Proudly Christian

How is it that people will know that I am a disciple of Jesus? I go to church every Sunday; does that make me a Christian? I tell people that I am a Christian; does that identify me as a disciple of Jesus? If I wear a WWJD does that identify me as disciple of Jesus? If I wear a cross around my neck does that identify me to the world as a follower of Jesus?

Your reputation as being a man or woman of Christ is no built on saying you are a Christian, it built on you doing being a Christian. Saying you are Christian is easy. Living the life of a disciple is the challenge.

Can you say the same of Paul? Read 2 Tim 3:10-11

2 Timothy 3:10-11. It says, “But you know what I teach, Timothy, and how I live, and what my purpose in life is. You know my faith and how long I have suffered. You know my love and patient endurance. You know how much persecution and suffering I have endured. You know all about how I was persecuted…but the Lord delivered me from all of it.”

Are you a proudly practising Christian? Or are you a Christian in Camo? A Christian in camo is a Chrstian that onl seems to like people knowing he is a Christian here at church. For the rest of the week, he slinks around trying to avoid confrontation as to who or wha he believes in. He is to chicken to admit that he believes in the one man who was not chicken at all! You want to know what I say to that…shame. Shame because coming out and saying you believe in Jesus Christ is the one thing that will build your reputation in such a way that nothing else will ever compete to it as a legacy contribution.

I will go even as far as to say, that if you think you can be a camo Christian all your life and never stand up like the three boys in Babylon or the man on Calvery, then you aren’t really a Christian!

You want to know why I can say that, well Jesus describes his followers like this in Mt 5:14-16.

Mt. 5:14-16 14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.15 “Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

So if we are really Christians we would be shining out for all men and women to know that we are Christian. WE WOULD NOT BE HIDING WORRYING ABOUT OUR REPUTATIONS. NO we would be doing all we can to build our reputation with God, and trust me as you do that, your reputation with men comes right too.

Couple of scriptures in Romans helps us to ensure that we catch a wake up and get Proud to be Christian. Read with me please Romans 13:11-14. Wake up. Stop trying to protect your reputation with this world stand up and be proud of what God is doing in your life. Wake up!

Turn as well to Romans 12:1-2

1 I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.