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1 | Can we afford to be neutral? | 1 Cor 13:1 | lionheart | 140488 | ||
We live in a time now more than ever where our faith and our right to express our faith is being challenged. Can we afford as followers of Jesus Christ to remain silent any longer? Is there any such thing as a neutral christian? |
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2 | Can we afford to be neutral? | 1 Cor 13:1 | cantool | 140489 | ||
Ah! Lionheart, I would almost tend to agree, but didn't Jesus even command Peter to lay down his weapon when the opposition sought out the Messiah to persecute him? (a carnal 'atta boy' to Peter for lopping off an ear before hand).Read, study, and then meditate on 1 Corinthians 13 and also 1 and 2 John. You see, it ain't about us. It is all about the Most High and Exalted God, by Whom all things in heaven and earth and beneath the earth were created, and His plan to restore man to his rightful place of dominion on this earth. This was accomplished through his only begotten son, Jesus! And who stole the dominating position? That's correct! Satan did. Read the first chapter of Genesis again. You will surely find that God 'spoke' His Will for the earth and He also 'spoke' His Will for man. His 'spoken' Word will accomplish His Perfect Will (always remember that God will not change). Now, comparing our time with the Apostolic Period, both theologians and secular historians have found writings and notes telling of great persecutions against the christians of Paul's time. If memory serves me, approximately 100 followers a day were being killed for many, many years. I believe my figure may be a bit to conservative. Whatever the truth is, know that the Righteousness of God by Christ Jesus will continually be challenged until Satan has been locked away in hell! A neutral christian? Hmm! Now there's a few different ways to answer this question. For my preference I'll give you this answer; If you have been baptised into the Body of Christ through confession, you have been made a joint heir with Christ to the kingdom of God where He alone reigns Supreme! And since Jesus paid the cost (Gal 4:4-5) for our salvation with his shed blood and has reconciled us back to Almighty God through His body (Col 1:22), you should seek to do the Will of Him whom has overcome the tiranny of the evil lord of this world. Pray without ceasing and be bold to witness to others while present on this world so that those who are still lost to God may be saved (John 17). Read the Word of God as a Son of God while praying for wisdom and understanding not as a disbelieving critic. You will begin to understand that you are not of this world, but reside here as royalty through Jesus's name and only under his authority. With LOVE the meek shall inheret the earth not a movie star with an AK-47 assault rifle. If this doesn't help you at all, then please, repose your question. |
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3 | Can we afford to be neutral? | 1 Cor 13:1 | lionheart | 140496 | ||
Brother you are right on the money with that one. It definitly aint about us. It is about God and winning the lost to him. We will nver do this on our own,Phil4:13 we will only do it by his strength not our own. And your right our motivation must be out a heart motivated by the love of God. That was the heart of our Lord and it must be ours. Please forgive me if I gave any other impression. Persecution is no surprise 2Tim3:12 says there will be persecution for those striving to live for God. I guess what I'm trying to say is that are we as christians willing to make a stand even if it's not popular or if it means persecution,if we truly love God and the ones he puts in our life we must. This is where we must pray for Gods love strength and guidence. We are truly blessed of God to live in a country and a time such as this. But today we are wittnessing a concerted effort to take God out of the everyday life of this nation and for that matter the rest of the planet. God and his people are the only hope left. Not that there ever was any other anyway. I beleive God and his people can still make a difference today. Are we willing to stand for God and his word no matter what the cost to us. Paul was and did. God is and did, it cost him his dearest Blood. Whats awsome about all of this is that we can because of what Jesus Christ did make a stand for him Eph3:16-20. All I'm saying is are we willing to go the distance? We dont go alone eighter, we go with God and we go together. No lonerangers here. We need God and each other to get it done. Bro thanx for your reply it's what I needed to hear. I gotta remind myself of that every day. God bless you my freind. lionheart |
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