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@Aanyo Melo–Bonjour Annyo, parles-tu anglais afin de pouvoir s’engager facilement dans les discussions? Sais-tu que nous avons aussi un site pour francophones–http://pouvoirdechanger.com/ Il est possible sur ce site aussi de laisser des commentaires en bas des articles. Que Dieu te bénisse!
Je vous encourage pour votre initiation pour encore ramener des âmes à la cause du Seigneur JÉSUS. que DIEU vous bénisse et vous Garde. Pour ca je vais intégrer votre Groupe.see you
Joanna God gives each one of talents and I very pleased to hear that drama is yours! God Bless
I love drime.i was taught by some drime officials at benin republic .i came all the way from nigeria.it was a fun an easy but effective way of ministering the gospel.kudos drime.we are carrying the gospel
That is not a silly question at all Arvid. It is a crucial one to moving beyond religion into a relationship with God. Paul calls it, “the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints.” (Colossians 1:26) He then goes on to explain, “To them [the saints] God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles [all of us that are not of Jewish descent] the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.” (Colossians 1:27-28) The difference between calling oneself a Christian and actually being a Christian is that Christ lives in you. In other words, His character is being developed more and more in you so that when you react in situations you act the way that Jesus did. That is the ultimate in application of what he taught. In another place Paul wrote, “And all of us have had that veil removed [the one that covers our minds so we cannot understand the truth] so that we can be mirrors that brightly reflect the glory of the Lord. And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him and reflect his glory even more.” (2Corinthians 3:18) That veil is not removed by you or by me, but it is removed by God. So rather than the process being “I listen to Christ and make application of how He lived which leads to Him living in me” the process goes “Christ lives in me which leads to me listening to His words and applying how He lived.” Our moral behaviour is a grateful response that is empowered by Christ in us.
There may be many people who would call themselves a Christian but because they have not accepted that mystery of Christ living in them, they are trying to live a moral life in their own effort. They aren’t reflecting the glory of the Lord but they are reflecting their own glory (which is really no glory at all). So yes, followers of Christ will live moral lives that listen to His words and apply the way He lived but it is because Christ lives in them and His character is being reflected in their lives.
Does that make sense? Did I answer your question?
Distinctions.
What is the distinction between seeing how Jesus became the Christ, listening to His words and making an application of how He lived, what He did, etc and being simply, or simply calling myself a Christian? You may say this is a silly question as the two are supposedly synonomous. I do not want to blindly follow a belief system, yet to not learn and apply the lessons and teachings of what Jesus said has the utmost importance and relevance in my life, each day, each moment.