RePresent Jesus
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Chapter 4-6
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Nov 21, 2014 04:09PM
Pastor Daniels tell a story of wealth, well being and wisdom. Three men named wealth, well being and wisdom knock on this woman’s door. She can only let in one of them. Which one do you think she chose? Which one would you have chosen? Why?
Jesus chose wisdom and he embodied it. So he never had to worry about wealth, wellness, health, wholeness or anything in between. Part of the problem with Christianity is that most of us still believe it is something we do, not something we are. We run towards answers that tend to focus on morality and behavior. We think about habits we need to break and relationships we need to do away with. Not only must you BEHAVE like a Christian, you must THINK like one, DECIDE like one and PLAN like one.
Christian ways like demonstrating love, speaking truth and offering grace is re-presenting Christ. We must go beyond our comfort zone of Christian morality to discuss ways of being and thinking. We must move from conduct to character because it is our thinking that controls our doing. If we do this we will begin to see godliness as more than moral living.
Jesus chose wisdom and he embodied it. So he never had to worry about wealth, wellness, health, wholeness or anything in between. Part of the problem with Christianity is that most of us still believe it is something we do, not something we are. We run towards answers that tend to focus on morality and behavior. We think about habits we need to break and relationships we need to do away with. Not only must you BEHAVE like a Christian, you must THINK like one, DECIDE like one and PLAN like one.
Christian ways like demonstrating love, speaking truth and offering grace is re-presenting Christ. We must go beyond our comfort zone of Christian morality to discuss ways of being and thinking. We must move from conduct to character because it is our thinking that controls our doing. If we do this we will begin to see godliness as more than moral living.
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