If water stands too long it stinks.
As Children of God we are to be active in our communities, in our own lives and we are to be good witnesses. In our everyday lives we are called to be good examples of Christians. If we want to be Christians it would be wrong to say “I am saved by God and live for him” then go sit in our houses and do nothing until the second coming of Christ. Romans 10:9 says This is telling us that we need to not only believe in our hearts but we also have to use our mouth and our actions to show others what we will do to deny our sinful selves something that might be fun or tasty but would not be good for the bodies which God gave us.
because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
In church today the pastor told the congregation that we are not putting our reputations on the line but our God’s reputation. He is the important one; He is the one whose reputation matters. As Christians we should live to glorify him in everything we do. If we are not willing to change our lives for the one who gave us life, than we might not be ready to call ourselves Christians. I really think that Lewis was focusing on telling the readers who mattered. He seemed to be aggravated because from readings we have had in class before he touched on this subject, but in this reading he just came straight out with his thoughts and told his readers what he believed we need to do in order to live right in the eyes of our Lord.
This reading by C.S. Lewis was tough for me to grasp. If it weren't for all of his illustrations I don't think I would have been able to follow along. It was a good read just a bit more challenging than the previous readings in this class. I just felt that I was missing something as I was reading it. Having the discussions in class really brought up some new thoughts about the reading. The quote above was the one that really stuck out to me and that was the one that my group really focused on when we were discussing this during class. It was so simple yet said so much. Talking about water seems like a normal everyday conversation, but Lewis turned it into a great illustration about how Christians should live every day.
Abi, I thought your comment about how "we are not putting our reputations on the line but our God’s reputation." That is really true. Though I think we also do ruin our reputation in a way, most of all, people will associate what we do with who we say we are serving. This is a challenge for me. Thank you for opening my eyes and challenging me to be more on the watch.
ReplyDeleteI guess I had never really thought about the fact that we are putting God's reputation on the line. When we say we are Christians and we act in a way that is not appropriate we are not only turning the poeople off to us, but to God as well. We are blocking their way to Heaven and making them an eternal horror.
ReplyDeleteYes! "So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" (1 Cor. 10:31). We need to live our lives in a way that glorifies God at all times.
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