Should people know I am a Christian?
Something that has been on my mind. Should people be able to tell that I'm a Christian just by looking at me? Or do people know that I'm a Christian simply because I tell them that I am. So how different are Christians from the average everyday person that we come across? Are Christians meant to be that different that we are exclusively so? Yes, we have a joy and a hope in Christ. Yes, we have love and a concern for fellow man. But how do exactly do we demonstrate that without seeming "over-zealous"? More to think about.
I'm just back from the OCF WA Easter camp and looking forward to the two non-teaching weeks ahead of me to catch up on work and rest. Working on the April issue of "My Journey" which should be out shortly!
I'm just back from the OCF WA Easter camp and looking forward to the two non-teaching weeks ahead of me to catch up on work and rest. Working on the April issue of "My Journey" which should be out shortly!
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oh man i can't believe this.. i typed a really long post.. hah and it got washed away...
haah.. i think that as Christians there's no need to declare anything.. i think people eventually can see that we truly are different..if we choose to live like JESUS! tt said it's not something that can necesarily be seen immediately.. i think after some period of interaction.. people can see.. from the way he speaks, the words he chooses to say, the way he frames his converstions, the way he conducts himself, the convictions he has, the optimism and hope that he exudes in every single choice/action he makes..
it's really like what your verse up there says.. 1 cor 2
you don't have to declare: i'm christian.. instead pp will ask: are you christian? (: ahah..
yeah some lengthy thoughts.. but i think it's so true.. just .. be like Jesus.. tt quiet confidence tt quiet assurance.. that little beam of light in the midst of darkenss & chaos... (:
hey mags, i like that... "that quiet confidence that quiet assurance" we could exude without being overly "Christian"? i think that perhaps being Christian no longer suggests to the world those things you pointed out. in the media all we hear about are Christians who are anti-abortion, anti-contraceptives, anti-GLBT and anti-everything else. we hear about Christians who are pedophiles, cheats and liars. sometimes i wish i could stop labelling myself a Christian. but then, somehow we need to be categorised somewhere...
haha i didn't quite understand that :S
iyou mean Christians, those truly passionate about their faith, need to be categorised somewhere?
haha confused confused..
no, i guess i mean that we need to somehow reclaim the Christian label. i'm not embarressed to be a Christian, but i cringe everytime i hear about Christians who perpetuate the stereotype that we are a bunch of ultra right-wing crazy people...
oh okay haha now i get it..reclaim the christian label. yeh i think i heard you say this before.. one of the random conversations over adam road breakfast haha..
"church/world: which is peripheral to the other?" haha..
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