Creditbility and Testimony, Words
"I have lost confidence in your character. I am forced to suspect every comment you make". The paradoxical character of the Christian is revealed through their words and how a person read and respond to their words. While it is still true that some Christians get into trouble through their faults instead of through their likeness to the character of Christ. Faith rests upon character of God. A word is only as good as the character of the one who is a Christian and act like Christ. Creditbility is behaving like Christ when you have the title: "Christian". The cross is a symbol of the selfless, others-centered life of Christ. Love alone can make our conduct acceptable to God. Our Christian testimonies (action, words and motives) are important to God because it is motive that gives to every holy act that glorifies God.
Acts 17:11
Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.
Romans 5:4
perseverance, character; and character, hope.
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character."
It is important to remember that we ALL are different and in each of our Christian experience, there is no pattern or formula for identical Christian experiences. God has a plan for EACH of US when we are serving Him. We cannot and should not try to be exactly like each other in their Christian faith and life. I know about "myself and my relationship with God" so that testifying my own experiences to others who are facing similar as I did.
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