Then, one day you realize that your ring isn't a real diamond and you confront him. Yes, a ring is just a ring, but it is also a symbol. You realize that maybe his love for you isn't genuine or authentic. He isn't the real deal.
So, I am a Christian and because I want something real and genuine it leads me to Christ. Well, as Christians we are supposed to image Christ to the world. Our role as Christians are to be real, honest people on the narrow road toward Christ.
In my next few blog posts I'm going to talk about how important genuine Christianity is in our world especially for those of us who live in an America, and for those reading who are not Christians I might just answer some of your questions.
So first, why is genuine Christianity so important? You show how much a item is worth by how much you pay for it correct? Well as Christians, we are asking non-Christians to give their life for Jesus, now that is a high cost.
I wouldn't give my life for anything fake just like I wouldn't pay the full price of a diamond for a fake engagement ring. No!! If I'm going to pay the genuine price, then I expect the fully certified diamond to end up in my hand.
I think that sometimes as Christians we think that the best way to evangelize to people is to show them how perfect our life is. If we could just tell them that with Jesus that our life is perfect and that everything is happy and great, then they might just want to except Jesus Christ. Well that isn't true!!
tbh, life is really hard. The struggle is real and when your a Christian there is an enemy constantly trying to beat you up. However, God is with you, and He gives you a hope to know that this life that genuinely sucks isn't what you are living for because you are living for a God who is faithful and will always be there when the world is crashing down all around you.
When I went to public school, I also felt the need to be a perfect person, and to represent Christ by not showing any weakness. However, this is contrary to the gospel! My friend said it perfectly yesterday, "when we declare we are Christians, we are saying that we are so wretched and so sinful that someone had to die for us." That is the genuine gospel.
Perfect people are intimidating. I mean if there really was a perfect person. When we try to be perfect the world is just waiting for us to screw up, which we will. Yet instead of trying to be perfect, we should be pointing to the perfect God.
"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me" 2 Corinthians 12:9
He is glorified when we admit our weaknesses and tell the world that the only hope that we have in being a person that makes less mistakes than we do is because God has saved us from the pit that we have put ourselves in.
If we are truly a Christian, then we have been honest with ourselves and our God that we are sinners who are dependent on God. Well, it's time we were honest to the world as well, for this is the only way God can be glorified.
I will leave you with this thought….Sunsets are beautiful, however the colors that make them so pretty are made by the pollutions in the sky. If we allow God to shine through our weakness, then we can be something as beautiful as a sunset. So, lets start being real.
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