There are two things that some professing Christians do that really bug me.
First, they act appalled when non-Christians smoke pot, curse, have sex outside of marriage, live together without being married, drink and – you name it. Secondly, they cower into a fetal position whenever a non-Christian mocks or challenges their faith.
I don’t understand why we would expect people to act contrary to their nature. If the Bible is true – and it is – we should accept that people who have not been born again will behave like their father. Like father like son (or daughter).
1 John 3:10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
John 8:44
You are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and stayed not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
This is not to say that Christians never do any of this. We do. But the difference lies in the fact that we have chosen to put our faith in Christ’s redemptive act on the cross. Chuck Missler describes this act as a love story written in blood on a wooden cross, erected in Judea two thousand years ago.
Once a person is born again, the vestiges of that old sin life will begin to fall off over time as we cooperate with the Holy Spirit. We won’t have to “try” so hard to “be good.” As God works through the Spirit to transform us into children of light, righteous living becomes as natural as walking.
Knowing this, we should be bold as a lion in sharing the truth of the Gospel, no matter what the cost. If we believe that people who die in their sin will spend an eternity in hell, what does it matter if we are called names or ridiculed a work?
I am convinced that people are looking for a faith that is real; an authentic faith in Jesus Christ that has the power to do the miraculous. Friends, you may be the only gospel your friends and family will ever read. Are you giving them a politically correct version of the Gospel, or are you courageous enough to tell the truth – regardless of the consequences?
This world is passing away. It is like a vapor. All the more reason to take as many people to Heaven with us as we can. Please think about this the next time you excuse yourself by saying it’s not polite to discuss “religion” with people who don’t share your beliefs.
True Christianity is more than a religion. It is a meaningful relationship with the Most High God and carries with it the grace gift of eternal life.
