For the next couple of posts I want to share a little of what God has been teaching me through various avenues here lately. Modern Christianity seems to have become more focused on events or what I like to call "one shot deals" (ex. altar/salvation call, "getting saved,"). Though there is some validity to these claims (most people can mark the moment when the actually began following Jesus), it fails to capture all that our faith encompasses.
Being a Christian is not about signing a card or reaching different goal levels (salvation, baptism, being filled with the Spirit, making it to heaven); rather, it is a way we live life. Instead of being ends, things like baptism and being filled with the Spirit are simply markers on our spiritual journey the reaffirm the work that God is doing in our lives as we follow His way.
More next Monday!
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