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False Messenger by Johnpele: 1:46am On Jan 13, 2015 |
Today, many people call themselves Christians, even if they aren’t necessarily trying to follow everything Jesus commanded. As Christians, we are all messengers/witnesses that fall into one of the two categories – false or true messenger. Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere.” So many people say that Christians are the people that are full of pride, selfishness, and greed. I especially made sure of that after doing interviews of random people on the streets for ‘A Voice’ . So many people have a wrong view of Christianity just because someone called himself a Christian and was a false messenger. Not necessarily by words, but by actions he had redefined the true meaning of this word for someone. Imagine if John the Baptist didn’t explain God to people correctly or if Apostle Paul misunderstood Him, just like church during Dark Era… This is why for us, Christians, it is crucial to be and example of real Christianity that is filled with love, compassion, joy, generosity, etc. The biggest misrepresentation of Jesus Christ was made by Christians themselves, those Christians that never knew Christ personally. John 14:9 “Jesus replied, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don’t know who I am?” We can walk step by step with God Himself. We can go to church all our lives, yet it doesn’t mean that we know God, just how it happened with Philip. This is the most dangerous state of being of a so called Christian. This is when we can easily become false messengers who are calling themselves Christ followers, yet never knowing the One they follow. This is when we can negatively redefine the great meaning of the only true God. But how to be a true messenger of God? I think there’s only one way. In order to be an example of a true meaning of this religion we need to long to have a character of Jesus. Just imagine it, when having a character of Jesus, you will never ever misrepresent Him, because you’ll be like Him (and we are called to be just like that.) When you live not by flesh, but by spirit – you are Christlike. 1 Corinthians 2:11-15 “No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit. 12 And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us. 13 When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths. 14 But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. 15 Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others. So, if you realized that sometimes by your actions or words you’ve been a false example of Jesus and Christianity, it is time to hit your knees, ask God to forgive you, and make a choice to never do that again! Exodus 20:16 - Do not be a false witness. (One of ten commandments) Be the warrior of a new millennium! |
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