The originality of being a Christian is not on how many prayers one have said, or how knowledgeable of the Bible...
IT'S ALL IN THE LOVE FOR THE ENEMIES...
Love your Enemies
Pray for those who persecute you.... That you may be children of your heavenly Father!
It will never be easy, that's why it's not easy to be a Christian.
He who brings a necklace cross thinks to be a Christian, surely isn't what he thinks to be so. Being a Christian is not what we imagine in praying, because many times people pray without having the consciousness of being children of the Heavenly Father.
People see the external part but God sees the heart.
Love for enemies is the real challenge. Jesus said there's no advantage loving those who are lovable.
Christians will be more authentic and credible, by professing less words and blah blah blah....
more love to those who have caused hurts and humiliations...
more prayers for those who persecuted and criticized...
more positive thoughts to those who are suspicious and doubtful to our goodness...
If we can't have this kind of love, so let's insist more to God to heal our brokenness and sinfulness. Let's not be judgmental to others who don't come to our churches. Unless we turn to be more coherent, we will never see the joy of being Children of the Heavenly Father who cares for those who are bad and good people.
From the Gospel according to Matthew
MT 5:43-48
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You have heard that it was said,
You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.
But I say to you, love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute you,
that you may be children of your heavenly Father,
for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good,
and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.
For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have?
Do not the tax collectors do the same?
And if you greet your brothers only,
what is unusual about that?
Do not the pagans do the same?
So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
MT 5:43-48
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You have heard that it was said,
You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.
But I say to you, love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute you,
that you may be children of your heavenly Father,
for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good,
and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.
For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have?
Do not the tax collectors do the same?
And if you greet your brothers only,
what is unusual about that?
Do not the pagans do the same?
So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
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