Many people while filling forms claim they're Christians, but are they? What about you, are you a Christian? Do you believe in Jesus as Lord and Saviour? Have you received Him into your life?
Being a Christian goes beyond having a form of godliness. Many people think they're on the right path because they can list a number of big sins they don't commit. But what about the small ones? What bout the unnoticeable sins, the little foxes that spoil the vine? Do you still speak against people behind their back? Do you punish people indefinitely telling themselves they deserve what you're doing to them? Do you think you're better than most people and thus treat them like they're pieces of shit? Do you snub? Do you discuss individuals, dissect and condemn them? Is your conscience... sensitive to know where you've got things wrong? Is Christ working in you to make you better? If your family and friends never wondered how come you're being nicer due to the way you treat them and the people around you, then perhaps we need to think again before we answer the question, are you a child of God?
Being a child of God even when it's slow to show in the things you do, always shows in the attitude. How do you look at people? Christians see people through the eyes of Jesus, and Jesus never condemned any sinner. Christianity has more to do with reactions than actions. How do you react to people and circumstances you don't like. This speaks more of who you are than the things you do. If you nurse a grudge for more than a week, watch it, especially when you're tying so hard to convince yourself that you're not nursing a grudge.
Christianity is a means by which God makes us to be like him gradually. So if there's no definite way in which you're making progress towards perfection, if your friends and family see no change in the way you react to circumstances, then you may need to go back. You may need to ask God to help you be Christian. You may need a second touch.
Being a Christian goes beyond having a form of godliness. Many people think they're on the right path because they can list a number of big sins they don't commit. But what about the small ones? What bout the unnoticeable sins, the little foxes that spoil the vine? Do you still speak against people behind their back? Do you punish people indefinitely telling themselves they deserve what you're doing to them? Do you think you're better than most people and thus treat them like they're pieces of shit? Do you snub? Do you discuss individuals, dissect and condemn them? Is your conscience... sensitive to know where you've got things wrong? Is Christ working in you to make you better? If your family and friends never wondered how come you're being nicer due to the way you treat them and the people around you, then perhaps we need to think again before we answer the question, are you a child of God?
Being a child of God even when it's slow to show in the things you do, always shows in the attitude. How do you look at people? Christians see people through the eyes of Jesus, and Jesus never condemned any sinner. Christianity has more to do with reactions than actions. How do you react to people and circumstances you don't like. This speaks more of who you are than the things you do. If you nurse a grudge for more than a week, watch it, especially when you're tying so hard to convince yourself that you're not nursing a grudge.
Christianity is a means by which God makes us to be like him gradually. So if there's no definite way in which you're making progress towards perfection, if your friends and family see no change in the way you react to circumstances, then you may need to go back. You may need to ask God to help you be Christian. You may need a second touch.
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