WHAT IS YOUR VIEW?

WHAT IS YOUR VIEW?

PART 1

It is very obvious that this question above would never make meaning at this point because, the view am talking about is not yet unveiled. In life, no matter how good our views are, it can never be more than Gods view for us. God’s views precede our views.

The view I am trying to reveal for you to air is just simply in form of a question, What is your view about Christian and Christianity Religion? While many have leaved to address these two concepts as one, in a real sense, they are not one. Therefore, what is your view on the matter?.  It is no exaggeration to assert that many people who called themselves Christians are no-true Christians at all.

Are you a true Christian? Is indeed a none-rhetorical question, hence, it’s a question that demands an answer through self evaluation of ones life. Many people misused the word “Christian” with “Christianity Religion”, so fail to understand who really a True Christian is.

Many Church goers, non Church goers and even the claimed preachers of the word of God fail to know that a true Christian does not only depend on just the physical show-off, but the inner heart. This physical show-off is what is often seen in our world today. People thought carrying Big-Bible makes a man to become a True Christian or those who sing angelically in any Christian gatherings are, but I say NO!!! to that. If not until a man is truly justified by faith, he is then going to Church vainly. It is such a wistful episode, because it’s happening right here in our generation.

God expects us to be serious with our lives. He expects us to sit and think of why we are here. This understanding will further give a better light to our views on how to discern between Christianity religion and a Christian. Practicing eye service Christianity is different from practicing real Christianity. Instead of us to act actively on what we hear in the Church, we leave by activities that does not have eternal values. Christianity is not driven by hypocritical activities, for that is what forms the order of the day. Many access Christians based on their dressings and forget that there are other serious issues that form the cardinal accessibility of who a true Christian is.          

As mentioned earlier if not until a man is truly justified by faith, he is then going to Church vainly. Therefore, are you Justified?, remember, many people go to Church, Christian gatherings and even Mosques for different purposes. While others go for a mission and reason to tear down, others go so that they can be seen outwardly by people around. Others go because they were compelled by friends. Likewise, many attend Christian gatherings sometimes when they think they have no appointment at such time; either pressing issues or urgent appointments, so deem it fit to come so that they would not be bored and lonely. If these entire things continue, how then can a True Christian be known/identified? What a question subjected to be answered by oneself. If truly you are justifiably a True Christian, then be careful as you fellowship with others, for many will present themselves as wolf in a sheep clothing, they appear good but be mindful, they are dangerous; they want to see you fall and be mocked; beware.

Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?” (Act 26: 28). King Agrippa thought becoming a True Christian entails adopting Christianity as his Religion, but he never knew that many things qualify a man to become a true Christian. Wait a minute dear folks, pause and ask yourself this question again, “I’m I a true Christian”. Further ask yourself, what is my view about who a Christian is and Christianity religion? Agrippa aired is view, but what about us, what is our view? Many people think the same way King Agrippa thought then. Many today, thought that Christian Religion only qualifies a man to be a True Christian, hence, they forget about the pure cleansing of the heart.  A true Christian entails extra-effort for Christ.

A True Christian firstly, is a Child of God by New Birth. What a Joy that will be in Heaven when God calls you “His own Child”, ….a man knew this and then went to Jesus at night to ask, how can a Man be Born-Again (John 3:1–21). New Birth entails you to be Born Again. “The Highest Honour to be given to a man is when he/she is called a true child of God” - (Samson O. Daniel), are you truly a Child of God?

A True Christian identifies himself with the body of Christ, in which he can be nurtured in the things of God. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled (Matthew 5: 6). A True Christian grows spiritually and acquires firmness in faith when he identifies himself with the body of Christ. Many thought attending fellowships of any nature is not necessary, after all in their words would say ‘I have my Big-Bibles to flip through’, but wait a second, if our Invisible God sent His only begotten son in visible form to die for us, what reason(s) do we have not to identify ourselves  in any Christian gathering. Remember spiritual growth cannot only be attained by flipping our bibles alone but by identifying ourselves in the body of Chris. Dave Hunt says in one of his words that “Christianity was never intended to be a follow-the-leader-blindly cult. It is the personal responsibility and privilege of each individual Christian to be immersed in the word of God, to study it diligently, to meditate upon it, and to live by it”. By the wake what Dave Hunt said, we are expected to have the view to follow Christ to become a true and perfect Christians, but who are true these true Christians?, what can we see in them to identify them?, and the heart of someone who wants to become a true Christian. These will be explained in the next part.

To be continued….!

Written

By:

Samson O. Daniel.