Stoic philosophers.
This is the example we should be following.
I see many calling themselves Christians in the media and outside who protest against and find fault with those they disagree with. These people will not win anyone to Christ. In fact they quite often turn people away from Christ.
Billy Graham the American evangelist talking about Christ’s apostles said,
“The men who followed Him (Christ), were unique in their generation. They turned the world upside down because their hearts had been turned right side up. The world has never been the same.” Billy Graham.
There hearts were filled with the Love of God for their fellow man no matter who they were.
Matthews gospel records,
“While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and “sinners” came and ate with him and his disciples.
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?”
On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Matthew 9:10-13.
If you claim to be a Christian ask yourself, “Am I willing to sit down and present my views in a respectful manner to those I disagree with? Would I be asked to express my beliefs by those I disagree with?”
If your answer is no to either question you need to take a look at your commitment to Christ and His teachings.
Jesus Loved Unconditionally! And we need to do likewise.
Please think about it.
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