I was thinking through things few
days back, particularly the messages and teachings I have heard and I’ve been
taught, and I realized that without God’s spirit many might be (and many have
been) left confused, as many of these teachings contradict, rather than
complement, the other. If things keep going at this pace, how then can one discern
if what one hears is right or wrong without the spirit of God? I can’t even
imagine the level of confusion I would have been in.
The Gospel is simple- rather than
teach people how to act, or how to think, or how to talk, lets simply teach
Christ- Christ Jesus will do the rest. Via the relationship between Christ and
man, He will transform their deeds, words, and actions. When we keep at telling
people what we “feel” Christians should be or look like, we make His death on
the cross meaningless, but when we show them Jesus…,then it’s settled. Morals is
never a substitute for salvation.
The Disciples of Christ
Jesus were called Christians because they learnt from Christ how to be like
Him; their relationship with Christ made them better, and Christ transformed
their lives. It is for God to renew the hearts of men through their walk with
Him, while it is the duty of men to simply share the gospel (Mark 16:15), and
the gospel is Christ Jesus. Scriptures didn’t say if they believe in “the Christian acts” but rather “in Christ Jesus” they will be saved. The psalmist realized the fact that no one could better teach God’s ways other than God
himself…Psalm 25:12 “When people choose to follow the LORD, he shows them the best way
to live”. Note: its not man who teaches
the best way to live.
It is not our duty to teach
people to be Christians, it is simply our duty to preach Christ Jesus.
Have you ever had, or met, or
heard, of a Lover who can die for His Lady? its strange right? Well, meet my
LOVER- His name is Jesus. He die for me, and guess what…, He die for you too
long before you heard or read about Him. His heart is large enough to contain
us all. And He has been calling out for you…, dear, give Him a chance, try out
a walk with Him…, I can assure you, you’ll never regret it. And don’t be
scared, I am not selfish or jealous, we can have the same Lover. Welcome on
board; its good to have you in this race. We will finish strong.
