How Christianity is Viewed from Outside?

The current generation is a very counterfeit culture, always pass criticism and it is not that easy to get into all the people good books and in fact it is inevitable. It is always good for every Christian to do a self-check or validation about his life with GOD.

We have to do this because we will know how Christianity is viewed from outside? we are not called only to preach, but also to live a life of example. By living a life of Christ we can show Christ to this world.  People pay attention to the actions or behavior more than the words, in other words more than we speak ,exhort etc..

Let us see an illustration to understand -

A boy desired to get his wish come true, so he surfed some Christian TV channels and learned to pray.

Before going to bed, he said, Lord upon your majesty Will, please grant the desires of your servant wish. I need a bicycle tomorrow by 6 clock in the morning and he went to bed.

Next morning when he woke up there was no bicycle. He got angry and decided to surf more Christian TV channels.

Before going to bed, he said, I declare my need of a bicycle, which is blue in colour and silver rail finish.

Next morning when he woke up there was no bicycle. He was very frustrated !

So he thought on & on and took the mother Mary statute from his house, ran into the forest and hid the statue there and came back home. He then prayed Lord if you want to see your mother back again? Then continues ….

 From this little story we could comprehend that, the boy mind was made up to the wrong direction. Isn’t it very critical for us to ponder upon the condition of the Christendom today.  could hear some saying where are the healers of God servants and where is GOD in this Coronavirus situation. Are the servants of God hiding?

 Our society has started to ask these questions, because the way Christianity had projected paves way for them to ask self-destructing questions.  If the gospel was rightly preached emphasizing more on SIN and repentance we wouldn’t have been in this situation. Compromising on human emotion, feelings will lead the life to Jeorpardy while preaching the truth. Investment of words without truth leads to spiritual bankruptcy(RZIM)

The line has to be carefully drawn while preaching , exhorting and it should be followed with the guidance of  holy spirit and not by means of Fleshly thoughts and guidance.

People always heed to Virtue, actions rather by mere words of emptiness.

Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.  Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. I Peter 2 : 11 -12

Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives I Peter 3 :1. it is only not applicable to the husband and wives relationship but to every others outside the Christian world.

II Corinthians 3 :2  -You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone.

Having said the above, we are the open Bible read by everyone in this world.  Habakkuk says

“Write the vision;

    make it plain on tablets,

    so he may run who reads it.

If we live a practical life, then we can harvest more souls for his kingdom !

God Bless ! Amen.