Behave Like A Christian

Romans 12:9

New King James Version (NKJV)

Behave Like a Christian

⁹ Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. ¹⁰ Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; ¹¹ not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; ¹² rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; ¹³ distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.

There is a dividing line that is being made known that is dividing the true Christians and the religious Christians. 

The religious Christians are those like the ones you see or hear about on the television that protest outside funerals of fallen soldiers or those who rally against homosexual events. You may ask why this is considered bad, this is just an example of how some Christians take one piece of scripture and use it to condemn others which is NOT what God and His word is about. Although you may feel strongly about a given area, especially in relation to sins of this world, you must remember that everything has to be done through the love of Christ, not hatred.

The true Christians are those that take God’s word as truth and do not manipulate it in order to “draw” worldly people in and make them feel good about what they are doing or saying that is contrary to the word of God. True Christians believe and use their authority through Christ and do His word.

The dividing line amongst Christians can be easily seen in just the way we look at and speak to our brothers and sisters in Christ. We should not be criticizing each other and gossiping about each other.

In times like these, more than any other time, we need to lift and encourage each other no matter what we are going through.

It’s easy to get out of love and into the flesh or to take on religious behaviors or ideas, just recognize that you got off track, repent and get back on His path for you.