Are a Christian
Act 11:26 And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
What is a Christian? The word Christian means follower of Christ. But what does it mean to follow Christ? Many today go by the standard of Christian, but are they truly followers of Christ.
We first have the life of Christ as an example, he was a teacher, healer, and a friend. His was a message of Love, turn the other cheek, if some one ask for your shirt give him your coat also, he was a giver. He gave his own life for the sin of all mankind.
Paul taught us that if we are a follower of Christ we shall have the fruit of the spirit. This does not mean we put forth like we have the fruit, it means the fruit is who we are. Just the word fruit is telling, it is produced naturally. That which is natural. There is no way a apple tree cannot produce peaches without outside help this is not the way nature was made. The same way we can condition ourselves to be nice but in the long run our real nature will come forth.
So again I ask are you a Christian? You might say of course I am a Christian, I was saved, I obeyed what ever formula the church I attend ask of me. That makes me a Christian. I obey all the rules said assembly prescribes I need to obey to be saved. This is the attitude of many so called Christians. They follow a book, and a man reads his own understanding of the book. This is like trying to learn how to play a guitar or musical instrument from a book. Sure you can accomplish a simultude of playing the instrument but if you really want to play you want to learn from a pro, someone that has experience.
This is the way allot of Christians are they think they have found the answer by following the bible. But as Christ told the religious leaders of his day. You study the scriptures and think you have found eternal life, but they only speak of me. We over look this passage of scripture and it is important to the life of a true Christian. It is a life line, a true Christian knows the word of God only leads one to relationship with God. From there we have a direct communication with God. And by his spirit we learn the true meaning of his word.
Remember the clothes we wear, the places we go or don't go to, those things are not what the world looks for in a true Christian. As Paul told Timothy and in Peters writting, our Christian reputation should not be in the clothes we wear, but rather in our spirit. Or in other words we should not dress to be called a Christian, but rather our meek, humble spirit should be how they know we are a Christian.
So you say your a Christian how do others view you?
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