To be Christ-like
A key problem with the church today, especially amongst the younger generations, the youth meetings and the outreach programs, is the misunderstanding of what it means to be Christ-like.
Ephesians 2:23-24 ...be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24and put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
To be Christ-like does not mean to be like Christ. Claiming to be like Christ is blasphemy. To be Christ-like means that people can see Christ in you through everything you do. Being Christ-like means that people can see the love of Christ flowing through you. Being Christ like means that people know that you are willing to go the second mile when somebody asks you only to go one because of the love of Christ that is in you (Matthew 5:41).
Too often, Churches and Christian events are known for the big personalities and the front men that run them. This is not how it should be. Church should not be a place to increase your ego. We are not religious men who do things in public to be seen, to be revered and to be admired. We are not Pharisees, we are Christians. We should be second to Christ. A big personality should be used to increase Christ's ego, not our own.
To be Christ like is not to be like Christ. Nobody can amount to that standard, albeit we still try our hardest! To be Christ like means that others can see Christ through you. To be Christ-like is to humble yourselves and put Christ first.
-BACChristian
Ephesians 2:23-24 ...be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24and put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
To be Christ-like does not mean to be like Christ. Claiming to be like Christ is blasphemy. To be Christ-like means that people can see Christ in you through everything you do. Being Christ-like means that people can see the love of Christ flowing through you. Being Christ like means that people know that you are willing to go the second mile when somebody asks you only to go one because of the love of Christ that is in you (Matthew 5:41).
Too often, Churches and Christian events are known for the big personalities and the front men that run them. This is not how it should be. Church should not be a place to increase your ego. We are not religious men who do things in public to be seen, to be revered and to be admired. We are not Pharisees, we are Christians. We should be second to Christ. A big personality should be used to increase Christ's ego, not our own.
To be Christ like is not to be like Christ. Nobody can amount to that standard, albeit we still try our hardest! To be Christ like means that others can see Christ through you. To be Christ-like is to humble yourselves and put Christ first.
-BACChristian
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