Who are Christians? What are we? What do we represent?
In a world with so many sects and a lot of misinformation,
this questions need to be answered again.
The first place where people were called Christians was in
Antioch and this was so because they were Christ-like in nature. What is it to
be Christ-Like?
Every history book ever written about Christ even by antagonist
all share one sentiment that Christ was a good man. He was meek, with
compassion and was a lover of men. He was a man with no offence so much so that
Pilate had to wash his hands before his crucifixion. He is what we call holy
and perfect, without blame, this is what the people at Antioch saw to call
these people Christians.
Among Christian circles it is often debated whether or not
perfection is possible, whether holiness is possible. Here’s my take on this
which I believe is the scripture’s take.
Christians are called to be Holy. The Bible refers to our
calling as a Holy calling. Even the Bible says be ye perfect even as your Heavenly Father is perfect. Elsewhere
God Himself says be ye Holy for I am
Holy.
Our Gospel, the gospel of our salvation is a holy one
because Christ came because the former (old) covenant was not perfect to give
us a total and complete salvation. So Jesus had to come as the final sacrifice
for all our sins, so that no other sacrifice needs to be made for the
redemption of man.
And if the blood of the Son of God is not able to make us
Holy/Perfect, I don’t know what else can. If the Holy Spirit is not able to
make us pure I don’t know who else can. If the plan of a mighty perfect God is
unable to make us perfect, holy and pure, I don’t know what other plan can make
us perfect.
If our hope and calling is not perfect we might as well be
miserable because of what Good is it to us. We go through the same vicious
circle that has brought man to where He is now because we fall again and again
and subject our world to condemnation and destruction.
You are a Christian and look to live with the Holy God in Heaven, How do you think it possible without a Holy Mind and Spirit?
God has called you and me to Holiness (Yes You!) and has
made this possible through Jesus’s blood and the Holy Spirit in us. If any man
or preacher tells otherwise, He makes the sacrifice of Christ imperfect and of
non-effect. The time we pass on earth is for us to take advantage of this,
Humanity’s days are for us to take advantage of this perfect work of Christ.
So as we go through the year my prayer is that the Power in
the Blood and the Power of the Holy Spirit work in me to make me Holy, Perfect,
Blameless (Not the Christian that keeps falling and rising). This is the Christian
God wanted when He sent His Son to die for you and me and when He sent the Holy
Spirit to abide with us. A Perfect, Holy and Righteous Man, just like Christ
was.
Join me in this Prayer and I am sure before the year’s end
we all will have a testimony to share.
Being Holy is an expression of the fullness of His Power in
our lives.
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