Isaiah 51:1...Listen to Me, you who
follow after righteousness;
You who seek the Lord: Look to the rock
from which you were hewn.
And to the hole of the pit from which
you were dug.
Although this verse was written to Israel who time
and time again find themselves being rebuked by the Lord as they sin against Him, there is
a most incredible truth that we as Christians should see.
There seems to be in our day a strange phenomenon within the Christianity and yet it is nothing new as we see that it existed in the very days of the apostles. This phenomenon that I speak of is the use of the term "Real Christian". What an interesting phrase. The fact is either you are a Christian or you are not.
There seems to be in our day a strange phenomenon within the Christianity and yet it is nothing new as we see that it existed in the very days of the apostles. This phenomenon that I speak of is the use of the term "Real Christian". What an interesting phrase. The fact is either you are a Christian or you are not.
This term forever casts the Christian
in a negative light and causes one to question whether the person next to them in church is a "real Christian". It compels us into a constant wondering and evaluation of all those around if they
are "real Christians". With this constant ongoing battle within one's own mind in regards to
others genuineness, it can cause a person to become quite cynical at times if we are not careful.
O but the Word of God leaves us these
beautiful truths if we will only see them. We have this comfort from the Word of God, To seek the Lord is to seek righteousness. One cannot
seek after God apart from seeking righteousness. And greater yet those that are His, bought by the
precious blood of the lamb not only continue to seek after righteousness, but walk in righteousness. One is not
proved to be a Christian because he calls himself one, but it is his righteous walk before God and man and when alone in the confines of quiet place that gives evidence
that He is a real Christian. Let it be known, that a Christian will demonstrate acts of righteousness
for he is a slave to it. Let us put aside all self - justifications of unrighteousness and let our actions
speak the truth of who's children we are.
(This is a post that I had posted previously on my other blog which sadly was hacked and I no longer have access to. I have made some slight changes within it. I will be re-posting the remainder of my posts from my previous blog on this site.)
(This is a post that I had posted previously on my other blog which sadly was hacked and I no longer have access to. I have made some slight changes within it. I will be re-posting the remainder of my posts from my previous blog on this site.)
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