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Are You Ashamed of Jesus? Is He Ashamed of You?
By Nathele Graham
There's a trend today for Christians to not be ashamed over sinful lifestyles and choices. This might be expected within the secular world, but these ways of life shouldn't be embraced by Christians. We claim to follow Jesus and that claim carries responsibility. We like to quote Scripture and make ourselves seem holy and in love with Jesus, but our actions speak louder than our words. "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek." Romans 1:16. Many Christians are proud to claim this verse, and rightly so, but living as if you're unashamed of Him takes commitment. Too often when temptation comes along we cave into anger or lust of the flesh. Our flesh gets in the way of honoring God and our actions say "I'm ashamed of Christ. I choose to follow the god of this world". (For the rest of the article, click the link below.)
Are You Ashamed of Jesus? Is He Ashamed of You? |
Are You Ashamed of Jesus? Is He Ashamed of You?
By Nathele Graham
There's a trend today for Christians to not be ashamed over sinful lifestyles and choices. This might be expected within the secular world, but these ways of life shouldn't be embraced by Christians. We claim to follow Jesus and that claim carries responsibility. We like to quote Scripture and make ourselves seem holy and in love with Jesus, but our actions speak louder than our words. "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek." Romans 1:16. Many Christians are proud to claim this verse, and rightly so, but living as if you're unashamed of Him takes commitment. Too often when temptation comes along we cave into anger or lust of the flesh. Our flesh gets in the way of honoring God and our actions say "I'm ashamed of Christ. I choose to follow the god of this world". (For the rest of the article, click the link below.)
Are You Ashamed of Jesus? Is He Ashamed of You? |
