A Christian
Written by Jay Yeager
Wednesday, 11 February 2009 21:21

A Christian

(By Jay Yeager)

 

What does it mean to be a Christian?

  1. It means loving God above all others (Mark 12:40).
  2. It means seeking first the kingdom of God and his righteousness (Matthew 6:33).
  3. It means setting your affection on those things which are above, not on things on the earth (Colossians 3:2).
  4. It means submitting yourself to God (James 4:7).
  5. It means to preparing yourself to serve (Ephesians 6:14-18).
  6. It means to love:
    1. Your enemies (Matthew 5:44).
    2. Your neighbor (Matthew 19:19).
    3. Your mate (Ephesians 5:25; Titus 2:4).
    4. The brotherhood (I Peter 2:17).
    5. The truth (I John 3:18).
  7. It means to hate every false way (Psalms 119:104).
  8. It means being a soldier (II Timothy 2:3) set for the defense of the gospel (Philippians 1:17) against:
    1. The devil (Ephesians 6:11).
    2. Perverters of the gospel (Galatians 1:8-9).
    3. False teachers (II Peter 2:1-3).
    4. Those who cause division (Romans 6:17).
    5. Even if it means standing all alone (I Kings 18:18-22), even if it cost you your life (Acts 21:13).
  9. It means to be willing to forgive those that trespass against you (Matthew 6:14-15), no matter how often that occurs, if repented of (Luke 17:3-4).
  10. It means having the privilege of partaking of the Lord’s Supper, showing forth his death to a lost and dying world (I Corinthians 11:23-29).
  11. It means cheerfully giving according to prosperity (II Corinthians 9:6-9; I Corinthians 16:1-2).
  12. It means giving to brothers and sisters who have need (James 2:15-16).
  13. It means clothing yourself with humility (I Peter 5:6).
  14. It means looking beyond the outward appearance (II Corinthians 10:7; James 2:3-4).
  15. It means using the talents God has given you to further the kingdom (Matthew 25:14-30), without looking down upon those with lesser ability (I Corinthians 12:14-26).
  16. It means loving the worship of God (Psalms 122:1), and never deliberately forsaking it (Hebrews 10:25).
  17. It means refusing to engage in any act of worship that God has not authorized (John 4:23-24).
  18. It means a willingness to be hated by the world (John 17:14), and perhaps even your own family (Luke 12:51-53).
  19. It means trusting in Christ for the strength to endure it (Philippians 4:13).
  20. It means having the hope of eternal life in heaven (Titus 1:2).
  21. It means praying to God always (I Thessalonians 5:17), with the assurance that God hears our prayers (I Peter 3:12).
  22. It means being a child of God (Galatians 3:26).
  23. It means rejoicing always as a result of the privilege (Philippians 4:4).
  24. It means when we have done all those things which are commanded us, “…We are unprofitable servants: We have done that which was our duty to do” (Luke 17:10).

 

What does it mean to be a Christian? It means everything!!!