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WHO IS A CHRISTIAN 1?



WHO IS A CHRISTIAN 1?
The word Christian is a believer in Christianity. It is defined as an individual who seeks to live his or her life according to the principles of values taught by JESUS CHRIST. A Christian is related to CHRIST. He is a person that is CHRIST-like. CHRIST is perfect, kind, charitable, helpful and morally upright. In Matthew 5 vs. 48: He told us to be perfect even as our Father in heaven is. Be you therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Whatever is not found in CHRIST shouldn’t be found in the life of a Christian. A Christian should always walk toward perfection in all ramifications. John 17 vs. 23: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. CHRIST told a scribe the greatest commandment in law are; Mark 12 vs. 29-31: And JESUS answered him, the first of all the commandments is Hear, o Israel; the LORD our GOD is one LORD. And you shall love the LORD your GOD with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind, and with all your strength; this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these. A Christian loves GOD with the whole of his heart, soul, mind and strength. A Christian loves his neighbor as himself and not himself only. CHRIST himself is charitable; likewise GOD His Father. John 3 vs. 16: For GOD so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him, should not perish but have everlasting life. The bible says in 1 John 4 vs. 19: We loved HIM, because He first loved us.  GOD is love; CHRIST is love. Charity is the bond of perfectness. Colossian 3 vs. 14: And above all these things put on charity which is the bond of perfectness. Without charity, GOD wouldn’t have sent CHRIST to die for our sins. Without charity, CHRIST will not come and die for our sins. CHRIST exhibited charity, we Christians should do likewise. Many Christians don’t show case love to their neighbors and others; they only do to their loved ones. It shouldn’t be.
                      Paul said in 1 Corinthians 13 vs. 1: Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal. Vs. 3-4: And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profits me nothing. Charity suffers long, and is kind, charity envies not, charity vaunts not itself, is not puffed up. Vs. 8: Charity never fails, but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. And Vs. 13 says: And now abides faith, hope, charity these three; but the greatest of these is charity. We know what real love is from CHRIST’s example in dying for us. And so we also ought to lay down our lives for our brethren.

                    Imagine someone who is supposed to be a Christian has money enough to live well, and see a brother in need; and won’t help him. How can GOD’s love be within him? Christians, let us stop just saying we love people; let us really love them and show it by our actions. 1 John 3 vs. 16: Hereby perceive we the love of GOD, because He laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for brethren. Let us share this write up with others. It is well with us.. 

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