I was reading a few weeks ago on other peoples' blogs, and I stumbled across Tim Lambesis' blog (located on my Blog Roll to the left). He was mentioning the term "christ-followers". I wanted to elaborate more on this blog and give my opinion on it. Tim, I know you have visited my blog before, kudos on the awesome topic!
There is a rising trend in the church today. People aren't calling themselves christians anymore, but instead calling themselves "christ followers". This is a phrase used by people who 'do not like following a set of rules when being a christian'. Now, this is just one opinion I've heard on it, and if your definition is different, tell me.
It's also been said because people don't want to be considered a fundamentalist christian. Now I don't know about anyone else, but this so-called "fundamentalist christian" is someone who I envy. These "fundamentalist christians" live there lives fully following the Bible's rules and guidelines, abiding by every single thing it says. I only wish I had that much commitment to the Bible and was so secure in my walk with Christ that I could do that. These people have no fears because they completely trust GOD with every moral fiber in their body.
When I hear people say that, and then they call themselves "christ followers", the thing I hear is people more or less saying "I don't like everything in the Bible, so as long as I love Jesus, I'll go to heaven." Well, if that was the only thing we needed to get into heaven, then we might as well burn all the Bibles. Seriously, according to that logic, the Bible is just an expensive piece of toilet paper. We don't need what's inside, we have a relationship with Jesus, that's all that really matters, right?
Revelation 22: 18 & 19 - "18I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. 19And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book."
We have to stop contortioning and twisting the Bible to make it fit in our own lives. GOD didn't write the Bible just because he wanted to entertain. There is a reason for it. There is nothing that annoys me more when people try to turn our sacred, loving, holy, heavenly father, into a cool guy who just wants to love you, cuddle you, and ask how your day was! GOD is not this cool guy that is just like us! GOD is an all-powerful, all mighty savior, who can move mountains, change the seas, turn night into day, and everything in between.
This is an opinionated blog; I'm tired of making people happy and trying to walk on egg shells. Jesus didn't walk cautiously, and neither am I.
There is a rising trend in the church today. People aren't calling themselves christians anymore, but instead calling themselves "christ followers". This is a phrase used by people who 'do not like following a set of rules when being a christian'. Now, this is just one opinion I've heard on it, and if your definition is different, tell me.
It's also been said because people don't want to be considered a fundamentalist christian. Now I don't know about anyone else, but this so-called "fundamentalist christian" is someone who I envy. These "fundamentalist christians" live there lives fully following the Bible's rules and guidelines, abiding by every single thing it says. I only wish I had that much commitment to the Bible and was so secure in my walk with Christ that I could do that. These people have no fears because they completely trust GOD with every moral fiber in their body.
When I hear people say that, and then they call themselves "christ followers", the thing I hear is people more or less saying "I don't like everything in the Bible, so as long as I love Jesus, I'll go to heaven." Well, if that was the only thing we needed to get into heaven, then we might as well burn all the Bibles. Seriously, according to that logic, the Bible is just an expensive piece of toilet paper. We don't need what's inside, we have a relationship with Jesus, that's all that really matters, right?
Revelation 22: 18 & 19 - "18I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. 19And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book."
We have to stop contortioning and twisting the Bible to make it fit in our own lives. GOD didn't write the Bible just because he wanted to entertain. There is a reason for it. There is nothing that annoys me more when people try to turn our sacred, loving, holy, heavenly father, into a cool guy who just wants to love you, cuddle you, and ask how your day was! GOD is not this cool guy that is just like us! GOD is an all-powerful, all mighty savior, who can move mountains, change the seas, turn night into day, and everything in between.
This is an opinionated blog; I'm tired of making people happy and trying to walk on egg shells. Jesus didn't walk cautiously, and neither am I.
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