John 14:6 (NKJV) Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Jesus is life.
Over the centuries, many different variations of the truth have sprung up, each with their own little twist on “the real thing”.
Some of these twists added things to Jesus, while others took things away. Either way, they diluted the purity of who Jesus is.
Jesus is not a philosophy. He is not a garment that you try on for a while and then cast off when you get tired of it.
If you follow Christ you are not Christian, you are a Christian. I know that might not seem to make sense at first, or it might seem like a trite difference between the two statements, but let me explain.
Being Christian implies something that you are by default, having no choice in the matter, such as your race, your gender or your nationality. You can’t choose where you’re born, what color your skin is or what ethnicity you are.
Being a Christian is different. You are a follower of Christ by choice. You chose to follow Him. You chose to accept His offer of salvation and apply it to your life. You choose on a daily basis to live for Him.
See the difference?
So know in your heart that if you are a follower of Christ, you are a Christian. You are choosing to “wear” Christ daily, to clothe yourself with Him and His sacrifice and make Him your life.
He is not our way of life. He is not our theology. He is not our religion.
He is life!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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