I heard a statistic recently (not sure where) that stated that more than 50 % of Christians don’t believe in absolute truth. To me that was a bit shocking. Why?
Because it seems that the very word “Christian” means follower of Christ. And if I am a follower of Christ then I must at least believe in what he stands for, His values and ideologies. In His own words He says: "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6)
Now if I profess that I am a Christian, how do I justify that fact that Jesus declares He is truth, yet I am not certain of this. Are they believers of Christ?
The underlying problem stems from the fact most people who profess they are Christians don’t know Christ!. They know OF Him, who He was as a historical figure, but not on a personal level. For if they did and they stood for what He stood, Truth is not shades of grey but a foundation established in Christ Jesus. The world looks at Christians as weak and ineffective. Can you blame them? We don’t even believe in what the we preach!
Sadly it’s the Christians who need to know God before we take on causes and think we are doing God’s work! Before we try to speak for Christ, let us find out what He ACTUALLY says about things, and not what we think we should say, or believe or even what we were taught. What does Christ say about the issues? Do we know? Or is our culture and lifestyle, our own personal wants and needs packaged under the guise of a Christian voice?
For one, Christ, or his disciples or apostles never referred to themselves as “Christians”. Look in the bible for yourself if you don’t believe me. But we are called
Ambassadors and saints. (Pagans at Antioch called us Christians; Acts 11:26)
An Ambassador never has his own agenda, or his own voice, or opinion. He is responsible for communicating his countries ideas, standards, laws and values to others. When he performs his position according to his duty, he becomes a voice for his country. A voice of a nation that is not present to a people who want to know who he represents.
When they asked John the Baptist who he was, his response was “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness…”(John 1:23) Perhaps instead of trying to voice our opinions and our ideas on how things should or should not be. Maybe we can be ambassadors, expressing or giving voice to what our we are called to be: A voice, speaking the values of our kingdom, and our King.
We do have a kingdom, a heavenly kingdom and our King is Jesus Christ!
Let us represent him in this earth! Let us represent truth in its entirety
What is truth?
John 17:17 ...thy word is truth!
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Hi Pastor Gregory.
One of the greatest struggles in our walk with God is not learning more truth, but obeying the truth we already know.
Ezekiel 33:31-32 (New Living Translation)
31 So my people come pretending to be sincere and sit before you. They listen to your words, but they have no intention of doing what you say. Their mouths are full of lustful words, and their hearts seek only after money. 32 You are very entertaining to them, like someone who sings love songs with a beautiful voice or plays fine music on an instrument. They hear what you say, but they don’t act on it!
May the Holy Spirit ignite the passion in us to study and live The Word of God.
I pray for a double portion of anointing upon you as you "speak His Word". God bless you.
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