“Christian” Label
Every one of us has been asked our religion. Someone in your school may have darted the question at you in an attempt to get to know you or relate to you in some way. But when they asked you the question, did you answer them with, “I’m a Christian”? Of course you did, you wouldn’t lie about that! Have you ever noticed that the word “Christian” has “Christ” in it? I am sure that you have come across people in your high school who claimed to be a Christian, but you knew they weren’t born again; they didn’t act like it. So this means that we really need to stick out if we are going to be placed in the same category as those people. We need to be obeying God’s word and speaking out for Him! No one will notice anything different between you and those who claim to be Christians. We especially need to watch our actions when someone knows that we really follow Christ because they will be right behind us every time we stumble to make a mockery of Christ. I mean, already Christ has been given a bad name because of wolves in sheep’s clothing!
My heart breaks every time I see someone at school who looks like everyone else yet claims to be a Christian. It is equally if not more disappointing when I see someone who claims to be born again yet still looks like any other person. What is the difference between these two types of people? Nothing at all. We, as Christians, are chosen to be set apart! Not soaking up the sin of this world! My pastor once told me an analogy from a book he read that says, “The difference between sheep and pigs is that sheep will fall into mud and immediately get up and keep walking while pigs will fall into the mud and roll around in it.” Are Young Christians acting like pigs? Are we rolling around in the sin of this world? We should be fervently walking toward Christ and if we happen to stumble, we should get right back up and keep walking. We are called to be sheep.
Every one of us has been asked our religion. Someone in your school may have darted the question at you in an attempt to get to know you or relate to you in some way. But when they asked you the question, did you answer them with, “I’m a Christian”? Of course you did, you wouldn’t lie about that! Have you ever noticed that the word “Christian” has “Christ” in it? I am sure that you have come across people in your high school who claimed to be a Christian, but you knew they weren’t born again; they didn’t act like it. So this means that we really need to stick out if we are going to be placed in the same category as those people. We need to be obeying God’s word and speaking out for Him! No one will notice anything different between you and those who claim to be Christians. We especially need to watch our actions when someone knows that we really follow Christ because they will be right behind us every time we stumble to make a mockery of Christ. I mean, already Christ has been given a bad name because of wolves in sheep’s clothing!
My heart breaks every time I see someone at school who looks like everyone else yet claims to be a Christian. It is equally if not more disappointing when I see someone who claims to be born again yet still looks like any other person. What is the difference between these two types of people? Nothing at all. We, as Christians, are chosen to be set apart! Not soaking up the sin of this world! My pastor once told me an analogy from a book he read that says, “The difference between sheep and pigs is that sheep will fall into mud and immediately get up and keep walking while pigs will fall into the mud and roll around in it.” Are Young Christians acting like pigs? Are we rolling around in the sin of this world? We should be fervently walking toward Christ and if we happen to stumble, we should get right back up and keep walking. We are called to be sheep.
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