How do we make sure that when we talk about Christ that we make him feel alive to those around us?
This is a very important point. Christ is alive. As Christians sometimes we talk about the Bible and God, along with Jesus as if they were just stories, or things from the past. It's not that we consciously decide to do this. It just happens. Sometimes it's the way we tell Bible stories... just like we were told. And sometimes they become just that... stories. But the Bible is God's Living Word. And Christ is (not was) God's Word alive in man.
Why does this matter?
Why does it matter to you?
It matters because we are not worshiping a statue or some old dead guy. We are living in a relationship with someone who loves us. We are in a relationship with someone who hopes we will grow closer to them. We are in a relationship with someone who loves us and knows all of our dirty secrets... and still loves us. This is as real and alive as any relationship we have with our friends, our family, anyone.
Why does it matter to people you know?
If you believe this and want others to experience this living breathing awesome God you know. If you want the people around you to grow in a relationship with Christ, then you don't want to talk about Christ as if he was dead, or out dated, or stale. He is alive! And that is how we need to communicate when we talk about him.
How do you make God come alive in your life?
How was Christ talked about in your life when you were a kid? ...when you became an adult?
This is a very important point. Christ is alive. As Christians sometimes we talk about the Bible and God, along with Jesus as if they were just stories, or things from the past. It's not that we consciously decide to do this. It just happens. Sometimes it's the way we tell Bible stories... just like we were told. And sometimes they become just that... stories. But the Bible is God's Living Word. And Christ is (not was) God's Word alive in man.
Why does this matter?
Why does it matter to you?
It matters because we are not worshiping a statue or some old dead guy. We are living in a relationship with someone who loves us. We are in a relationship with someone who hopes we will grow closer to them. We are in a relationship with someone who loves us and knows all of our dirty secrets... and still loves us. This is as real and alive as any relationship we have with our friends, our family, anyone.
Why does it matter to people you know?
If you believe this and want others to experience this living breathing awesome God you know. If you want the people around you to grow in a relationship with Christ, then you don't want to talk about Christ as if he was dead, or out dated, or stale. He is alive! And that is how we need to communicate when we talk about him.
How do you make God come alive in your life?
How was Christ talked about in your life when you were a kid? ...when you became an adult?
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